"I am dying in time to the splash of their oars - if arms as steady as these had embraced me in life...". This film is Jarman's vision of the life of the Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1573 - 1610). Caravaggio revisits periods of his tempestuous life in a series of deathbed flashbacks and prose-poem voice-overs, focusing particularly on the intense relationship between himself and a couple who model for him in Rome, Lena and Ranuccio. This sexual and violent love triangle eve
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MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (1985)
Certification15 Our Rating
This is the story of a young Anglicised Pakistani and his erstwhile fascist ex-schoolmate, Johnny. Together they run a dilapidated laundrette, given to Omar by his rich uncle, and decide to turn it into a veritable palace, despite the hostility of Johnny's skinhead friends and Omar's cousin.
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THE CRYING GAME (1992)
Certification18 Our Rating
Neil Jordan's Oscar winning thriller. Distinctly unusual very bleak and sure to become a classic. Split into two distinct sections, pre- and post-trauma, the atmosphere is superb. Electric performances from all the cast, and a vicious twist make this a must. British film at its best.
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THE SERVANT (1963)
Certification15 Our Rating
Absorbing, atmospheric portrayal of a suave, decadent man's decline and fall when his man-servant wreaks subtle havoc from below the stairs. Class-warfare at its unsettling and British best!
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WOMEN IN LOVE (1969)
Certification18 Our Rating
Ken Russell, an over-the-top director, takes a bash at DH Lawrence, an over-the-top author. The two perfectely compliment each other in this fine screen version.
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