20th Century Flicks, Bristol

Tolstoy's classic comes to the screen once more, this time courtesy of Channel 4. Set in 19th Century Russia and beginning in the ostentatious wealth of St Petersburg; Anna is trapped in a loveless marriage and rushing headlong into a passionate but reckless affair with a dashing young army officer. Along Anna's journey we meet Levin, who has adopted a simple rural life in an attempt to give his life some meaning, and Anna's brother, whose serial adultery threatens to destroy him and those he l find out more...

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ANNA KARENINA (CHANNEL 4) PART 2 (2000)

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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES (1985)

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Based on the famous novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery, this is a lavish adaptation featuring Colleen Dewhurst and Megan Follows. Anne Shirley is the orphan who finds herself in Green Gables as a struggling teenager. The tale follows her through dramas and triumphs as she blossoms into an independent woman. An epic drama. find out more...

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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (1956)

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Michael Anderson had the bright idea of collecting hundreds of stars together way before Robert Altman thought of it and here they all are, in glorious technicolour. Niven is suberb, as always, as the impeccable Fogg who, for a wager, tries to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days! Hop on a sailing railroad across The West! Be attacked by fierce prairie Indians! Rescue a Princess in India! Sail a burning Atlantic paddle-wheeler! Fight bulls in Spain! Romp through Paris! Won Best Picture at 1956 Ac find out more...

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (2004)

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Jules Verne's classic adventure gets a makeover, or mauling, depending on whether people call you a child or an adult. Inventor, Phileas Fogg makes a bet with the Royal Academy of Science that he can circumnavigate the earth in less than eighty days, an endeavour that will take him and his two companions on an adventure beyond their wildest dreams, and indeed, nightmares. Around The World In 80 Days is a mess of a movie, there are some great set pieces and it's all done with exuberance, but it i find out more...

AS YOU LIKE IT (BRANAGH) (2006)

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Set in 19th Century Japan, but shot here with a largely Brit cast, Kenneth Branagh's much criticised adaptation of The Bard's comedy of errors. 'All the world's a stage...' find out more...

BLACK BEAUTY (1994)

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Beginning with the birth of Black Beauty, the story is narrated by the horse itself, as he guides us through two decades of both good times and bad, as he serves masters both kind and cruel. It's a tale of friendship, abuse, betrayal, and redemption, and the setting moves from the verdant pastures of rural England to the crowded streets of 19th-century London in this faithful adaptation of the classic story. find out more...

BLEAK HOUSE DISC 1 (2005)

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Murder, love, loss and betrayal all weave there way through this epic adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel. An intelligent, atmospheric and blemishlessly acted reworking of the tale that manages to grip throughout its labyrinth storyline. find out more...

BLEAK HOUSE DISC 2 (2005)

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BLEAK HOUSE DISC 3 (2005)

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