Flighty upper class Londoner Kitty is desperate to escape her repressive family life and accepts the marriage proposal of uptight Shanghai based bacteriologist Walter. Quickly bored she instigates her husband's hatred by having an affair with promiscuous diplomat Charlie and, as if in revenge, Walter drags her off to work in a mountainous cholera infected province in rural China. Some couples grew apart, some together....highly recommended.
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THE SHIPPING NEWS (2001)
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Quoyle is running away from a recent tragedy, and, along with his young daughter, finds refuge in the home of his childhood, a small fishing village in Newfoundland. It is in this place of reclusive beauty and seasonal hardship that Quoyle finds the opportunity to begin rebuilding his shattered emotions and perhaps another chance at happiness. The Shipping News is based on the novel by E Annie Proulx and directed by the man responsible for Chocolat and Cider House Rules, a quality drama with a s
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