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Great Expectations (Lean, 1946)
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Film Description Probably Lean's best film with Oscars for art direction and photography. A masterly adaptation from Dickens which fluently blends excitement, suspense and emotion right from the atmospheric opening when young Pip meets Magwitch in the graveyard. Lean handles the transitions from fear to drama and on to comedy with extraordinary ease.
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Article - "Screening the Island : British Cinema"
by Liam Lowry
In 1933, Alexander Korda’s gleefully saucy, The Private Life of Henry VIII made a huge international impact. Starring the sublime Charles Laughton, and launching the career of Merle Oberon, it announced the arrival of a cinema uniquely different from European ... View article in full
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Including: A Fish Called Wanda, A Matter of Life and Death , A Room With A View, Blow-up, Brazil, Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945), Brighton Rock, Caravaggio, Dont Look Now, Get Carter.
Greatest Filmed Adaptations Of Novels Including: 1984, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Farewell To Arms (1932), A Room With A View, A Tale Of Two Cities, Alice In Wonderland (Miller), All Quiet On The Western Front (1930), All The Kings Men, Animal Farm (Animated) (1955), Anne Of Green Gables (Box Set).
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The Late Great Johnny Mills by Roger Paul You could always depend on John Mills. Irrespective of the roles he played he could give an emotional portrayal, as good as anyhing out of the Method school. This list gives just a taste of some of his greatest moments on film. A forgotten hero.
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