Joseph Blatchley

Le film relate l'histoire d'Adèle Hugo, deuxième fille de Victor Hugo. Ce dernier, obnubilé par la mort accidentelle de son aînée, Léopoldine Hugo, avait délaissé la cadette. Adèle connaît par la suite un amour passionné, voire obsessionnel, pour le lieutenant britannique Pinson qui ne la paye pas de retour. Elle termine sa vie dans la déchéance et la folie.

The true story of successful and respectable Edwardian businessman Roger Ackerley, who managed to conceal the existence of a secret love and the three daughters she bore, from his society wife and remaining children. Known to the daughters only as 'Uncle Bodger', they remained unaware he was their father until after his death. The film also covers the impact on them of their improvised upbringing - their mother was frequently absent - and the social irony of his closet homosexual son, Joe struggling to unburden his truth onto his reluctant, outwardly respectable father. Joe became the eminent author J R Ackerley on whose book, My Father And Myself, the film is partially based, along with The Secret Orchard Of Roger Ackerley by Diana Petre, one of Roger's 'illegitimate' daughters.

Placé dans un pensionnat, Jamie vit difficilement le quotidien avec les jeunes de son âge. Malgré la bienveillance du directeur à son égard, l'adolescent finit par accepter de retourner vivre avec son père. Mais, une fois encore, ce dernier le délaisse. Après s'être enfui, Jamie est hébergé un temps dans un centre de l'Armée du salut. Parti effectuer son service militaire en Égypte, il fait la connaissance de Robert, un Anglais de bonne famille passionné de littérature...

La célèbre histoire du Roi Arthur et de sa femme, kidnappée par sa soeur diabolique, que Lancelot est envoyé libérer.

Les derniers éclats d’une famille qui passe du temps des cerises à celui des chagrins... Madame Ranevskaya est une aristocrate gâtée et vieillissante qui, de retour d'un voyage à Paris, doit faire face à la perte de son magnifique domaine de la Cerisaie après un défaut de paiement de l'hypothèque. Dans le déni, elle continue à vivre dans le passé, se faisant des illusions à elle-même et à sa famille, tandis que les magnifiques cerisiers sont abattus à la hache par le repreneur Lopakhin, son ancien serf, qui a ses propres objectifs. Créé de 1901 à 1903, première représentation au Théâtre d'art de Moscou le 17 janvier 1904. Adaptation de 1982 tournée au théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris X, en 1981.

Sir Lionel Hibury is visiting an old friend in Rome, accompanied by his wife and daughter. Sir Lionel is not pleased when daughter, Sheila, become romantically involved with a wealthy young man staying in the flat above them.

A remote stone house nestles peacefully on the edge of the Yorkshire moors. In the garden. Faith Armstrong describes the flowers and the late afternoon skies to Jack, her blind husband. "The sun is almost setting. The sky is blue, with ... those little puffy clouds like meringues. There are still leaves on the trees. Oh . quite a few birds are gathering . " All is peaceful. As they talk, a small figure appears walking towards the cottage on the moorland road. Slowly it becomes recognisable as the Armstrong's son David. David's arrival is unexpected. He left home three years ago, and Faith and Jack have heard nothing from him until now. Things at home have changed a lot in those three years. His father has gone blind, and his brother Malcolm is now engaged 'to Heather. David's former girlfriend. The family are curious. Why has David suddenly decided to return home? How long is he staying? Is he in trouble?

A striptease artist is prosecuted for indecency. Meanwhile, his aunt wants him to visit her, before she dies.

As a surprise, two horse owners decide to ride their animals themselves in a steeplechase. But Bill Davidson's horse "Admiral" behaves weirdly, and falls hard after an obstacle. Bill dies from his injuries. His friend Alan York suspects the animal was doped by unscrupulous bookies and starts to investigate. He doesn't know how serious his opponents are, and that he's in danger to suffer the exact same fate as his friend.

Harry Donovan est un contrefacteur de génie, capable de peindre des copies parfaites des toiles de grands maîtres. Il rencontre Marieke van den Broeck, qui s'avère être un expert en art payée pour piéger le faussaire.

Mrs Palfrey tries hard to be accepted by the other residents at the Claremont. But then she meets Ludo and a real friendship begins.

Gerald Kingsland annonce dans un journal londonien qu'il cherche une compagne, pour vivre un an avec lui sur une île déserte. La jeune Lucy Irving tente de le contacter et après quelques rencontres, ils décident d'aller de l'avant. Une fois sur l'île, les choses s'avèrent beaucoup moins idylliques que dans les films, et peu à peu on se rend compte que c'est Lucy qui a l'envie et la force d'essayer d'aller jusqu'au bout de l'année.

The peace of an aristocratic cricketing weekend at a large English country mansion in the early 20th century is disturbed when the wayward Bohemian son of the owning family returns unexpectedly to claim his inheritance.

Paris, au XVIème siècle. Quasimodo le Bossu, orphelin élevé par le tyrannique Frollo dans la cathédrale de Notre-Dame, fait la rencontre de la belle gitane Esmeralda et tente de s'ouvrir au monde avec son aide.

The singular life of Beryl Markham - renowned aviatrix, author and adventurer

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

Cousin, W. Clifford Mill, ran a dirty postcard business; which brings Paul to the country in search of a profitable afternoon. Hesther knows the value of most things and, when evening falls, she turns his visit to her own advantage.