Michael Redgrave
Series
Criterion collection volume 3
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
A young woman on a train, enroute back to England from Switzerland, meets a charming older lady who promptly disappears. The other passengers deny ever having seen her, leading the young woman into a complex web of mystery and high adventure.
Author
Language
English
Description
A rebellious youth (Sir Tom Courtenay), sentenced to a boy's reformatory for robbery, rises through the ranks from his prowess as a long distance runner. During his runs, memories of his life lead him to re-evaluate his privileged status as the Governor's (Sir Michael Redgrave's) prize runner. A famous quote "Running was always a big thing in our family, specially running away from the police"
Author
Language
English
Description
An old bitter miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three spirits visit him on Christmas Eve. Misanthropic miser Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley. Marley's ghost is followed by three more spirits from Christmases Past, Present and Future.
Author
Language
English
Description
Oh! What a Lovely War features a stellar cast, and by fusing the surreal with the factual, and juxtaposing savagely funny satire with quiet sorrow, Richard Attenborough has created the oddest and most outstanding film ever made about the "game" that became World War One.
