Format:
Video disc
Title:
British cinema collection : 8 acclaimed films.
Publication:
Santa Monica, CA : Lionsgate ; New York : Miramax, [2014]
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (approximately 810 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Collective title from disc label; individual titles from title screens.
Originally released as individual motion pictures from 1994-1999.
Mrs. Brown also known as Her majesty, Mrs. Brown.
Contents:
disc 1. A month by the lake / a Robert Fox production in association with Miramax Films ; a film by John Irvin (1995; 92 min.) -- My life so far / Miramax Films presents in association with The Scottish Arts Council, National Lottery Fund ; an Enigma production in association with Hudson Film ; directed by Hugh Hudson (1999; 95 min.) -- The Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain / Miramax Films presents a Parallax Pictures production ; written and directed by Christopher Monger (1995; 96 min.) -- Sweet revenge / J & M Entertainment and BBC Films in association with the Arts Council of England and France 2 Cinéma present ; an Artisan Films, IMA Films production ; a film by Malcolm Mowbray (1998; 90 min.).
disc 2. Mrs. Brown / BBC Films, WGBH/Mobil Masterpiece Theatre in association with Irish Screen present an Ecosse Films production ; director, John Madden (1997; 105 min.) -- Restoration / Miramax Films presents a Segue Productions, Avenue Pictures production ; directed by Michael Hoffman (1995; 118 min.) -- Tom & Viv / a Samuelson Productions, Harvey Kass and IRS Media Inc. production ; a Brian Gilbert film (1994; 115 min.) -- An ideal husband / Miramax Films presents a Fragile film in association with Icon Productions, Pathé Pictures, the Arts Council of England, and Miramax Films ; directed by Oliver Parker (1999; 99 min.).
Summary:
A month by the lake : At a lakeside resort, an attractive older guest has her eye on a well-to-do bachelor. Based on the novella by H.E. Bates.
My life so far: Young Fraser Pettigrew has always been an adventurous child. But with the arrival of his sexy French aunt, Heloise, Fraser enters a truly eye-opening summer of discovery. Based on the book "Son of Adam" by Sir Denis Forman.
The Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain: A young man offends an entire town by declaring their mountain -- a prized local landmark -- to be a hill.
Sweet revenge: A depressed businessman and a quirky aristocrat save each other's lives and then plot a devilish retaliation against those who drove them to the edge. Based on the plays by Alan Ayckbourn.
Mrs. Brown: John Brown is a lowly servant who looks after Queen Victoria's horses. Yet when circumstances bring them together, the result is a passionate friendship.
Restoration: Robert Merivel is a young man who seems to have everything ... until an affair leads to scandal, suddenly leaving him heartbroken and penniless. Based on the novel by Rose Tremain.
Tom & Viv: A passionately rendered story about writer T.S. Eliot's turbulent relationship with his first wife, Vivienne.
An ideal husband: A politician's spotless reputation is threatened by a dark secret from his past. Based on the play by Oscar Wilde.
Reading Level:
Rating: R; for sexuality.
Personal Subject:
Added Author:
Added Title:
Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown.