ON CHESIL BEACH Review: Focuses on a young couple with drastically different backgrounds in the summer of 1962. It takes us through issues of sexual freedom and… Read more “On Chesil Beach”
Tag: Emily Watson
Oranges and Sunshine
ORANGES AND SUNSHINE Review: Set in 1980’s Nottingham, social worker Margaret Humphreys uncovers the truth behind the organised deportation of children from the United Kingdom to Australia… Read more “Oranges and Sunshine”
Testament of Youth
TESTAMENT OF YOUTH Review: An adaptation of Vera Brittain’s memoir about her experiences during World War I. She decides to abandon a hard-won place at Oxford University and… Read more “Testament of Youth”
Everest
EVEREST Review: Set in 1996 a group of expeditionaries attempt to climb Mount Everest. They have to battle through severe snow storms and more. Director: Baltasar Kormakur Actors: Jason… Read more “Everest”
Gosford Park
GOSFORD PARK Review: Set in a country house in England, 1932. The upstairs guests and downstairs servants are at a party and have to investigate a murder… Read more “Gosford Park”
The Book Thief
THE BOOK THIEF Review: This tells the story of a young girl named Liesel. She is sent to live with a foster family in World War II… Read more “The Book Thief”
Belle
BELLE Review: This is based on a true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle. She helped shape Lord Mansfield’s role as Lord Chief Justice to end slavery in… Read more “Belle”
