Jane Lapotaire

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Jane Lapotaire - what members say

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble review by from London, England ..

Blue Moon Rising ! 4 September 2006
...zie as Jimmy is excellent; as is the always superb Robert Carlyle. I found Jane Lapotaire's old crone ridiculously over the top however, and Ray Winstone's Manc accent s... Read customer review

Macbeth review by nibor from London

A mixed bag 1 April 2005
...hose heights though it is clearly a well thought-out interpretation. But he and Jane Lapotaire indulged in too much panting - they seemed permanently out of breath. Lapotaire... Read customer review

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble on DVD (2000)
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Ray Winstone, Gina McKee
Director: John Hay
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This football fairy tale follows the life of young Jimmy Grimble (Lewis McKenzie), a shy Manchester school boy. When an old woman (Jane Lapotaire) rescues Jimmy from being roughed up by bullies, she gives him a pair of boots that belonged to a City legend. Soon Jimmy's on his way to becoming a top ..read more »

70% from 1,212 member

Shooting Fish on DVD (1997)
Starring: Jane Lapotaire, Dan Futterman, Stuart Townsend
Director: Stefan Schwartz
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Two young London con artists, one British, one American, live as lonely bachelors in their secret hideout apartment thinking of new ways to financially fleece their victims. When they hire Georgie, their new secretary, they don't take into account the effect she will have on their hearts. A great ..read more »

67% from 3,500 members

Love Hurts - Series 1 (3 discs) on DVD (1992)
Starring: Zoe Wanamaker, Adam Faith, Jane Lapotaire
Director: none
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Love Hurts charts the everyday life, loves and pains of an "odd couple". As the mismatched pair try to figure out how to have a relationship that doesn't hurt, they discover that love isn't always quite that simple.

66% from 264 members

The Dark Angel (1989)
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Beatie Edney, Jane Lapotaire
Director: Peter Hammond
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Arguably the archetypal Gothic thriller, The Dark Angel is a sensual and stylish adaptation of Uncle Silas - Sheridan le Fanu's influential Victorian literary masterpiece. Starring Peter O'Toole in a wonderfully rich performance as the dangerous, scheming and perhaps quite mad Silas Ruthyn, this ..read more »

55% from 4 members
Not available for rental

Lady Jane on DVD (1985)
Starring: Jane Lapotaire, John Wood, Patrick Stewart
Director: Trevor Nunn
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Lady Jane Grey, the 16-year-old girl who for nine days in the 16th century was Queen of England, is here portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter. Lady Jane Grey's sickly cousin, who becomes Edward VI upon the death of Henry VIII, is on the threshold of death himself. The Protestant powers-that-be, ..read more »

66% from 1,489 member

Playing Shakespeare (3 discs) on DVD (1984)
Starring: Peggy Ashcroft, Sinead Cusack, Judi Dench
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Aspiring actors, Shakespeare aficionados, or just people interested in the craft of acting will be delighted by this programme from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Divided into nine lessons, PLAYING SHAKESPEARE features such actors as Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen, and Patrick Stewart offering ..read more »

71% from 17 members

Macbeth on DVD (1983)
Starring: Nicol Williamson, Jane Lapotaire, Brenda Bruce
Director: Jack Gold
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An adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic which depicts the crumbling of an obsessed man's sanity and the chronicling of his moral disintegration.

59% from 263 members

Antony & Cleopatra on DVD (1981)
Starring: Jane Lapotaire, Colin Blakely, Ian Charleson
Director: Johathan Miller
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In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. Mark Anthony, ..read more »

58% from 179 members

The Asphyx on DVD (1972)
Starring: Robert Stevens, Robert Powell, Jane Lapotaire
Director: Peter Newbrook
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When an eccentric Victorian scientist, who obsessively photographs freshly dead bodies, discovers a smudge on his film he believes he has captured the asphyx, the spirit of death. He hopes that this asphyx will make him immortal.

56% from 631 members

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble - 3.5 stars
Shooting Fish - 3.5 stars
Love Hurts - Series 1 - 3.5 stars
The Dark Angel - 3.0 stars
Lady Jane - 3.5 stars

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble - 3.5 stars
Shooting Fish - 3.5 stars
Love Hurts - Series 1 - 3.5 stars
Lady Jane - 3.5 stars
Macbeth - 3.0 stars

The Dark Angel - 3.0 stars
Playing Shakespeare - 3.5 stars
The Asphyx - 3.0 stars
Antony & Cleopatra - 3.0 stars
Macbeth - 3.0 stars

Patrick Stewart - 5 times - show films
Sheila Hancock - 4 times - show films
Adam Faith - 4 times - show films
Norman Rodway - 4 times - show films
Ben Kingsley - 4 times - show films

none - 4 times - show films
Trevor Nunn - 1 times - show films
Peter Newbrook - 1 times - show films
Johathan Miller - 1 times - show films
Peter Hammond - 1 times - show films