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Bates given movie portrait by Frears -
18 June 2009
-Kathy Bates was given a special 60th birthday present from director Stephen Frears - a portrait of the actress from their new film Cheri.-
-Bates stars as a former courtesan in the period drama, alongside Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend.-
- And she was stunned whe
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Director Frears wins French prize -
21 March 2009
-Filmmaker Stephen Frears has been honoured with a prestigious French arts award.-
-The Queen director was awarded the Commander of Arts and Letters prize by French Culture Minister Christine Albanel on Wednesday (18Mar09). -
- Frears' career has been heavily influence
Stephen Frears - what members say
Stephen Frears - filmography
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Cheri
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Frances Tomelty, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend
Director: Stephen Frears
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A romantic drama set in 1920s Paris, where the son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.
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The Queen
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell
Director: Stephen Frears
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A taut, intimate and revealing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family in turmoil during the days immediately following the death of Princess Diana.
When news of the death of Princess Diana, undoubtedly the most famous woman in the world, breaks upon a shocked and disbelieving ..read more »
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Mrs Henderson Presents
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Will Young
Director: Stephen Frears
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Wartime entertainment takes a new turn when Mrs Henderson decides to offer an all naked female dance troupe to bring some cheer in times of trouble. Based on true events at the Windmill Theatre in London's West End.
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The Deal
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Paul Rhys, David Morrissey, Michael Sheen
Director: Stephen Frears
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From the writer/director team behind 2006's Oscar favourite THE QUEEN, this made-for-TV political drama almost serves as its prequel. Based partly on James Naughtie's book THE RIVALS: THE INTIMATE STORY OF A POLITICAL MARRIAGE, THE DEAL chronicles the early career of Tony Blair, when, as a Member ..read more »
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Dirty Pretty Things
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sergie Lopez
Director: Stephen Frears
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Chiwetel Ejiofor gives a remarkably understated performance in director Stephen Frears's offbeat and gripping drama DIRTY PRETTY THINGS. Ejiofor stars as Okwe, a Nigerian who is trying to make a new life for himself in London, where he works days as a taxi driver and nights as a hotel desk ..read more »
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The Hit
(2002)
Starring: John Hurt, Terence Stamp, Tim Roth
Director: Stephen Frears
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Ex-gangster Willie Parker has betrayed his former "colleagues" and now lives in Spain where he thinks he can hide from their vengeance. But one day, ten years later, two hitmen (Braddock and Myron) show up and kidnap Willie. They are ordered to escort him back to Paris where he should stand trial. ..read more »
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Liam
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Ian Hart, Claire Hackett, Anne Reid
Director: Stephen Frears
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Originally produced for the B.B.C., director Stephen Frears masterfully crafts this poignant portrait of one family's attempt to stay afloat in impoverished 1930s England. The political, religious, and economic strife of pre-Word War II Liverpool is seen through the eyes of Liam (Anthony Burrows), ..read more »
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High Fidelity
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: John Cusack, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet
Director: Stephen Frears
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Transplanted from England to the not-so-mean streets of Chicago, the screen adaptation of Nick Hornby's cult-classic novel High Fidelity emerges unscathed from its Americanisation, idiosyncrasies intact, thanks to John Cusack's inimitable charm and a nimble, nifty screenplay (co-written by Cusack). ..read more »
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Fail Safe
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: George Clooney, Richard Dreyfuss, Noah Wyle
Director: Stephen Frears
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This groundbreaking live broadcast television drama, directed by Stephen Frears, features an all-star cast including George Clooney, Noah Wyle, Richard Dreyfuss, Don Cheadle, and Harvey Keitel. When a American bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a bomb on Moscow, the crisis must be averted ..read more »
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The Van
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly
Director: Stephen Frears
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The third instalment from Roddy Doyle and his 'Barrytown' trilogy, which follows the fortunes of a redundant Dublin banker who buys a fish 'n' chip van.
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Mary Reilly
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, George Cole
Director: Stephen Frears
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In this moody and melodramatic revision of the classic horror tale, based on the novel by Valerie Martin, the Jekyll and Hyde saga is told from the point of view of the doctor's long-time maid, Mary Reilly (Julia Roberts). Despite Mary's close collaboration with the staid Dr. Jekyll (John Malkovich)..read more »
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The Snapper
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Colm Meaney, Tina Kellegher, Ruth McCabe
Director: Stephen Frears
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Welcome to the helter-skelter Curley household. Dessie and Kay are proud parents of six loud, lively children. When their daughter Sharon announces that she is pregnant and refuses to name the father, shock-waves reverberate through the family and the neighbourhood.
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Dangerous Liaisons
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer
Director: Stephen Frears
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Based on the infamous novel LES LIASONS DANGEREUSES by Choderlos de Laclos and the subsequent Christopher Hampton play, set in pre-revolutionary France, a cunning Marquise (Glenn Close) and a seductive Vicomte (John Malkovich) mastermind a cruel and complicated game of romantic manipulation. Set ..read more »
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Prick Up Your Ears
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave
Director: Stephen Frears
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A celebration of British playwright Joe Orton's irreverent and charismatic talent. It tells the story of Joe's rise from a working class boy to peer of the Beatles and cult figure of London's Swinging 60s. The story is told through the eyes of his agent and of his best friend and murderer, Kenneth ..read more »
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My Beautiful Laundrette
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Daniel Day-Lewis
Director: Stephen Frears
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MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE is a highly acclaimed and beautifully rendered portrait of two boyhood friends struggling to survive in racially tense Thatcher-era Britain. Omar, a homosexual Pakistani boy living in London with his alcoholic father, lifts a chunk of drug money from another Pakistani and, ..read more »
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Loving Walter
(1982)
Starring: Ian McKellen, Sarah Miles, Jim Broadbent
Director: Stephen Frears
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The frustrations of Thatcher-era government social services are the backdrop for this touching story of a mentally challenged man (Ian McKellan from LORD OF THE RINGS) who wanders through the system and is helped by various townpeople.
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Bloody Kids
(1979)
Starring: Derrick O'Connor, Gary Holton, Richard Thomas
Director: Stephen Frears
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It's a tough life for an eleven-year-old kid. It started as a prank to see just how far he could push the police. Then something went wrong and now he's wanted, with nowhere to ..read more »
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Three Men In A Boat
on DVD
(1975)
Starring: Tim Curry, Michael Palin, Stephen Moore
Director: Stephen Frears
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Popular from the very start and never out of print, Three Men in a Boat remains as fresh and funny today as when it was first published in 1889. This adaptation is by a modern master of comedy, playwright Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love, The Russia House, Empire of the Sun, Rosencrantz and ..read more »
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Gumshoe
(1971)
Starring: Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Fulton MacKay
Director: Stephen Frears
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A Liverpudlian bingo caller dreams of becoming a Bogart type private eye. He decides to advertise his services as a private investigator, and that's when his troubles really start...
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Tom Grattan's War - The Complete Series
Starring: Michael Howe
Director: Stephen Frears
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Aimed at a youthful viewership, this comedy-drama series starred Michael Howe as the teenaged title character. During WWI, Londoner Tom was evacuated to Yorkshire, where he moved in with his agrarian relatives. Though he wasn't looking for trouble, Tom found plenty of it when he and his new band of ..read more »
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The Burning
to Watch Now
(1967)
Starring: Mark Baillie, Maxine Day, Gwen Ffrangcon Davies
Director: Stephen Frears
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Run time: 31 minutes
A white South African's weekly visit to her sister's farm where a black uprising has taken place, and her reaction to the situation.
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A wonderful and passionate costume drama 17 October 2004
...Stephen Frears brings De Laclos' novel to life with this stylish and spiteful adaptation. Glenn Close and John Malkovich excel in their best roles to date as the conniving Ma...
