Portrait Of A Marriage
on DVD
(1990) Starring:Janet McTeer, David Haig, Cathryn Harrison Director:Stephen Whittaker Certificate:
Set in 1918, Vita and Harold are a golden couple, who socialised in high society literary circles and who friends included Virginia Woolf and TS Elliot. Starring Janet McTeer (Songcather, The Govenor), David Haig (Keeping mum, Campion) and Cathryn Harrison (Original Sin, Wuthering Heights) This ..read more »
A Joanna Trollope - Village Affair(1995) Starring:Sophie Ward, Kerry Fox, Nathanial Parker Director:Moira Armstrong Certificate:
Alice Jordan's life is perfect with a handsome husband, three lovely children and a house set in the heart of an English village - perfect, that is, except for one thing. She lacks a perfect love to make her feel alive, but when she finds it, it is not in the arms of another man... Based on the ..read more »
Tipping The Velvet
on DVD
(2002) Starring:Keeley Hawes, Rachael Stirling, John Bowe Director:Geoffrey Sax Certificate:
TIPPING THE VELVET is a slightly raunchy drama from the BBC that more than anything is a passionate love story between two Victorian women. Set in the 1890s, it follows the rise of Kity Butler, a male impersonator in the musical halls and her devoted dresser Nan. When Kitty ends their affair, Nan ..read more »
Sugar Rush - Series 2
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Olivia Hallinan, Lenora Crichlow, Sarah-Jane Potts Certificate:
It's 18 months since we last saw Kim, and she's now 17, out, proud and living life to the full on the Brighton lesbian scene - in her dreams. In truth, she's holed up in her bedroom with only her A Level coursework and an electric toothbrush for company. Her best friend Sugar isn't getting any ..read more »
Desert Hearts(1985) Starring:Audra Lindley, Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau Director:Donna Deitch Certificate:
A repressed English professor goes to Reno intent on ending her twelve-year marriage in a quickie divorce. There she meets up with a fiery yet sensitive casino worker who forces her to confront emotions she has not experienced in years...
John Sayles Collection
(3 discs)
on DVD
Starring:Jane Halleran, Darryl Edwards, David Strathairn Director:John Sayles Certificate:
This collection features three of acclaimed American indpendent filmmaker John Sayles' earlies films. Includes LIANNA, RETURN OF THE SECAUCUS SEVEN and BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET.
Fingersmith
on DVD
(2005) Starring:Elaine Cassidy, Sally Hawkins, Rupert Evans Director:Aisling Walsh Certificate:
A BBC adaptation of Sarah Water's best selling novel about love, treachery in old England. It tells the story of two young women, one passion, mutual betrayal and final retribution. Petty thief Sue Tinder (Sally Hawkins) is enlisted by conman Richard Rivers (Rupert Evans) in an elaborate scam to ..read more »
If These Walls Could Talk 2(2000) Starring:Vanessa Redgrave, Marian Seldes, Jenny O'Hara Director:Jane Anderson, Martha Coolidge Certificate:
Pleased with the success of 1996's initial presentation, HBO gathered another group of successful actresses for IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK 2. Set in the same suburban house as the original--but with different inhabitants--this made-for-cable trilogy is a dramatic exploration into the lives of three ..read more »
Sugar Rush - Series 1
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2005) Starring:Olivia Hallinan, Lenora Crichlow, Sara Stewart Director:Harry Bradbeer, Sean Grundy Certificate:
Channel 4 and the makers of 'As If' bring Julie Burchill's novel Sugar Rush to the screen, starring Olivia Hallinan and Lenora Crichlow. Each episode is a different journey inside Kim's world as her wry observations take us into the mind of a screwed up, loved up, lustful adolescent experiencing ..read more »
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit
on DVD
(1990) Starring:Geraldine McEwan, Kenneth Cranham, Charlotte Coleman Director:Beeban Kidron Certificate:
Based on the acclaimed novel by Jeanette Winterson, ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT is a unique coming-of-age story about a 16-year-old girl who questions her religious upbringing when she falls in love with a female classmate. Raised by a stern evangelical mother, Jess's life is comprised of Bible ..read more »