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Genova
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Colin Firth, Catherine Keener, Hope Davis
Director: Michael Winterbottom
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A man (Colin Firth) moves his two daughters to Italy after their mother dies in a car accident, in order to revitalize their lives. Genova changes all three of them as the youngest daughter starts to see the ghost of her mother, while the older one discovers her sexuality.
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A Cock And Bull Story
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(2005)
Starring: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes
Director: Michael Winterbottom
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Flipping back and forth between the 18th Century and the hapless efforts of 21st Century film makers, A Cock And Bull Story is an unorthodox adaptation of Laurence Sterne's sprawling 18th Century masterpiece of digression, The Life And Opinions of Tristam Shandy, Gentleman. The story begins with ..read more »
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24 Hour Party People
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Steve Coogan, Keith Allen, Jim Cartwright
Director: Michael Winterbottom
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Staggeringly versatile director Michael Winterbottom follows up his epic Western THE CLAIM with a period piece of a completely different variety. A sprawling, visceral tribute to the legendary Manchester music scene that flourished between the years of 1976 and 1992, 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE recreates ..read more »
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Mike Leigh At The BBC
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Starring: Roger Sloman, Alison Steadman, Brid Brennan
Director: Mike Leigh
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Hard Labour: Mike Leigh's first TV drama for the BBC in 1973. Shot entirely on location in Leigh's native Salford, Hard Labour depicts the grinding daily routine of stoical domestic cleaner Mrs Thornley and her cantankerous family.
The Permissive Society: The title is ironic - a popular ..read more »
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Jude
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Kate Winslet, Rachel Griffiths
Director: Michael Winterbottom
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In this austere adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 1895 novel JUDE THE OBSCURE, an intelligent young British man falls prey to romance, oppressive social conventions, and unspeakable tragedy in his unsanctioned relationship with his cousin. JUDE is a tragic romance, well acted by Kate Winslet (TITANIC), ..read more »
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Welcome To Sarajevo
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei, Kerry Fox
Director: Michael Winterbottom
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Documentary footage of the horrific acts of 'ethnic cleansing' combines with the verite-styled story of a cohort of journalists torn between passively chronicling the atrocities and actively resisting them in this powerful film. An obsessive British reporter (Stephen Dillane) fights to keep the ..read more »
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9 Songs
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Kieran O'Brien, Margot Stilley
Director: Michael Winterbottom
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Within the audience of a rock concert at Brixton Academy, American student Lisa meets Matt, and so begins their highly charged, passionate relationship... Contains explicit scenes of a sexual nature.
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In This World
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(2002)
Starring: Jamal Udin Torabi, Enayatullah, Imran Paracha
Director: Michael Winterbottom
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Torn straight from the headlines, Michael Winterbottom's compelling and prescient In This World follows young Afghan (impressive newcomer Udin Torabi) and his older cousin Enayat (Enayatullah) as they embark on a hazardous overland trip from their refugee camp at Peshawar, north-west Pakistan. ..read more »
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Butterfly Kiss
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Amanda Plummer, Kathy Jamieson, Saskia Reeves
Director: Michael Winterbottom
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Michael Winterbottom's first theatrical feature is a wildly anarchic road movie in which two lesbians fall for each other while speeding through Northern England on a murder spree. Amanda Plummer stars as the exuberantly off-kilter Eunice and Saskia Reeves plays the obsessive Miriam, who falls ..read more »
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The Road To Guantanamo
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(2005)
Director: Michael Winterbottom
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THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO is the story of four friends who set off from the Midlands in September 2001 for an innocent wedding and holiday in Pakistan. Two and a half years later, only three of them returned home. Through their epic journey we hear the story of their misunderstandings, ignorance, ..read more »
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Code 46
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Om Puri
Director: Michael Winterbottom
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Set in Shanghai in the near future, CODE 46 takes place in a world where in-vitro fertilization, embryo splitting, and cloning have become so widespread that the government monitors all pregnancies to avoid incestuous births, whether on purpose or accidental. In Michael Winterbottom's science-..read more »
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The Claim
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Peter Mullan, Milla Jovovich, Wes Bentley
Director: Michael Winterbottom
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In transporting Thomas Hardy's THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE to the American West, English director Michael Winterbottom has fashioned an audacious, epic anti-Western that is a haunting achievement. Set in 1849, the story concerns Mr. Dillon (Peter Mullan), the ruler of Kingdom Come, a snow-covered ..read more »
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With Or Without You
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(1999)
Starring: Dervla Kirwan, Christopher Eccleston, Yvan Attal
Director: Michael Winterbottom
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This British drama, directed by Michael Winterbottom, focuses on a couple who desperately want to have a baby. Vincent (Christopher Eccleston) and Rosie (Dervla Kirwan) have thrown away the condoms, redecorated the spare room, but seem unable to produce a child even after adopting a healthier ..read more »
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