Richard E. Grant selects
Grant's take on five bona-fide British classics...
DARLING (1965) - Julie Christie’s Oscar-winning performance in this snapshot of London in the ‘Swinging ’60s’
KIND HEARTS & CORONETS (1949) - Alec Guinness’s 8 role tour de force in this black hearted comedy of class and manners
PERSONAL SERVICES (1987) - Julie Walters’ bullseye portrait of a suburban brothel madam Cynthia Payne. Hilarious.
THE SERVANT (1963) - British class, sexual repression and Dirk Bogarde’s servant turning the tables on ‘Aristo’ James Fox
THE WICKER MAN (1973) - ‘70’s horror film starring Christopher Lee. What more do you need?
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Darling
When she meets a hip television director, a young woman is swept into the world of London's lavish sixties nightlife. However, her lust to belong to the scene doesn't even begin to quench her thirst for fun, as she drifts from clique to clique looking for an unattainable sense of belonging.
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Kind Hearts and Coronets
Dennis Price plays Louis, a young man snubbed by his aristocratic family as a result of his mother's marriage. When she's killed, Louis becomes determined to inherit the family title, and won't let anything or anyone stop him. With an unforgettable performance by Alec Guinness as all eight remain...
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The Servant
Despite Harold Pinter's fear that Joseph Losey would turn his play into 'a completely homosexual picture', The Servant stands as one of the great critiques of British social and sexual mores. Power relationships between the classes fuel a sexual subtext about dominance and submission which goes b...
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The Wicker Man
After receiving an anonymous tip, a policeman ( Edward Woodward ) travels to the Scottish island of Summerisle to search for a missing girl. When he arrives, the Islanders, most of whom seem to be practising pagans, claim to have never seen or heard of the young girl. The mystery leads to our pro...