In the searing Sahara heat tensions are on the rise between the five men at the station. Petty squabbles have started between the refined Captain Macey and the coarse Fletcher, and the generals base-enforced card game surfaces the competitive nature of the crew. Once a beautiful blonde is thrown into the mix what had been simmering just below boiling point begins to spill over.
Hiding out in an industrial wasteland from the murderous wrath of a regional ruler, a woman, disguised as a boy, gives wooing lessons to the edgy lad who proclaims he loves her. This gritty, urban reimagining by Christine Edzard transposes Shakespeare's rural comedy to London's Docklands, then un...
Shakespeareís Rome ñ a city of corruption and betrayal. At the head of power is Coriolanus (an incendiary Ralph Fiennes), a duplicitous and entitled war hero who imposes his extreme ideals and causes a mass riot. Banished from the city by its citizens, politicians, and even his own mother (Vaness...
Long before Mike Leigh's Topsy-Turvy, there was this lavish sprint through the lives and comic operas of the creators of The Mikado. Not all Gilliat's hopes were realised - he wanted more social history, and an easier flow between music and drama. But there's plenty still to feast on: winning per...
