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Drama, Romance, UR
Noel Coward's classic tale of a passionate affair is all the more thrilling for being played out with British reserve of the tightest order. Laura (Johnson) encounters the handsome Dr Alec (Howard) in a train station tearoom after her weekly shopping trip.
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Eclipse
A remote cliff-side house on the Scottish coast is the setting for Simon Perry’s atmospheric psychological thriller, barely seen since it was first screened. Tom Conti plays a bereaved brother troubled by memories of his deceased twin. A Christmas celebration with his brother’s widow and her son ...
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Carnal Knowledge
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Postcards from London
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