***SPOILER***there a very passionate love/sex scene onthe eve Maud Lilly wedding, where she experiences sensual sex for the first time with Sue TrinderAn old bitter miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.Louis Trevelyan's refusal to trust his wife, Emily, destroys their marriage.A television remake of William Gibson's classic play about Annie Sullivan's efforts to draw Helen Keller from her world of darkness, blindness, deafness and silence.In an alternate Victorian Age world, a group of famous contemporary fantasy, science fiction, and adventure characters team up on a secret mission.Date Set:1851Period Drama Collectors everywhere this is a MUST HAVE in your DVD or Bluray collection.
It is noisy with sound effects and music. The affecting story leaves no doubt to why Rodgers and Hammerstein saw the future musical The King and I in the material, and indeed you may find yourself humming "Getting to Know You" or "Something Wonderful" beneath certain scenes. However, if you’re willing to suspend some disbelief and enjoy what tale is here, then you’re likely to be rewarded; performances are solid, though some may be mildly put off by the piece’s avant garde sexual themes. The film premiered in the International Critics' Week Special Screenings section at the 65th Cannes International Film Festival in 2012, was screened in the Discovery section at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival in 2012, was shot on location in France and is a French production which was produced by producers Emilie Tisne and Isabelle Madeleine.Based on a Victorian novel by Wilkie Collins, Basil is a British-made costume drama that ended up on cable and home video. All life is here. Notice the countless touches that show the harsh pecking order in mid-19th century Britain: the servants who turn to face the wall when a master or mistress passes; the cocky arrogance of Edgar, who feels birth has given him the right to insult his social inferiors; the repressed anger of old Sir Harald, whose insect collection replaces a great many other things he would love to pin wriggling to a cork board. When Isabella's estranged daughter Mary becomes ill and is too proud to ask her mother for assistance, Mary's daughter, Tilly, takes it upon herself to contact her grandmother and plead for help.
A lasting friendship is formed. After helping his father escape, Lukas flees with the Count’s sister and her beautiful daughter Ursula to Canada, the home of his estranged grandfather.
Having suffered through the plastic Tim Burton movie, Carroll scholars will surely find this a worthy adaptation based on the dialogue alone. - Common Sense MediaStarring Claire Bloom, Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Richardson, Denholm Elliott, Anna Massey.Featuring true cases, characters and events taken from the London Hospital records, nurse's ward diaries and intimate memoirs, these gritty medical series show the lives – and forbidden romances – of pioneering doctors and nurses a hundred years ago. He befriends the mysterious gentleman John Mannion (Christian Slater) and falls in love with the lower-class girl Julia Sherwin (Claire Forlani). Made by the BBC, this lavish, definitive version first aired on Masterpiece Theatre in 1977 and has been a fan favorite ever since.Bramwell follows the fortunes of Dr. Eleanor Bramwell (Jemma Redgrave) in her pursuit of public health and private amours in Victorian-era London. But as their relationship grows closer, Charu falls in love with Amal. This Wonderland is a world beyond your imagination and unlike anything you ve seen before. Among tales of royal dethronings, Black Death, witch smellers (who root out spell makers with their noses), and ghosts, Edmund is a perennial survivor who never quite gets ahead in multiple episodes. They adore good gossip, and romance and change is in the air, as the unwelcome grasp of the Industrial Revolution rapidly approaches their beloved rural market-town.Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate after an heir claims his estate is plagued by a ghostly dog.A young Irish couple flee to the States, but subsequently struggle to obtain land and prosper freely.A contemporary adaptation of Oscar Wilde classic tale of vanity.In Victorian England, Sue, a young thief, participates in a scam to defraud a rich heiress by becoming her maid. The film explores her 15 year relationship with Auguste, a period in which she is driven away from reason and rationality.Torvald and Nora Helmer have been married for eight years and, on the surface at least, their marriage seems exceptionally happy; they have three children, a comfortable home and a healthy income.