#927 – Mr. Turner, 2014, Mike Leigh
Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.
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#932: American Honey
#932 – American Honey, 2016, Andrea Arnold
A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits.
#933: The Lobster
#933 – The Lobster, 2015, Yorgos Lanthimos
In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.
#941: Shakespeare in Love
#941 – Shakespeare in Love, 1998, John Madden
Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, “Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter,” before it’s even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love – and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare’s comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
#948: The Full Monty
#948 – The Full Monty, 1997, Peter Cattaneo
Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.
#949: Orlando
#949 – Orlando, 1992, Sally Potter
The story begins in the Elizabethan era , shortly before the death of Queen Elizabeth I . On her deathbed, the Queen promises an androgynous young nobleman named Orlando a large tract of land and a castle built on it, along with a generous monetary gift. But Elizabeth will bequeath it to him only if he assents to an unusual command: Do not fade. Do not wither. Do not grow old…
#951: You Were Never Really Here
#951 – You Were Never Really Here, 2017, Lynne Ramsay
A traumatised veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe’s nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
#953: 45 Years
#953 – 45 Years, 2015, Andrew Haigh
There is just one week until Kate Mercer’s 45th wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps. By the time the party is upon them, five days later, there may not be a marriage left to celebrate.
#969: Fish Tank
#969 – Fish Tank, 2009, Andrea Arnold
Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.
#972: Dracula
#972 – Dracula, 1958, Terence Fisher
After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle (apparently somewhere in Germany), the vampire travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker’s fiancée. The only one who may be able to protect them is Dr. van Helsing, Harker’s friend and fellow-student of vampires, who is determined to destroy Dracula, whatever the cost.
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