DVD: Hywel Bennett

DVD: Hywel Bennett

DVD:

Hywel Bennett

Avril Angers, Hywel Bennett

Wham! USA, 2009

A fine quality film finally comes to dvd!
Oh what a wonderful film! This is Hayley Mills' first adult role and one of her finest performances! A sensitive and beautiful story about a young married couple who encounter problems consulmating their marriage. It was considered controversial when released, but ...

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston

Acorn Media, 2004

Still Mesmerizing
I was concerned this wouldn't hold up to my memories of it having first watched it as a teenager when it made a powerful impression on me. And it did seem a little slow moving at first and hard to follow as we spend a lot of time talking about characters who we don't ...

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Fiona Fullerton, Michael Jayston

Universal Studios, 2004

Better than given credit for
I feel some of the other reviews here are unjust and over exagerated. There were two places in the film that in total lasted maybe about five minutes where the sound was distorted, but not badly since you could still understand the characters clearly (ex. one area had ...

Mary, Mother of Jesus

Christian Bale, Pernilla August

Lions Gate, 2003

Excellent Production
Top quality product, well produced, will enjoy watching again and again. Thanks Barbara

Agatha Christie's Endless Night

David Bauer, Hywel Bennett

Starz / Anchor Bay, 2008

Christie Meets Hitchcock
This was a pleasant surprise. I've always liked Agatha Christie's unusual 1968 novel, but I'd never seen this 1972 British film version. Many critics (and fans) have given the movie high marks over the years, so I bought the DVD. Now I'm a fan, too. ENDLESS NIGHT ...

Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere

Gary Bakewell, Laura Fraser

A&E Home Video, 2003

Brilliant!
I have long considered "Neverwhere" to be the best of Neil Gaiman - a true jewel. But I'm an American and did not know until I moved to Europe that the book was written AFTER the mini-series. True to his characters, Mr. Gaiman has created a brilliant visual ...

Vatel

Gérard Depardieu, Uma Thurman

Miramax, 2001

Gerard Depardieu is Brilliant
Vatel, perhaps a weak title to a spectacular film; it recreates the excesses of the French court in its pre-off-with-their-heads-phase. In order to escape bankruptcy, the gout afflicted Viscount must entertain the King so sumptuously and so entreatingly, that the King ...

Pennies from Heaven (1978 British Miniseries)

Bob Hoskins, Cheryl Campbell

BBC Warner, 2004

Probably the best mini-series in the history of media
Great acting, great soundtrack, great reissue. God, if only there were another mini-series in the world like this. It's better than you can imagine.

Endless Night

Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett

Starz / Anchor Bay, 2001

Two's Company, Three's A Shroud...
Hayley Mills and Hywel Bennett star as two young strangers who meet, fall in love, and get married. He is a former chauffeur, and she is an heiress worth millions. Of course, her family is against the whole idea, and their attorney (George Sanders) offers big money for ...

Percy

Hywel Bennett, Denholm Elliott

Starz / Anchor Bay, 2001

I'm Going to Remake this...
Well, being a HUGE Kinks fan I bought this as a X'mas present for myself. I owned the soundtrack first and loved all of the music on it, so I was a bit surprised to find out that most of the music was written for porn scenes in the movie! Still, the music is ...

The Singing Detective/Pennies From Heaven

Bob Hoskins, Cheryl Campbell

BBC Warner, 2006

Inside the Mind of Dennis Potter
If you like psychological drama and music from the 1930's and 1940's, then you will love The Singing Detective. It never got much air play in the United States but was quite popular in England. The story takes place in a hospital ward and there are frequent ...

The Idiot

David Buck, Anthony Bate

Panorama, 2003

Kurosawa's The Idiot: Not the BBC Presentation
Please do not judge this film based on a person who ordered the incorrect item and then decided to rate this item a 1 due to their error. This is the Kurosawa fim featuring a young Toshiro Mifune. It's a great film, not on par with the classics like Red Beard, ...