FilmFour & Film Four +1 : 24.07.06
Astra 2D at 28.2E 10729 V 22000-5/6
Film Four SID8335 VPID2312 APID 2313
Film Four +1 SID8330 VPID2332 APID2333
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3.00pm This Happy Breed (1944) Comedy / Drama
Starring Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, Amy Veness and Alison Leggatt. Directed by David Lean.
Noel Coward's attempt to show how the ordinary people lived between the wars. Just after WWI the Gibbons family moves to a nice house in the suburbs. An ordinary sort of life is led by the family through the years with average number of triumphs and disasters until the outbreak of WWII.
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5.00pm Music
Behind the Scenes In-depth examination of the role music plays in creating atmosphere in romantic films, including interviews with critically acclaimed director Stephen Frears, and composers Maurice Jarre and Rachel Portman
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6.00pm Duck Soup (1933) Comedy / Musical
Starring Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx and Zeppo Marx. Directed by Leo McCarey.
To rescue the small country of Freedonia from bankruptcy, Mrs. Teasdale agrees to donate 20 million dollars if Rufus T. Firefly is appointed its new president. Firefly is a cynical, sarcastic dictator who refuses to play politics by the book. For instance, he does reduce workers' hours~~by shortening their lunch breaks! Firefly attempts to win the hand of Mrs. Teasdale, as does Ambassador Trentino of the neighboring country, Sylvania. When the two leaders cannot resolve their dispute over the wealthy dowager, war between the countries is declared, and Mrs. Teasdale's house comes under attack. Who will save the day?
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7.15pm Strictly Ballroom (1992) Comedy / Romance
Starring Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter and Pat Thomson. Directed by Baz Luhrmann.
Scott Hastings is a champion caliber ballroom dancer, but much to the chagrin of the Australian ballroom dance community, Scott believes in dancing "his own steps". Fran is a beginning dancer and a bit of an ugly duckly who has the audacity to ask to be Scott's partner after his unorthodox style causes his regular partner to dance out of his life. Together, these two misfits try to win the Australian Pan Pacific Championships and show the Ballroom Confederation that they are wrong when they say, "there are no new steps!"
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9.00pm The Fifth Element (1997) Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm and Milla Jovovich. Directed by Luc Besson.
Two hundred and fifty years in the future, life as we know it is threatened by the arrival of Evil. Only the fifth element (played by Milla Jovovich) can stop the Evil from extinguishing life, as it tries to do every five thousand years. She is helped by ex-soldier, current-cab-driver, Korben Dallas (played by Bruce Willis), who is, in turn, helped by Prince/Arsenio clone, Ruby Rhod. Unfortunately, Evil is being assisted by Mr. Zorg (Gary Oldman), who seeks to profit from the chaos that Evil will bring, and his alien mercenaries.
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11.25pm Ghost World (2001) Comedy / Drama
Starring Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi and Brad Renfro. Directed by Terry Zwigoff.
Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson) are best friends having difficulties in social attitude with other people. After graduating high school, they decide to get a job and rent a house of their own. However, Enid needs to attend Arts summer school to graduate and her unsociable behavior makes her lose her job. Meanwhile, Enid and Rebecca play a prank on Seymour (Steve Buscemi), a middle-aged collector of vinyl record that feels also difficulties of relationships. Seymour and Enid eventually become friends. Along the days, Enid reaches maturity and a different view of life.
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1.30am The Mambo Kings (1992) Drama / Music
Starring Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas and Cathy Moriarty. Directed by Arne Glimcher.
Musician brothers Cesar and Nestor leave Cuba for America in the 1950s, hoping to hit the top of the Latin music scene. Cesar is the older brother, the business manager, and the ladies' man. Nestor is the brooding songwriter, who cannot forget the woman in Cuba who broke his heart.
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3.10am Close
Regards Satdude.
