Orlando (1992) short review
A beautiful film that suffers a bit from a story that doesn’t translate terribly well to film. The story spans four centuries, from the Elizabethan... Read more →
The House of Eliott (1991) short review
Normally I can’t stand pre-mid-1990s British TV miniseries for one reason — low production values. That makes it all the more significant when... Read more →
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) short review
While it has its cheesy aspects, this is still a great story of the relationship between two sets of women, one set in the modern era and one in the... Read more →
Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991) short review
An E.M. Forster adaptation (surprisingly NOT done by Merchant Ivory) that’s too often overlooked. Helen Mirren plays a middle aged English woman... Read more →
Impromptu (1991) short review
It’s been a very long time since I’ve seen this movie about the relationship between pianist Frederic Chopin (Hugh Grant) and George Sand (Judy... Read more →
My Father’s Glory (1990) & My Mother’s Castle (1990) short review
A wonderful, wonderful coming of age story set in early 1900s Provence. It’s funny, sad, heartwarming, and mom/Augustine wears some great... Read more →
Camille Claudel (1989) short review
Isabelle Adjani in one of her many tragic roles, as the sculptress who was involved with Rodin and subsequently went just a wee bit insane.... Read more →
A Handful of Dust (1988) short review
Kristin Scott Thomas stars as the wife of a wealthy Englishman (James Wilby). The movie chronicles her affair with Rupert Graves (from Room with a... Read more →
Dangerous Liaisons (1988) short review
The beginning, middle, and end of all 18th century costume movies. The plot has taken a while to grow on me, being somewhat dark and tragic (I... Read more →
Hope and Glory (1987) short review
A wonderful, funny, and heartwarming film about a boy coming of age in England during World War II. Lots of nice 1940s print dresses etc. on mom... Read more →
