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1. The Buccaneers (1995)
directed by Philip Saville
featuring Carla Gugino, Alison Elliott, Mira SorvinoBased on a novel by Edith Wharton, The Buccaneers follows four wealthy young women -- Nan (Carla Gugino), Virginia St. George (Alison Eliott), ... More
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2. A Room With a View (2007)
directed by Nicholas Renton
A precocious Edwardian girl suffocating from the social norms is forced to choose between following her heart and obliging her family's wishes after ... More
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3. A Room With a View (1986)
directed by James Ivory
featuring Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Denholm Elliott, Julian Sands, Daniel Day-LewisAdapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala from the novel by E.M. Forster, A Room with a View is a shining example of Merchant-Ivory's ability to achieve ... More
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4. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
directed by Ang Lee
featuring Elizabeth Spriggs, Gemma Jones, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, James Fleet, Greg WiseThe recipient of seven Oscar® nominations, this film version of Jane Austen's classic 1811 novel stars Emma Thompson as Elinor Dashwood. With her ... More
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5. Time Regained (2000)
directed by Raúl Ruiz
featuring Marcelo Mazzarella, Emmanuelle Béart, Vincent Perez, John Malkovich, Pascal Greggory, Catherine DeneuveAn ambitious project of Chile-born, Paris-based Raul Ruiz, this psychological drama brings to the screen the famous classic of Marcel Proust with ... More
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6. The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
directed by Oliver Parker
featuring Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor, Reese Witherspoon, Judi DenchA superb cast brings Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners to life in the third big-screen adaptation of this hilarious look at fun, games, and ... More
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7. Love Among the Ruins (1975)
directed by George Cukor
featuring Katharine HepburnMade for television, Love Among the Ruins was a precious one-time-only collaboration between stars Katharine Hepburn and Laurence Oliver, and ... More
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8. An Ideal Husband (1999)
directed by Oliver Parker
featuring Rupert Everett, Julianne Moore, Jeremy Northam, Cate Blanchett, Minnie DriverA romantic and sentimental comedy set at the turn of the 19th century, An Ideal Husband delves into themes of love, passion, and betrayal among the ... More
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9. Pride & Prejudice (2005)
directed by Joe Wright
featuring Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Tom Hollander, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, Judi DenchJane Austen's perennially popular story of the game of love among the British upper classes returns to the screen in this polished film adaptation. ... More
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10. Ladies in Lavender (2004)
directed by Charles Dance
featuring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Daniel Brühl, Miriam Margolyes, Natascha McElhoneTwo sisters engage in a subtle war for the affections of a man half their age in this British comedy drama. It's 1936, and Janet Widdington (Maggie ... More
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11. Emma (2009)
directed by Jim O'Hanlon
featuring Romola Garai, Jonny Lee Miller, Michael Gambon, Louise Dylan, Tamsin GreigList of all editionsJim O'Hanlon directs this adaptation of Jane Austen's literary classic chronicling the travails and travails and triumphs of the would-be matchmaker ... More
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12. Emma (1972)
directed by John Glenister
featuring Fiona Walker, Mollie Sugden, Doran Godwin, John CarsonList of all editionsJane Austen's well-intending cupid comes to the screen once again in this adaptation of her popular novel starring Doran Godwin in the title role and ... More
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13. Emma (1996)
directed by Douglas McGrath
featuring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam, Toni Collette, Greta Scacchi, Alan CummingList of all editionsBased on the novel by Jane Austen (who in the '90s seemed to be in the running alongside William Shakespeare and Stephen King for the honors of most ... More
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14. Emma (1996)
directed by Diarmuid Lawrence
featuring Olivia Williams, Raymond Coulthard, Kate Beckinsale, Mark Strong, Samantha MortonList of all editionsIn this made-for-TV adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel, Emma Woodhouse (Kate Beckinsale) is a clever young woman from a wealthy family who ... More
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15. La Kermesse Héroïque (1935)
directed by Jacques Feyder
featuring Françoise Rosay, Jean Murat, Louis Jouvet, André Alerme, Lyne Clévers, Micheline CheirelList of all editionsReleased in France as La Kermesse Heroique, Carnival in Flanders is set during the long-ago war between the Dutch and Spanish. A tiny village in ... More
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16. The Pickwick Papers (1952)
directed by Noel Langley
featuring James Hayter, James Donald, Alexander Gauge, Nigel Patrick, Kathleen Harrison, Lionel Murton, Joyce GrenfellList of all editionsJohn Hayter is Samuel Pickwick is this delightful filmization of Dickens' seriocomic novel. Mr. Pickwick is chairman of the Pickwick club, a ... More
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17. Cousin Bette (1998)
directed by Des McAnuff
featuring Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Bob Hoskins, Hugh Laurie, Kelly MacDonaldList of all editionsAcclaimed theater director Des McAnuff made his feature-film directorial debut with this period comedy-drama adapted from Honore de Balzac's novel La ... More
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18. Tolerance (1989)
directed by Pierre-Henri Salfati
featuring Ugo Tognazzi, Rupert Everett, Anne Brochet, Marc de Jonge, Catherine SamieList of all editionsIn the 18th century, English aristocrats had, among their better known strange customs, one really strange one: they kept "ornamental hermits" for ... More
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19. Ridicule (1996)
directed by Patrice Leconte
featuring Charles Berling, Fanny Ardant, Judith Godrèche, Jean Rochefort, Bernard GiraudeauList of all editionsThis is a French costume drama from director Patrice Leconte that recalls both Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and Restoration (1995). Gregoire Ponceludon ... More
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20. The Englishman Who Went up a Hill But Came Down A Mountain (1995)
directed by Christopher Monger
featuring Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Colm Meaney, Ian McNeice, Ian HartList of all editionsA proud Welsh community finds their civic pride and sense of community threatened by a team of surveyors in this charmingly eccentric comedy. ... More
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21. Stage Beauty (2004)
directed by Richard Eyre
featuring Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Tom Wilkinson, Ben ChaplinList of all editionsThe true story of two performers whose careers were changed forever by a shift in gender roles on the British stage comes to the screen in this ... More
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22. The Madness of King George (1994)
directed by Nicholas Hytner
featuring Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Ian Holm, Rupert Everett, Rupert GravesList of all editionsBased on Alan Bennett's acclaimed play The Madness of George III, The Madness of King George takes a dark-humored look at the mental decline of King ... More
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23. Madame Sans-Gene (1961)
directed by Christian-Jaque
featuring Sophia Loren, Robert Hossein, Julien Bertheau, Renaud MaryBased on a 1907 comedy by Victorien Sardou and Emile Moreau, Madame Sans-Gene was first interpreted by Gloria Swanson in 1923. In this version of the ... More
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24. The Emperor's New Clothes (2002)
directed by Alan Taylor
featuring Ian Holm, Iben Hjejle, Tim McInnerny, Tom Watson, Nigel TerryList of all editionsA fanciful retelling of the story of Napoleon Bonaparte (played by heralded actor Ian Holm, this British costume comedy suggests that it was Napoleon ... More
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25. La Vie Est Un Roman (1983)
directed by Alain Resnais
featuring Vittorio Gassman, Ruggero Raimondi, Geraldine Chaplin, Fanny Ardant, Sabine Azéma, Pierre ArditiList of all editionsWith Life is a Bed of Roses, filmmaker Alain Resnais wanted to create a lighthearted tribute to three important French directors, each of whom ... More







