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1.Ivanhoe (1982) starring: James Mason, Anthony Andrews, Sam Neill, Michael Hordern, Olivia Hussey directed by: Douglas Camfield June 24, 1994
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For one whom has read the book, the movie captures the essence of the story - chivalry, romance, prejudice, and action. The actors in the movie did an excellent job. The character Ivanhoe was well portrayed and the relationship between Rebecca and Ivanhoe was well developed and believable. The movie addressed all the key activities within the book and succeeded in presenting the story without the audience feeling like the story was being rush. The down side is that the movie may only be available in a VHS version. VHS does have a tendency to age and the clearness of the video and audio may be affected. It would be nice to have a DVD version of the movie available. Even though the movie may only be available in a VHS version -the positive aspects of the movie outlined above ... Read More

2.The Mission starring: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi directed by: Roland Joffé December 04, 1992
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I watched The Mission in a class that I'm currently taking about the Literature of Human Rights in Latin America. The Mission is about the colonial time in South America and shows the treatment of indigenous people and human rights. If we really focus on this movie as a human rights oriented, we could see how the Indians were being treated by the Europeans. They would capture, slave them, exploit them, and the Indians have no saying in the matter; for the Europeans they were like animals, they have no voice, they were nothing. So they could do as they wished with them. On the other hand there were the Jesuits who saw them as humans who needed guidance, understanding, someone who needed to be converted into Christianity, trying to save them. I see this movie as a way to create awareness ... Read More

3.Eleni starring: Kate Nelligan, John Malkovich, Linda Hunt, Oliver Cotton, Ronald Pickup directed by: Peter Yates March 17, 1993
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This is a fantastic true story about a boy, his mother and his family who are caught up in a communist revolution. If anyone is in doubt about what a choke hold communism can put on a country, see this movie. After you see the movie you might even come to the conclusion that US Senator Joe McCarthy(American patriot, anti spy - anti communist Senator who was railroaded by congressional liberals and the press to the point that his name was made into an adjective in American dictionaries. They made an outcast of him and forced him to live the rest of his short life in disgrace. In 1995, upon the declassification of the CIA's "Verona project", this great man was proven right about everything he claimed including the people that he accused of being communist spies.) wasn't such a bad guy. This movie shows what the reality ... Read More

4.Danny Champion on the World starring: Jeremy Irons, Robbie Coltrane, Samuel Irons, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern directed by: Gavin Millar November 21, 2000
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We watched this movie just this weekend, with our three teenagers, who were enthralled. Great for all ages!

5.Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair starring: David Thwaites, Camilla Power, Tom Baker, Tat Whalley, Ailsa Berk directed by: Alex Kirby September 16, 1991
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-This review pertains to the original DVD release, not the remastered edition- In 1990, the final film in the BBC's Narnia series made its debut. The series, which consisted of four films, was based on The Chronicles of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis and remained very faithful to the source material. However, after having produced the first three films, the budget seems to have shrunk for this, the final installment. And for the first time it hurts the overall quality of the film. The Silver Chair is probably the weakest of the film series mainly because of the shortcuts that the filmmakers were forced to take to accommodate the low budget. Actors who appeared in previous episodes are recast in new roles, special effects are hurried and unconvincing, and the production design seems uninspired. All of this is unfortunate ... Read More

6.Mahler starring: Robert Powell, Georgina Hale, Lee Montague, Miriam Karlin, Rosalie Crutchley directed by: Ken Russell June 13, 2000
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Please ignore all other reviews of this VHS to date (Jan 8, 2008). The reviews I've read must be of a different product. This is not a movie about Mahler, but a filming of a performance of his symphony no. 7 as conducted by Leonard Bernstein and performed by the Vienna Philharmonic (Wiener Philharmoniker). All 5 movements. I own most of this series on VHS. If you are a fan of Mahler and of Bernstein as I am, I think you will really enjoy this. I'm not sure if this has been put out on DVD, but the filming of the orchestra is very musical.

7.Nijinsky starring: Alan Bates, George De La Pena, Leslie Browne, Alan Badel, Carla Fracci directed by: Herbert Ross November 16, 1994
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"...The screenplay was written by Edward Albee directed by Tony Richardson and star Rudolph Nureyev as Vaslav. Claude Jade as Romola and Paul Scofield as Diagilev..." When a Texas university buys a virtually new video--one that will probably play for "years"--and you know that the movie will be viewed by a rather sophisticated audience--it makes you feel happy indeed. In the opinion of this reviewer the film production is gorgeous. It reminds the viewer of what it means to be human.

8.Wagner: The Complete Epic starring: Richard Burton, Vanessa Redgrave, László Gálffi, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson directed by: Tony Palmer October 22, 1991
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No matter what one thinks of Burton's performance (he died a year later), this series should be seen if only for the chance of glimpsing the Olivier-Gielgud-Richardson triumvirate once more (they appeared together in "Richard III"). A nice touch would be to buy this set at amazon.co.uk and pay less than half the price!

9.Attic: Hiding of Anne Frank starring: Mary Steenburgen, Paul Scofield, Huub Stapel, Eleanor Bron, Frances Cuka directed by: John Erman August 31, 1995
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This is a very good depiction of the people who actually hid them. There are many versions on Ann Frank but none on the Heises.

10.Fortunes of War (1987) starring: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Charles Kay, Mark Drewry, Ronald Pickup January 06, 1993
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Received this item in good time and good quality. Enjoyed the excellent character acting, scenery and a side to WWII I knew very little about.

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