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The French Lieutenant’s Woman **** (1981, Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Leo McKern) – Classic Movie Review 2.116

Director  Karel Reisz’s fascinating 1981 film of John Fowles’s 1969 postmodern historical fiction novel The French Lieutenant’s Woman is graced with another literate, distinguished screenplay by Harold Pinter, striking cinematography by Freddie Francis, a lovely […]

Jan, 26

The Pumpkin Eater ***** (1964, Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason) – Classic Movie Review 2105

Jack Clayton’s 1964 film The Pumpkin Eater is British Sixties film-making perfection. It provides a superb showcase for Anne Bancroft, who won the Best Actress award at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival and the BAFTA […]

Jan, 23

Accident ***** (1967, Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Michael York, Jacqueline Sassard) – Classic Movie Review 1768

Made in 1967, Accident is a subtle masterpiece of understated film-making, and one of the important fruits of the classic four-film partnership between American director Joseph Losey and British star Dirk Bogarde. It is second […]

Oct, 14

The Tailor of Panama *** (2001, Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush, Jamie Lee Curtis) – Classic Movie Review 1439

Co-writer/director John Boorman’s 2001 thriller The Tailor of Panama stars Pierce Brosnan as Andy Osnard, a British spy in Panama who employs the services of a well-connected Cockney tailor (Geoffrey Rush) to relay sensitive information […]

Jul, 17

The Servant ***** (1963, Dirk Bogarde, James Fox, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig) – Classic Movie Review 23

James Fox was 23 when he starred with Dirk Bogarde in this Sixties movie masterwork, The Servant (1963), lovingly spruced up, digitally restored and re-released for its 50th birthday in 2013. It is in perfect […]

Jul, 06

The Comfort of Strangers **** (1990, Christopher Walken, Rupert Everett, Natasha Richardson, Helen Mirren) – Classic Movie Review 11

‘My father was a very big man. All his life he wore a black moustache and when it turned grey he used a small brush, such as ladies use for their eyes – mascara!’ You […]

Jul, 01

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