The Deep Blue Sea
The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.
Sunset Song
The daughter of a Scottish farmer comes of age in the early 1900s.
Of Time and the City
British director Terence Davies reflects on his birthplace of Liverpool - his memories of growing up there and how it has changed in the years since - in the process meditating on the internal struggles and conflicts that have wracked him throughout his life and the history of England during the second half of the 20th century.
Children
Robert Tucker, a young gay man who is almost without affect, sits in various waiting rooms. As he sits, he recalls events from the year of his childhood when his father dies. He's ten or eleven that year, picked on by bullies at the Catholic school he attends. He seems friendless. At home, his mother is quiet, his father is ill and angry. After his father's death, there's a wake, the coffin arrives, the body is removed. The lad grieves, alone.
The Neon Bible
During a train ride, a teenager recalls his upbringing in 1940s small-town Georgia and the events that have led to this point.
Death and Transfiguration
A British man on his deathbed recalls moments from his life.
Benediction
Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy. Their father was physically abusive to his wife and left the children emotionally traumatized. As a result, the children have grown into unhappy adults, looking for love they didn't receive when they were young.
The House of Mirth
In early 20th century New York City, an impoverished socialite desperately seeks a suitable husband as she gradually finds herself betrayed by her friends and exiled from high society.
A Quiet Passion
The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.
The Long Day Closes
Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen. The movies give Bud the strength to get through another day as he deals with his oppressive school environment and his burgeoning homosexuality.
Madonna and Child
A middle-aged British man struggles to reconcile his homosexuality and his Catholic upbringing.
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Terence Davies
Director
Tom Hiddleston
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Freddie Page
Rachel Weisz
as
Hester Collyer
Ann Mitchell
as
Mrs. Elton
Hugh Ross
as
Inspector
Daniela Nardini
as
Jean Guthrie
Mark Bonnar
as
Reverend Gibbon
Ron Donachie
as
Uncle Tam
John Lennon
as
Self
George Harrison
as
Self
Trevor Eve
as
Man In Shower
Kate Fahy
as
Neighbour
Linda Beckett
as
Neighbour
Frances Conroy
as
Miss Scover
Peter McRobbie
as
Reverend Watkins
Diana Scarwid
as
Sarah
Wilfrid Brambell
as
Robert Tucker
Harry Lawtrey
as
Bobby Andrews
Julian Sands
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Chief Medical Officer
Ben Daniels
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Dr. Rivers
Lia Williams
as
Edith Sitwell
Pete Postlethwaite
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Father
Andrew Schofield
as
Les
Lorraine Ashbourne
as
Maisie
Jodhi May
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Grace Julia Stepney
Eric Stoltz
as
Lawrence Selden
Gillian Anderson
as
Lily Bart
Elizabeth McGovern
as
Mrs. Carry Fisher
Keith Carradine
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Father
Jennifer Ehle
as
Vinnie Dickinson
Benjamin Wainwright
as
Young Austin
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