"Zinotchka", directed by Christopher Miles, was made for the BBC's 'FULL HOUSE' arts programme, which invited 7 directors (the others were Jonathan Miller, Ken Loach, Karel Reisz, Gavin Millar, Ben Rea and Stephen Frears) to make 7 short films from short stories by Anton Tchekhov and James Joyce in 1972.
Charlotte Rampling
Zinotchka
Richard Beaumont
Petya
Raymond Francis
Sorin
Madge Ryan
Madame Sorin
"Zinotchka", directed by Christopher Miles, was made for the BBC's 'FULL HOUSE' arts programme, which invited 7 directors (the others were Jonathan Miller, Ken Loach, Karel Reisz, Gavin Millar, Ben Rea and Stephen Frears) to make 7 short films from short stories by Anton Tchekhov and James Joyce in 1972.
Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.
Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles with family problems and has his friendships tested by racism.
Owing to his alleged involvement with communist parties, film director David Merrill is forbidden from working in Hollywood. He decides to fight for his rights and faces numerous challenges.
An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props and scenery is soon forgotten.
A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.
The story of the uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known to the world as "El Greco".
In revolutionary Iran, as fundamentalists tighten their grip on society, a professor secretly gathers seven of her most dedicated female students to read and discuss forbidden classics of Western literature, including Lolita and Pride and Prejudice. Based on the bestselling memoir by Azar Nafisi. A film by Eran Riklis starring Golshifteh Farahani (Paterson), Zar Amir (Holy Spider), and Mina Kavani (No Bears).
When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart.
The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.
A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.