The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
An exhausted group of prisoners of war are forced to build a bridge, yet keep their spirits high.
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Restored version of the Lean classic sees an idealistic poet/physician and the fiancée of a political activist meet and fall in love against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution.
Great Expectations (1946)
Classic adaptation of Dickens' novel about a orphan who finds a mystery inheritance propels him into high society.
Hobson's Choice (1954)
Trouble at t'shop when eldest daughter of tyranical Lancashire bootmaker in 1890 decides to marry his timid, downtrodden employee.
In Which We Serve (1942)
Propagandist "story of a ship", the men who sailed on her and the women they left behind.
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
A biopic of TE Lawrence focused on role in the Arab/Turkish conflict during the First World War.
The Passionate Friends (1949)
A tragic love triangle spanning two decades.
Shadow Play (2010)
A group of shadow characters embark on a strange adventure.
The Sound Barrier (1952)
Troubled attempts at breaking the sound barrier and the turmoil caused for the wife of the test pilot.
The US vs John Lennon (2006)
The FBI's witchhunt against a former Beatle during the years of peacenik protest against the war in Vietnam.
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The accidental revolutionary Dimitri Planchon and Jean-Paul Guigue discuss artistic evolution and Blaise

Embracing complexity Nigel Santos on the messiness of real life romance, and Open Endings

Alone together Park Joon-ho on loneliness, North Korean experience, gay life and 3670

The destroyer of worlds Daniel Everitt-Lock on experiences of atomic testing and Our Planet, The People, My Blood

Taking the temperature Jacqueline Zünd on exploring the climate crisis through companion films Heat and Don't Let The Sun

Desert dogs Zeshaan Younus and Renee Gagner on I’ve Seen All I Need To See

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