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Official Secrets: a modest fictional dramatisation of a whistleblower’s ordeal
Gavin Hood, “Official Secrets” (2019) As fictional dramatisations of real events go, “Official Secrets” passes
Category: British Films
Reviews of films from the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales).
O Lucky Man! – a blackly comic odyssey criticising capitalist ideology and values
Lindsay Anderson, “O Lucky Man!” (1973) A satirical allegory that exposes life in Western capitalist
Savage Messiah: fictional biopic critical of British class system and hypocrisies
Ken Russell, “Savage Messiah” (1972) Idiosyncratic British director Ken Russell’s “Savage Messiah” is a fictional
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Judy: a character study of a Hollywood legend destroyed by an exploitative industry manipulating people’s dreams and hopes
Rupert Goold, “Judy” (2019) Adapted from Peter Quilter’s musical stage drama “End of the Rainbow”,
British Films | Russian and Soviet Films
The Tragedy of Russia’s Reforms: a survey of Russia under Boris Yeltsin’s leadership in the 1990s
Leo Mattei, Johnny Miller, “The Tragedy of Russia’s Reforms” (PressTV, 2017) Made for the Iranian
Nazi Quest for the Holy Grail: a pseudo-scientific project with sinister consequences
Tom Barbor-Might, “Nazi Quest for the Holy Grail” (2013) Of the mish-mash of strange and
Father Brown (Episode 29: The Truth in the Wine): reconciliation and forgiveness win the day
Ian Barber, “Father Brown (Episode 29: The Truth in the Wine)” (2015) Being laid up
Red Joan: a stodgy film skirting issues about loyalty, betrayal and the nature of the British state
Trevor Nunn, “Red Joan” (2019) Adapted from the novel of the same name which as
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Rocketman: the rise and fall and rise again of a beloved British rock / pop icon, with no reference to social and music trends
Dexter Fletcher, “Rocketman” (2019) Rather than playing as a straight biopic – a template that
The Great Pretender: a shallow picture of a famous rock music icon
Rhys Thomas, “The Great Pretender” (2012) The public fascination with the shy Parsi Indian boy