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Miranda Richardson

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Dance with a StrangerDance with a Stranger (1985) Recommended
Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett
A considered and compelling account of the final years of Ruth Ellis, the last woman in Britain to be hanged by the state, featuring a mesmerizing…
Blackadder 2 (TV Series)Blackadder 2 (TV Series) (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. Mandie Fletcher
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny
Definitive, bloody hilarious second series set in England, 1558–1603. Six episodes contained on one DVD or two tape volumes: 'Bells', 'Head',…
Eat the RichEat the Rich (1987) Recommended
Dir. Peter Richardson
Feat. Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Jennifer Saunders
Terrific second feature from the COMIC STRIP players makes a spectacular mockery of the British class structure and Thatcherist politics. It's a…
Empire of the SunEmpire of the Sun (1987)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson
A much–admired Spielberg epic in which a young boy witnesses the Japanese invasion of China in WWII. Based on the memoirs of sci–fi…
After PilkingtonAfter Pilkington (1987) Recommended
Dir. Christopher Morahan
Feat. Bob Peck, Miranda Richardson, Barry Foster
The exhilirating complications and barbed wit of Simon Gray's stageplay survive this BBC thriller, about an Oxford professor (Bob Peck) drawn into a…
GhostsGhosts (1987)
Dir. Elijah Moshinsky
Feat. Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Kenneth Branagh
BBC television adaptation of Ibsen's great, once–controversial play about secrets and lies, sex and hypocrisy, starring Judy Dench as Mrs…
Crying Game, TheCrying Game, The (1992) Recommended
Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Forest Whitaker
An IRA terrorist attempts to shrug off his past but becomes involved with the chantreuse sister of the man he was obliged to murder. Surprise hit…
DamageDamage (1992)
Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson
Jeremy Irons plays a Tory cabinet minister who becomes entangled, (especially physically) with his son's fiancee – a chic,…
Enchanted AprilEnchanted April (1992) Recommended
Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Joan Plowright, Miranda Richardson, Polly Walker
A gentle, lucid ensemble piece about four women who escape the constrictions of Edwardian London for a month in a castle on the Riviera.
CenturyCentury (1993)
Dir. Stephen Poliakoff
Feat. Clive Owen, Miranda Richardson, Charles Dance
Medical researchers agonize over love, ethics and the future at the turn of the twentieth century. Though a period picture, it captures an excitable…
FatherlandFatherland (1993)
Dir. Christopher Menaul
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Miranda Richardson
Ambitious film posits an alternative history in which Germany controls Europe and is locked in a cold war with the U.S. twenty years after winning…
Tom and Viv (1994)
Dir. Brian Gilbert
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson
A moving exploration of the intense yet painful relationship between Nobel prize–winning poet T.S. Eliot (Willem Dafoe) and his lovably…
Saint-Ex (1995)
Dir. Anand Tucker
Feat. Bruno Ganz, Miranda Richardson
Bruno Ganz is Antoine de Saint–Exupery, a wartime aviator whose reconnaissance aircraft mysteriously vanished into thin air. Miranda Richardson…
Kansas CityKansas City (1996) Recommended
Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte
An all–star cast jam out on the multiple storylines of Robert Altman's homage to the 30s jazz–mecca of Kansas City. The old master stirs…
Evening Star, TheEvening Star, The (1996)
Dir. Robert Harling
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Juliette Lewis, Bill Paxton
Long touted 'sequel' to TERMS OF ENDEARMENT, continues the smalltown odyssey of feisty, eccentric Aurora Greenway (Shirley Maclaine), now bedevilled…
Minette Walters - The CollectionMinette Walters - The Collection (The Ice House, The Echo, The Dark Room, The Sculptress, The Scold's Bridle) (1996-1999)
Dir. Diarmuid Lawrence, David Thacker
Feat. Daniel Craig, Corin Redgrave, Clive Owen
A box–set of five film adaptations of murder mysteries by English crime writer Minette Walters, from the BBC. All are psychological thrillers…
Apostle, TheApostle, The (1997) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Duvall
Feat. Robert Duvall, Miranda Richardson, Billy Bob Thornton
Labour of love – in the best possible sense – for Robert Duvall (as Actor/Writer/Director), raising hellfire as a repentant…
MerlinMerlin (1998)
Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Sam Neill, Isabella Rossellini, Rutger Hauer
Playing the titular wizard, Sam Neill lends his talents to a well thought–out, monster–filled variation on the King Arthur cycle. Other…
Alice in WonderlandAlice in Wonderland (1999) Recommended
Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Robbie Coltrane, Whoopi Goldberg, Ben Kingsley
The creators of the MERLIN TV–series pull–off another updating, this time Lewis Carroll's childrens' classic. Seamless special effects…
Sleepy HollowSleepy Hollow (1999)
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Christopher Walken
The oft–filmed short story 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' is fashioned by illustrious iconoclast Tim Burton as the goriest, most…
Big Brass Ring, TheBig Brass Ring, The (1999)
Dir. George Hickenlooper
Feat. William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Irene Jacob
Curiosity–piece that updates a dusty Orson Welles script from 1980. William Hurt plays a US presidential candidate, whose murky past is being…
Blackadder - Back and ForthBlackadder - Back and Forth (1999)
Dir. Paul Weiland
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry
The old gang return for a one–off episode, whereby a present–day Lord Blackadder steps into a time–machine for a jaunt back through…
Chicken RunChicken Run (2000) Recommended
Dir. Nick Park, Peter Lord
Feat. Mel Gibson, Jane Horrocks, Miranda Richardson
Britain's Aardman animation studio make the feature film leap with the aid of Hollywood and pull it off with wit and spirit in tact, while making…
Miracle Maker, TheMiracle Maker, The (2000)
Dir. Stanislav Sokolov, Derek Hayes
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Julie Christie, William Hurt
Once you get used to the jerky, THUNDERBIRDS puppet–style, this version of the Bible–story is something quite unique, allowing the…
Snow White - The Fairest of Them AllSnow White - The Fairest of Them All (2001)
Dir. Caroline Thompson
Feat. Miranda Richardson, Kristin Kreuk, Vera Farmiga
When baby Snow's father frees a bewitched djinn, he is granted three wishes: nourishment for his child, a kingdom in which to raise her, and a queen…
Hours, TheHours, The (2002) Recommended
Dir. Stephen Daldry
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore
Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer–prize winning novel is brought to the screen with excellent performances, and though simplified and not for all…
SpiderSpider (2002) Recommended
Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne
One to relish for those with a taste acquired for the stark, uncompromising visions of David Cronenberg (CRASH, NAKED LUNCH, etc.), this is both…
Blackadder's A Christmas CarolBlackadder's A Christmas Carol (2002)
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Robbie Coltrane
Version of Charles Dickens' Christmas classic, completely Blackadder–ised for your viewing pleasure.
Lost Prince, TheLost Prince, The (2003) Recommended
Dir. Stephen Poliakoff
Feat. Gina McKee, Miranda Richardson, Bibi Andersson
A sumptuous BBC production concerning Prince John, the youngest son of King George V of England, whose autism and mild epilepsy embarrassed the…
Rage in Placid Lake, TheRage in Placid Lake, The (2003)
Dir. Tony McNamara
Feat. Ben Lee, Rose Byrne, Miranda Richardson
Tale of an eccentric bullied teenager, this mordant comedy executes its satire of abnormality without mercy. The titular Lake (Ben Lee)…

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