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John Schlesinger

Director, Actor

Films to Rent

 
A Kind of LovingA Kind of Loving (1962) Recommended
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. June Ritchie, Alan Bates
A key film of the British New Wave, describing in unfussy black–and–white images the life of young couple June Ritchie and Alan Bates…
Billy LiarBilly Liar (1963) Recommended
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie
Tom Courtenay daydreams his way out of a dull office job, to entertaining yet damaging effect, eventually ending up engaged to two fiances at the…
DarlingDarling (1965) Recommended
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Julie Christie, Dirk Bogarde
Oscar–winning, watershed film of British sexual mores is a fashionably flashy and cynical moral fable. Julie Christie social climbs to a…
Far from the Madding CrowdFar from the Madding Crowd (1967) Recommended
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Julie Christie, Peter Finch, Terence Stamp…
Pastoral, moody epic set in 18th Century England follows the romantic intrigues of an independent woman farmer with three men. Photography by Nic…
Midnight CowboyMidnight Cowboy (1969) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman
Stunning character study of a naive farm–hand whose pipe–dreams take him to New York where he befriends a derilect and makes a living as…
Sunday Bloody SundaySunday Bloody Sunday (1971) Recommended
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Glenda Jackson, Peter Finch
Bizarre love triangle develops when a couple find themselves having an affair with the same man. A mature and provocative drama.
Day of the Locust, TheDay of the Locust, The (1974) Recommended
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith…
A decadent, densely–detailed adaptation of Nathaniel West's scalding movie–biz novel of the 1930s that recreates Golden Age Hollywood…
Marathon ManMarathon Man (1976)
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Dustin Hoffman, Roy Scheider…
Laurence Olivier and Dustin Hoffman display their thespian prowess in this dark tale of a marathon runner entangled in international espionage. One…
Alan Bennett at the BBCAlan Bennett at the BBC (1978-1992) Recommended
Dir. Stuart Burge, John Schlesinger, Richard Eyre
Feat. James Fox, Alan Bates, Prunella Scales…
An exceptional anthology of previously unreleased BBC productions from revered playwright Alan Bennett. Collection includes: – A Day Out…
Falcon and the SnowmanFalcon and the Snowman (1985)
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Sean Penn, Timothy Hutton
A composed intellectual convinces his wayward friend to sell federal secrets to the Russians. Stunning political drama featuring a stand–out…
Believers, TheBelievers, The (1987)
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen investigates serial killings connected to the Santaria cult in New York.
Madame SousatzkaMadame Sousatzka (1988)
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Shirley Maclaine
Shirley Maclaine is acutely cast as an eccentric, reclusive piano teacher forced to confront the modern world when her talented pupils deny her their…
Pacific HeightsPacific Heights (1991) Recommended
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine, Michael Keaton
Part of a mini–wave of couple–in–peril thrillers, this better example has what it takes to tie your tum in knots. Melanie Griffith…
Innocent, TheInnocent, The (1994)
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Campbell Scott, Isabella Rossellini
Anthony Hopkins toplines WW2 espionage thriller about a British engineer (Campbell Scott) who becomes caught in the crossfire of suspicion during his…
Cold Comfort FarmCold Comfort Farm (1996) Recommended
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Joanna Lumley, Ian McKellen…
A beguiling comedy transpires when a penniless woman of society is forced to live with her yokel cousins. Full of eccentric dialogue and characters,…
Eye for an EyeEye for an Eye (1996)
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris
Grief and anger manifest in retribution for Sally Field as the mother of a murdered child who sees the killer released on a technicality. Weighty…
Sweeney ToddSweeney Todd (1997)
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Joanna Lumley
Based on the true story of the demon barbers of Fleet Street, Ben Kingsley and Joanna Lumley attend this gruesome tale of the esteemed barbershop in…
Next Best Thing, TheNext Best Thing, The (2000)
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Madonna, Rupert Everett
'Who will be the father of my child?' comedy, with Madonna tempted to settle for gay housemate Rupert Everett. Diverting and reasonably topical, the…

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