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“Belgravia”– Downton Abbey REDUX

Written by Diana Paul on September 7, 2020. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews. 1 Comment on “Belgravia”– Downton Abbey REDUX

Belgravia, based on “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes’ 2016 novel of the same name, opens two days before the Battle of Waterloo at an aristocratic ball. Two London families—the Earl (Tom Wilkinson) and Countess of Brockenhurst (Harriet Walter) and the up-and-coming merchants, Anne (Tamsin...

“Belle”–Ringing for Justice

Written by diana on May 26, 2014. Posted in movie reviews. 5 Comments on “Belle”–Ringing for Justice

Of the many movies involving slave trade, films like “Belle”, “12 Years a Slave” and “Amistad” attempt to view the atrocities of slavery from the perspective of a slave or, in the case of Belle, an illegitimate daughter of a British nobleman, Admiral Sir John Lindsay (in a brief role by Matthew...

“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”–For the Elderly and Beautiful

Written by diana on June 30, 2012. Posted in movie reviews. 9 Comments on “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”–For the Elderly and Beautiful

Adapted from a novel, These Foolish Things, by Deborah Moggach, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a finely nuanced film portraying seven British retirees: a widow (Judi Dench) whose late husband drove her into debt, a bigoted nanny/bookkeeper who is resigned to get a discounted hip replacement in India (Maggie Smith), retired judge (Tom...

Tag: Tom Wilkinson

“Belgravia”– Downton Abbey REDUX

“Belle”–Ringing for Justice

“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”–For the Elderly and Beautiful

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