Tag: Lesley Manville
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Midwinter Break, a marriage in crisis
Midwinter Break is a two-hander with Ciarán Hinds and Lesley Manville as a long time married couple who are struggling to get through a crisis in their relationship.
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Life after Life review, something different from the BBC
Life after Life is a 4 part fantasy/magical realism drama from the BBC. It’s about a British woman named Ursula who dies and is reborn again and again, each time changing her life and circumstances in different ways.
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Disclaimer review: not the thriller I hoped for
Disclaimer opens with a warning not to trust what you see in the frame. Then it proceeds to show you how misunderstood photographs can destroy your life.
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The Crown, season 5, from which I want a divorce
The Crown, season 5, is a dreary season full of unhappiness and human failing. When this series began way back in 2016, I felt it was a means to humanize the royals. In season 5, the royals are just as miserable as all the other humans on the planet. I’ve stuck with The Crown through…
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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, what a delight
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is a warm and delightful tale about a working class English woman in the 1950s. She sees a Dior gown, falls in love with it, and goes to Paris to secure one for herself.
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Hampstead, a blooming romance for grownups
Hampstead is based on a true story about a man who built a shack in the hidden confines of Hampstead Heath and lived there for 17 years. Everything changed when a woman came into his life. This sweet romantic comedy is streaming on Netflix.
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Review: Ordinary Love
Ordinary Love falls into the category of movies for grownups with Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville in the lead roles. They play husband and wife going through a year of treatment for the wife’s cancer.
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River: A British Mystery Series with Nicola Walker
River originated on BBC One. Immediately after the last episode aired in Britain, it was imported to America on Netflix as a Netflix Original. It stars Stellan Skarsgård as John River, a cop trying to solve the murder of his former partner Stevie Stevenson. Nicola Walker plays the dead partner and appears to River frequently…