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The History of British Cinema: 1991 |
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16/8 - |
Anthony Minghella’s Truly, Madly, Deeply, in which Juliet Stevenson’s lover Alan Rickman dies only to return to her in the after-life, is released. Billed as the ‘thinking person’s Ghost,’ the BBC-financed film bears little resemblance to the American hit. [ADD] |
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30/8 - |
Prospero’s Books, Peter Greenaway’s loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Tempest, is released. John Gielgud stars in the title role. [ADD] |
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Peter Medak’s Let Him Have It, the tale of the miscarriage of justice against 18-year-old Derek Bentley in the 1950s, is released. Christopher Eccleston, Tom Courtenay and Eileen Atkins star. [ADD] |
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Other Key British Films of 1991 |
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American Friends (Tristram Powell) [ADD] |
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Close My Eyes (Stephen Poliakoff) [ADD] |
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The Commitments (Alan Parker) [ADD] |
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Edward II (Derek Jarman) [ADD] |
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Hear My Song (Peter Chelsom) [ADD] |
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Life is Sweet (Mike Leigh) [ADD] |
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Meeting Venus (Istvan Szabo) [ADD] |
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Robin Hood (John Irvin) [ADD] |
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Where Angels Fear to Tread (Charles Sturridge) [ADD] |
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Young Soul Rebels (Isaac Julien) [ADD] |
