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The History of British Cinema: 1995 |
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Danny Boyle’s noirish thriller Shallow Grave is released. Flatmates Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston and Kerry Fox decide to keep the death of their fourth flatmate a secret when they discover he has a small fortune in his suitcase with unforeseen consequences. [ADD] |
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Shekhar Kapur 's Bandit Queen, which has been banned in India, is released in Britain. It tells the story of Phoolan Devi, a woman who was married at the age of 11, then gang-raped by a group of high-caste Thakurs and subsequently jailed for 120 years for the murder of 22 Thakur men. [ADD] |
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A consortium led by film-making brothers Tony and Ridley Scott acquires Shepperton Studios. [ADD] |
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The poster advertising Barry Levinson’s Disclosure at bus stops in London is the subject of some controversy. It features Michael Douglas’s hands on co-star Demi Moore’s bottom as she sits astride him. [ADD] |
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The National Film and Television School acquires Ealing Studios from the BBC for £2 million. [ADD] |
