British Cinema Collection: 8 Acclaimed Films

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These eight critically-acclaimed, award-winning films feature talented casts in riveting dramas and lighthearted comedies. From scandalous affairs to sidesplitting schemes, this collection includes some of the best of Miramax British cinema.

RESTORATION
Robert Merivel is a young man who seems to have everything…until an affair leads to scandal, suddenly leaving him heartbroken and penniless. Starring Meg Ryan and Robert Downey Jr.

AN IDEAL HUSBAND
A politician’s spotless reputation is threatened by a dark secret from his past. Starring Rupert Everett and Julianne Moore.

A MONTH BY THE LAKE
At a lakeside resort, an attractive older guest has her eye on a well-to-do bachelor. Starring Vanessa Redgrave and Uma Thurman.

MY LIFE SO FAR
Young Fraser Pettigrew has always been an adventurous child. But with the arrival of his sexy French aunt, Heloise, Fraser enters a truly eye-opening summer of discovery. Starring Colin Firth and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.

THE ENGLISHMAN WHO WENT UP A HILL BUT CAME DOWN A MOUNTAIN
A young man offends an entire town by declaring their mountain—a prized local landmark—to be a “hill.” Starring Hugh Grant and Colm Meaney.

SWEET REVENGE
A depressed businessman and a quirky aristocrat save each other’s lives and then plot a devilish retaliation against those who drove them to the edge. Starring Sam Neill and Helena Bonham Carter.

HER MAJESTY, MRS. BROWN
John Brown is a lowly servant who looks after Queen Victoria’s horses. Yet when circumstances bring them together, the result is a passionate friendship. Starring Judi Dench and Gerard Butler.

TOM & VIV
A passionately rendered story about writer T.S. Eliot’s turbulent relationship with his first wife, Vivienne. Starring Willem Dafoe and Miranda Richardson.