Acting
Joan Bakewell
Born April 16, 1933 · Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK (age 93)
Joan Dawson Bakewell, Baroness Bakewell, DBE, HonFBA, is an English journalist, television presenter and Labour Party peer. Baroness Bakewell is President of Birkbeck, University of London; she is also an author and playwright, and has been awarded Humanist of the year for services to humanism.
Known For
Iris · 2001Iris
★ 6.42001
MovieDramaRomance
True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Postcards from the 48% · 2018Postcards from the 48%
★ 6.02018
MovieDocumentary
This is a film made by the some of the 48% who voted Remain. The film is of the 48% and for the 48%. It is their story, feelings and reasons for remain, made totally from their perspective.
Give Us a Kiss, Christabel · 1977Give Us a Kiss, Christabel
1977
MovieRomanceComedy
Casual labour appeals to Wilfred, and the street market is a friendly home until he meets the beautiful Christabel. Her haughty dismissal drives him to amazing feats. He'll do anything for a kiss.
The Devil a Monk Would Be · 1967The Devil a Monk Would Be
1967
MovieDramaTV Movie
A community of monks decides to solve its financial predicament through the sale of a potent cure for rheumatism made from rare herbs and one hundred per cent proof alcohol.
A Night in with the Girls · 1997A Night in with the Girls
1997
MovieDocumentary
Traces the role of women in British television, from 1946 to 1997.
The Art of Dissent · 2021The Art of Dissent
2021
MovieDocumentary
"The Art of Dissent" celebrates the resilience and power of artistic engagement in Czechoslovakia before and after the 1968 Soviet-led invasion. The documentary's main protagonists - Václav Havel, banned singer Marta Kubisová, and the underground rock group the Plastic People of the Universe (PPU) - became the most recognizable dissidents during the 1970-80s. Havel bridged the disparate clusters of individuals and fused the literary, musical, political, and philosophical nonviolent elements into a hybrid network that eventually toppled the totalitarian regime in 1989.
Blore M.P. · 1989Blore M.P.
★ 3.31989
MovieDramaTV Movie
Derek Blore, MP, enjoys both a happy successful political career and a sideline in the suburbs. When his two political lives become confused, with an added Russian complication, he finds a national scandal engulfing him.
The Touchables · 1968The Touchables
★ 3.81968
MovieCrimeDrama
British rock star with a love-'em-and-leave-'em reputation. The tables are turned when four cute young girls kidnap the singer. After several days of sex and degradation, the poor fellow is rescued by his friends.
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