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The King's Speech (2010) [Movie] Douban IMDb NeoDB NeoDB Test WikiData TMDB
The King's Speech
8.4 (23 ratings) director: Tom Hooper actor: Colin Firth / Geoffrey Rush
other title: Il discorso del re / Kongens Store Tale
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.
Les Misérables (2012) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb NeoDB
Les Misérables
7.1 (11 ratings) director: Tom Hooper actor: Hugh Jackman / Russell Crowe
other title: Les Miserables / Os Miseráveis
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
A Little Chaos (2015) [Movie] TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
A Little Chaos
other title: Le regole del caos / Nos Jardins do Rei
A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the palace, they find themselves drawn to each other and are thrown into rivalries within the court of King Louis XIV.
Bright Young Things (2003) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData IMDb
Bright Young Things
other title: Sexo, Escândalos e Celebridade / Escándalo con clase
During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the aspiring novelist Adam Fenwick-Symes, who is attempting to raise enough money to marry fellow member Nina Blount. However, after customs officials confiscate his first manuscript, Fenwick-Symes must recover from the financial setback and figure out new ways to earn money for a wedding.
Killing Eve Season 2 (2019) [TV] Douban TMDB NeoDB
Killing Eve Season 2 part of TV Series: Killing Eve
7.2 (6 ratings) director: Damon Thomas / Francesca Gregorini actor: Sandra Oh / Jodie Comer
Villanelle has disappeared, and Eve is left reeling, having no idea if the woman she stabbed is alive or dead. With both of them in deep trouble, Eve has to find Villanelle before someone else does. But unfortunately, she's not the only person looking for her.
The History Boys (2006) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
The History Boys
director: Nicholas Hytner actor: Richard Griffiths / Stephen Campbell Moore
other title: Fazendo História / Die History Boys - Fürs Leben lernen
The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.
Christopher Robin (2018) [Movie] IMDb Douban TMDB NeoDB WikiData
Christopher Robin
director: Marc Forster actor: Ewan McGregor / Hayley Atwell
other title: Ritorno al Bosco dei 100 Acri / Jakob og Peter Plys
Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.
Cranford (2007) [TV] TMDB
Cranford
director: Sue Birtwistle / Susie Conklin actor: Eileen Atkins / Judi Dench
A rich and comic drama about the people of Cranford, a small Cheshire town on the cusp of change in the 1840s. Adapted from the novels by Elizabeth Gaskell.
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art (2010) [Movie] Douban
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
director: 尼古拉斯·希特纳 actor: 理查德·格雷弗斯 / 阿历克斯·杰宁斯
other title: 文艺趣向 / 艺术的习惯
讲述了一群剧团演员在排演一部名叫《Caliban's Day》(卡利班的胜利)的舞台剧,该剧通过一名叫卡利班的传记作家的视角,讲述英国诗人格雷格·奥登和作曲家本杰明·布里顿之间的故事,两位艺术家在年轻时曾是合作无间的好友,因一次不愉快的美国之旅分道扬镳,多年后布里顿拜访奥登,向对方透露自己将托马斯·曼的小说《死于威尼斯》改编成歌剧的计划,来向这位昔日的合作伙伴寻求建议,而这一切的背后是两人同为男同性恋的背景,有趣的是《死于威尼斯》这部作品刚好讲的是一位上年纪的作家对一位14岁美少年的爱慕,戏中戏的结构层层深入,引人入胜。
Miranda (2009) [TV] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Miranda
7.9 (10 ratings) director: Miranda Hart actor: Miranda Hart / Tom Ellis
other title: Miranda (série de televisão)
Socially inept Miranda always gets into awkward situations; working in her joke shop with best friend Stevie, being hounded by her pushy mother, and especially when she's around her crush Gary.
Into the Storm (2009) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban
Into the Storm
other title: Into the Storm - La guerra di Churchill / Tempos de Tormenta
This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the war years--even as his marriage was encountering its own struggles.
Notes on a Scandal (2006) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData NeoDB Douban
Notes on a Scandal
director: Richard Eyre actor: Judi Dench / Cate Blanchett
other title: Diario di uno scandalo / Diário de um Escândalo
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.
Artemis Fowl (2020) [Movie] TMDB
Artemis Fowl
director: Kenneth Branagh actor: Ferdia Shaw / Colin Farrell
Artemis Fowl is a 12-year-old genius and descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds. He soon finds himself in an epic battle against a race of powerful underground fairies who may be behind his father's disappearance.
Upstairs Downstairs (2010) [TV] IMDb TMDB
Upstairs Downstairs
director: Heidi Thomas actor: Keeley Hawes / Ed Stoppard
other title: Rückkehr ins Haus am Eaton Place / Maîtres et Valets
Set in 1936, the show takes viewers, old and new, back to the lavish world of Belgravia, London. A new set of occupants reside at 165 Eaton Place and viewers see how external and internal influences of the tumultuous pre-war period shape and mould the lives of this wealthy family and their servants.‬