Surviving Picasso

After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country gir...

Runtime

1h 52m

Cast

Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Denise Gough

An artist dumps her longtime boyfriend, but her attempt to take a break from dating ends when she quickly finds herself in two passionate romances.

Runtime

1h 50m

Cast

Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan, Sebastian Stan

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her—and Roxanne has fallen in love, at fir...

Runtime

2h 2m

Cast

Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Woody Allen

Cast

Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem

Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood" -- thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.

Runtime

1h 52m

Director

Isabel Coixet

Cast

Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson

Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from the cutting-room compresses British Rail's dedication to blizzard-battling into a thrilling eight-minute montage cut to music. Tough-as-boots workers struggling to keep the line clear are ...

Runtime

8m

Director

Geoffrey Jones

"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss. There was a facing-up to the increasing need for a big modernisation drive. Full and speedy electrification, or the wider promotion of diesel-power on remaining lines, became a matter of to...

Runtime

14m

Director

Geoffrey Jones

Collage film about the history of trains set to music.

Runtime

16m

Director

Geoffrey Jones

Directed by Geoffrey Jones.

Runtime

2m

Director

Geoffrey Jones

Directed by Geoffrey Jones.

Director

Geoffrey Jones