The Proposition

Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of adultery and forced to wear a scarlet "A" until an Indian attack unites the Puritans and leads to a reevaluation of their ...

Runtime

2h 15m

Director

Roland Joffé

Cast

Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall

The deeply held religious convictions of an idealistic young priest are challenged when he must face extraordinary events within his own congregation.

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

Antonia Bird

Cast

Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Carlyle

A Catholic New Yorker falls in love with a girl and wants to marry her, but he struggles to accept her past and what it means for their future.

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Martin Scorsese

Cast

Zina Bethune, Harvey Keitel, Anne Collette

The Vatican sends a priest to verify some miracles, performed by a woman who has been nominated for sainthood...

Runtime

1h 59m

Director

Agnieszka Holland

Cast

Ed Harris, Anne Heche, Armin Mueller-Stahl

In late 19th-century England, Jude aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works as a stonemason and is trapped in an unloving marriage to a farmer's daughter named Arabella. But when his wife leaves him, Jude sees an opportunity to improve himself. He moves to the city and begins an affair ...

Runtime

2h 3m

Director

Michael Winterbottom

Cast

Kate Winslet, Christopher Eccleston, Liam Cunningham

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