Educating Rita (1983)
Comedy | Drama
A working-class woman bored with her life as a hairdresser, and under pressure from her husband to start a family, enrolls in literature tutorials at a British university determined to better herself.
Starring: Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams, Maureen Lipman, Jeananne Crowley
Director: Lewis Gilbert
The Pianist (2002)
Biography | Drama | War
An adaptation based on the autobiography of the acclaimed Polish composer, Wladyslaw Szpilman, who detailed his survival during World War II, and narrowly escaped a roundup that sent his family to a death camp. A composer and pianist, Szpilman played the last live music heard over Polish radio airwaves before Nazi artillery hit. There, in Poland, Szpilman struggled to stay alive–even when cast away from those he loved. He spent the duration of the war hiding in the ruins of Warsaw and scavenging for food and shelter. Szpilman eventually reclaimed his artistic gifts, and confronted his fears–with aid from the unlikeliest of sources.
Starring: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard
Director: Roman Polanski
