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Tom's Midnight Garden (film)
''Tom's Midnight Garden'' is a 1999 family fantasy film directed by Willard Carroll and starring Nigel Le Vaillant, Marlene Sidaway and Serena Gordon. The screenplay (by Willard Carroll) concerns a boy who discovers a secret garden. The film was based on the novel ''Tom's Midnight Garden'' by Philippa Pearce, and filmed at Chenies Manor House in Buckinghamshire. The film was produced by Hyperion Pictures. Premise After going to stay with his uncle a boy is disappointed that he doesn't have a garden he can play in. However, he discovers a secret garden that only appears in the middle of the night. Plot When Tom Long's brother Peter gets measles he is sent to stay with his Uncle Alan and Aunt Gwen in a flat with no garden. An elderly and reclusive landlady, Mrs Bartholomew, lives upstairs. Because he may be infectious he is not allowed out to play, and feels lonely. Without exercise he is less sleepy at night and when he hears the communal grandfather clock strangely strike 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penelope Wilton
Dame Penelope Alice Wilton (born 3 June 1946), styled Penelope, Lady Holm between 1998 and 2001, is an English actress. She is known for starring opposite Richard Briers in the BBC sitcom ''Ever Decreasing Circles'' (1984–1989); playing Homily in ''The Borrowers'' (1992) and ''The Return of the Borrowers'' (1993); and for her role as the widowed Isobel Crawley in the ITV drama ''Downton Abbey'' (2010–2015). She also played the recurring role of Harriet Jones in ''Doctor Who'' (2005–2008) and Anne in Ricky Gervais' Netflix dark comedy '' After Life''. Wilton has had an extensive career on stage, receiving six Olivier Award nominations. She was nominated for ''Man and Superman'' (1981), '' The Secret Rapture'' (1988), '' The Deep Blue Sea'' (1994), ''John Gabriel Borkman'' (2008) and ''The Chalk Garden'' (2009), before winning the 2015 Olivier Award for Best Actress for ''Taken at Midnight''. Her film appearances include ''Clockwise'' (1986), ''Cry Freedom'' (1987), ''Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Film
A children's film, or family film, is a film genre that contains children or relates to them in the context of home and family. Children's films are made specifically for children and not necessarily for a general audience, while family films are made for a wider appeal with a general audience in mind. Children's films come in several major genres like Realism (arts), realism, fantasy, adventure film, adventure, war, musical film, musicals, comedy, and literary adaptations. Psychological aspects Children are born with certain innate biological dispositions as a product of long Evolutionary psychology, evolutionary history. This provides an underlying biological framework for what may fascinate a child and also impose limitations on the same. These can be seen in certain universal features shared in children's films.Grodal Torben (2009) Embodied Visions, Oxford University Press. P 27 According to Grodal, films like ''Finding Nemo'' (2003), ''Bambi'' (1942), or Hayao Miyazaki's ''Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Smith (actress)
Betty Gleadle (11 December 1921 – 24 December 2016), known by the stage name Liz Smith, was an English character actress, known for her roles in BBC sitcoms, including as Annie Brandon in ''I Didn't Know You Cared'' (1975–1979), the sisters Bette and Belle in '' 2point4 Children'' (1991–1999), Letitia Cropley in ''The Vicar of Dibley'' (1994–1996) and Norma Jean Speakman ("Nana") in ''The Royle Family'' (1998–2000, 2006). She also played Zillah in ''Lark Rise to Candleford'' (2008) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the 1984 film ''A Private Function''. Early life Liz Smith was born Betty Gleadle in 1921 in the Crosby area of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire.Liz Smith gets MBE This Is Scunthorpe, 14 July 2009. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Fantasy Films
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American Fantasy Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Films
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Arthur Cox (actor)
Arthur Cox (7 April 1934 – 9 April 2021) was a British character actor, who appeared in a number of roles in television and on stage during a career which spanned from the mid-1950s to 2020. Life and career Cox was born in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, in April 1934. He made his theatrical debut in Belfast during the mid-1950s, appearing in a production of ''A View from the Bridge'' by Arthur Miller. His first appearance on stage in Dublin was as Ordulto in the play, ''The Masquerade of Henry IV'' in 1955. Television In 1978 he played Sir Jasper Addleton in the ''Wodehouse Playhouse'' episode 'The Smile that Wins'. During the 1980s, Cox's profile on television was raised after portraying Inspector Marriott in the drama ''Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime'', as well as starring in ''Yes Minister'' as George, the driver of cabinet minister Jim Hacker. He died on 9 April 2021, two days after turning 87. Partial filmography *''Saturday Playhouse'' (1958, TV Serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Betts
Daniel Alexander Betts (born 10 December 1971) is a British film, television, stage and voiceover actor. Life Born in West Sussex, Betts trained at the Drama Centre London. As well as appearing in films and television programmes, he has been a voiceover artist on many commercials. Selected filmography *''The Canterville Ghost'' (1996), as Francis, Duke of Cheshire *''The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns'' (1999), as Mickey Muldoon *''Tom's Midnight Garden'' (1999) *'' Fury'' (2014) *'' Allied'' (2016) *'' War Machine'' (2017) Selected television *''Atlantic Crossing'', as Harry Hopkins *''The Crown'' *''The Bill'' *''Cadfael'', as Janyn *'' The Fixer'' *''Sex Education Sex education, also known as sexual education, sexuality education or sex ed, is the instruction of issues relating to human sexuality, including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, sexual activity, sexual reproduc ...'' *Fate: Winx Saga (2021) References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Carver (actress) (born 1976), English actress
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Noah Huntley
Noah Cornelius Marmaduke Huntley (born 7 September 1974) is an English actor and model. He has appeared in films such as '' 28 Days Later'' (2002), '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (2005), ''Snow White and the Huntsman'' (2012) and ''Dracula Untold'' (2014). Background Huntley was born in Wiston, West Sussex, the son of Karen and Graham Huntley. He grew up as one of eight on a Sussex farm. He was educated at Windlesham House School in Pulborough, Sussex, Our Lady of Sion School in Worthing, at Leighton Park School in Berkshire, and Collyer’s IV Form College in Horsham, Sussex. Huntley lives between England and America and he is a vegetarian. His early acting career included roles in '' Birds of a Feather'', he also played Luke McAllister from 1993 to 1995 in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale''. He went on to star alongside Dominic West and Josh Lucas in '' True Blue'' and alongside Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill in ''Event Horizon''. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Hoath
Florence Angela L. Hoath (born 12 July 1984) is a retired British actress. The daughter of British actress Tina Martin, Hoath was born in London and made her film debut in the 1993 screen adaptation of ''Secret Rapture'' at the age of eight. Since then she has starred in a number of film and television productions, including the 2005 '' Doctor Who'' episodes "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances". Also in that year, Hoath was cast to play the regular role of George Fitzgerald in Channel 5's daytime soap ''Family Affairs'', but the show was cancelled weeks after her introduction, the final episode being broadcast in December 2005. Hoath's last screen credit was a role in the 2008 television miniseries ''Lost in Austen''. In an interview published in Doctor Who Magazine during March 2015, she confirmed she was no longer acting. Selected filmography * '' A Pin for the Butterfly'' (1994) * '' Innocent Lies'' (1995) * '' The Haunting of Helen Walker'' (1995) * ''The Demon Head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rory Jennings
Rory Jennings (born 20 July 1983) is a British actor, radio personality for Talksport, and poker player. He played Craig Dixon in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' appearing on screen between 27 July and 7 September 2007. Early life Jennings was born in London, England. He has been acting since the age of ten. As a child actor he trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School;, he took a break from acting in 2001 to study Politics at the University of Liverpool. Acting Career Theatre Television Film Music Videos Commercials 'The People's Post Office' advert for the Post Office, directed by Armando Iannucci Armando Giovanni Iannucci (; born 28 November 1963) is a Scottish satirist, writer, director, producer, performer, and panellist. Born in Glasgow to Italian parents, Iannucci studied at the University of Glasgow followed by the University .... References External links * 1983 births Living people English male soap opera actors Alumni of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
