My Mom's Letter from Heaven

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres,...

Runtime

2h 34m

Director

Steven Spielberg

Cast

Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery

Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.

Runtime

1h 57m

Director

Robert Towne

Cast

Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland

When his young son is killed in a hit and run accident, Charles Thenier resolves to hunt down and murder the killer. By chance, Thenier makes the acquaintance of an actress, Helène Lanson, who was in the car at the time of the accident. He then meets Helène’s brother-in-law, Paul Decourt, a truly horrible individual.

Runtime

1h 53m

Director

Claude Chabrol

Cast

Michel Duchaussoy, Caroline Cellier, Jean Yanne

Though young Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham, Jane herself knows that such a union will destroy her creativity and sense of self-worth. Instead, she becomes involved with Tom Lefroy, a charming but penniless apprentice lawyer who gives her the knowledge of the heart she ...

Runtime

2h

Director

Julian Jarrold

Cast

Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters

As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

Runtime

2h 3m

Director

Joe Wright

Cast

James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai