Susan Wooldridge

Susan Wooldridge

Nacimiento : 1952-07-31, Hammersmith, London, England, UK

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Susan Wooldridge

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The Lady
Lucinda Philips
Película basada en la verdadera historia de la famosa activista birmana Aung San Suu Kyi y su marido, el experto en temas tibetanos Michael Aris; la mujer fue privada de su libertad en 1989 por liderar la oposición a la dictadura militar de su país, y recibió el premio Nobel de la Paz en 1991, cuando aún permanecía bajo arresto domiciliario.
Tamara Drewe
Penny Upminster
Una joven periodista (Tamara) regresa a su pueblo natal, en la campiña inglesa, con motivo de la venta de la casa donde se crió. Cuando abandonó el pueblo, era una adolescente poco agraciada, pero ahora se ha convertido en una deslumbrante mujer que desata en el pueblo una tormenta de envidia, deseo y maledicencia. Con su nariz retocada, sus piernas interminables, su trabajo en la prensa del corazón, su fama y su facilidad para romper corazones despertará oscuras pasiones. Su regreso supone un trastorno para la pequeña y tranquila población. Hombres y mujeres, bohemios y gente del campo, un autor de best-sellers, un universitario frustrado, una estrella del rock retirada o un muchacho de la región... todos se sentirán atraídos por Tamara.
Harold Pinter:  A Celebration
In June 2009, a group Britain's leading actors gathered for one night only to perform a celebration of the work of Harold Pinter at the National Theatre, directed by Ian Rickson. The team who made the acclaimed Harold Pinter documentaries for BBC's Arena was there to record this unique performance.
Inundacion
Penny, Nash's Assistant
Miniserie de TV de 2 episodios. Una serie de tormentas origina inmensas olas que amenazan la costa de Inglaterra. Militares e ingenieros intentarán hacer todo lo posible para evitar que Londres sea devastada por una terrible inundación. (FILMAFFINITY)
Pinochet in Suburbia
Pam Harris
In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to bring to justice a man they insist is guilty of multiple human rights violations. The newly-elected Labour government is initially amenable, and soon Pinochet is under house arrest (albeit in a detached house in leafy suburbia) and awaiting extradition to Spain. However, Amnesty are up against the complexities of British law, the vacillations of Home Secretary Jack Straw, Pinochet's former ally Margaret Thatcher - and the Senator's own vast reserves of cunning.
Butter
Susie
Jane has an eating problem. She has bought and prepared a feast for an unseen date who calls in sick and sends her spiraling round London, visiting friends and revisiting old habits.
The Hummingbird Tree
Marjorie Holmes
Set in 1946 in Trinidad. Tells the story of the friendship between Alan, the 12-year-old son of well-off Catholic parents, and Jaillin and Kaiser, two local East Indian children.
Just Like a Woman
Louisa
Gerald is a smart, young, high-flying American banker. Everything is great until his wife finds another woman's underwear in their bedroom and subsequently throws him out. He finds lodgings with Monica, a recently divorced 50-year old housewife, who is smitten with Gerald. But after their first night of love, Gerald avoids her. Monica feels used and betrayed until Gerald confesses he likes to dress up as a woman. Monica learns to accept and eventually support Geraldine, Gerald's alter ego. Based on the novel by Monica Jay.
Solo en la oscuridad
Lucy Trent
Lucas, un niño ciego de 11 años, sufre por la seguridad de su madre y de su amiga Rose, también ciegas, ya que un sádico anda suelto y ha causado ya varias víctimas. Lucas sospecha que se trata de alguien que los conoce bien, quizás el cerrajero local o el fotógrafo Tony. El padre de Lucas, Frank, es el policía encargado del caso pero parece que nadie entiende el móvil de estos crímenes.
Broke
Melanie Bannister
A man and his wife, who are proprietors of a struggling window-covering business, agree to install curtains in an exclusive club patronized by a wealthy friend of theirs. After completing the job, the shop owner has great difficulty collecting payment for the job. His "friend" becomes scarce and Spall finds he has no legal foot to stand on since there is no written record of the informal transaction. With the couple's business floundering due to mounting debts, and their former friend's crass attitude towards their predicament, anger and frustration reach the boiling point.
Crimestrike
WPC 119
What would happen if the nation’s criminals decided to go on strike? A comedy drama based on an idea by Czech writer Jaroslav Hasek.
Changing Step
Lady Alice Napier
Spring 1917: the privileged world of Sorn Castle is upside down, its stately rooms full of amputees from the Western Front. While the local aristocracy makes a first attempt at nursing, a romance blossoms.
A TV Dante
Lucy
A TV Dante is an experimental mini-series directed by Tom Phillips and legendary filmmaker Peter Greenaway. It covers eight of the thirty-four cantos in Dante Alighieri's Inferno, part of his 14th century epic poem The Divine Comedy. The eight cantos of the film are not conventionally dramatised, rather they are illuminated with layered and juxtaposed imagery while the text is read entirely in "talking head" fashion, and punctuated with a kaleidoscopic blend of both newly shot and archival footage.
Crossing to Freedom
Mrs. Cavanaugh
A very proper Englishman becomes saddled with youngsters that he has to help escape Nazi Germany. Adaptation of Nevil Shute's novel.
Bye Bye Blues
Lady Wilson
Story about a WWII wife & mother who joins a local dance band to provide for family while husband at war. Romantic involvement with one of the band members make her decisions difficult when husband returns from war. Story watches the progression of the band as it grows into a popular, successful recording and touring group. Excellent music and soundtrack.
Cómo triunfar en publicidad
Monica
Dennis Dimbleby Bagley es un joven y brillante publicista en busca de un eslogan para promocionar una crema contra los granos. Pero su enfermiza obsesión por el asunto pronto empezará a crearle problemas con su mujer, sus amigos y su jefe; e incluso empezará a notar "extrañas irregularidades" en su propio cuerpo. (FILMAFFINITY)
Loyalties
Lily Sutton
Lily and her three youngest children join her husband David Sutton, a doctor in an isolated northern Alberta town. Their eleven-year-old son arrives later from boarding school. David conceals a dark secret which caused the family to leave England without telling anybody. They befriend a neighbor Rosanne, who throws out her boyfriend after he beats her up in a bar. Lily, who is very English and out of place in the town, hires the half-Native Rosanne as a housekeeper, and eventually the two women become good friends, until the secret emerges again.
Esperanza y gloria
Molly
Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). Un inocente niño inglés vive la guerra como una experiencia apasionante y llena de emociones que ponen fin a la rutina diaria. Basada en recuerdos de la infancia del director.
The Devil's Disciple
Judith Anderson
Shaw turned to the classic Victorian melodrama to focus on the insincerity of much that his audience held dear, especially family and marriage. In 1777 as the American War of Independence rages, Dick Dudgeon returns to the family he revolted against years ago. But his life is about to take another twist as the british arrive and seem set on an execution...
El Templete De Nasse House
Amanda Brewis
El matrimonio Folliat, encargado de organizar la fiesta del pueblo, le pide a su amiga Ariadne Oliver, escritora de libros de misterio, que planifique la puesta en escena de un falso asesinato. Ella acepta, pero, tras varias semanas de trabajo, le pide ayuda a su amigo Hercule Poirot, ya que tiene el presentimiento de que algo siniestro va a ocurrir.
Time and the Conways
Joan Helford
1919: the World War is over. Kay Conway celebrates her 21st birthday and all the family look forward with hope and confidence. Then Time begins to conjure with them and offers a dark glimpse of what the future could really bring.
Frankenstein
Justine
A scientist who is obsessed with creating life finally does it, with tragic results.
Hay Fever
Jackie Coryton
Set in a British country house in the 1920s, Hay Fever follows the outlandish bevaiour of the Bliss family when they each invite a guest to spend the weekend. Best described as a cross between high farce and a comedy of manners, Hay Fever is one of Coward's most popular plays.
El grito
Harriet
Durante el tradicional partido de criquet que juegan todos los años los enfermos mentales de un sanatorio contra los habitantes de Lampton, Charles Crossley le cuenta a Robert que tiene un poder sobrenatural, aprendido durante los 18 años que pasó con los aborígenes australianos: el poder de matar con un grito...
The Naked Civil Servant
Model
Story of the life of Quentin Crisp, an Englishman who was brave enough to live his life according to his own style even in the hostile days of WW2.
Butley
Butley cuenta la historia de un día en la vida universitaria de Don Ben Butley (Alan Bates). Desafortunadamente para él, este es el día en que su vida se desmorona.
Bad Company
Ann Whelan
A dramatization of the circumstances surrounding the murder of Carl Bridgewater and the subsequent trial and imprisonment of four men.