Brian Percival
Nacimiento : 1962-01-01, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Historia
Brian Percival is a British film director, known for his work on the British television series Downton Abbey and North & South, as well as the feature film The Book Thief.
Executive Producer
La familia Crawley y sus sirvientes se preparan para el momento más importante de sus vidas, la llegada del rey Jorge V y la reina María. Sin embargo, la visita de los reyes de Inglaterra pronto desencadena escándalos, romances e intrigas.
Director
A Song For Jenny is the true story of Julie Nicholson's response to her daughter Jenny’s murder in the July 7th bombing at Edgware Road tube station. Starring Emily Watson as Julie, A Song For Jenny details the dramatic and profound impact of violence on one woman and a family.
Director
La novela de 550 páginas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, narrada por la muerte, cuenta la historia de Liesel Memminger desde el momento en que es acogida con nueve años por una familia trabajadora alemana en el barrio obrero justo después de haber robado su primer libro.
Director
In 1939 Gracie Fields, the 'Queen of Hearts', is at the height of her success as a singer and actress and the whole nation seems to wish her a speedy recovery from cervical cancer. When World War Two breaks out, Gracie sings for the troops despite poor health, to the dismay of her fussy husband, film director Monty Banks, an Italian, born Mario Bianchi. With Italy's entry into the war Monty is in danger of being interned so Gracie consents to his moving to America whilst she tours Canada, fund-raising for the war effort. She is accused of deserting the country which made her famous and booed offstage, though she later tours battlefields as a singer. With the war over she regains popularity, performing 'Take Me To Your Heart Again' at the London Palladium. Banks dies in 1950 and, though still a successful singer, Gracie never regains her pre-war iconic status.
Director
When he becomes a father at the tender age of 14, Robbie's life quickly spirals out of control. Feeling angry and neglected by his own dad, he kick-starts a series of events that will catapult him at great speed into adulthood.
Director
En el corazón de Londres, la pequeña Nell Trent (Sophie Vavasseur), huérfana de padres, vive con su adorado abuelo (Sir Derek Jacobi) en la tienda de antigüedades que éste tiene a su nombre. Allí, tesoros recubiertos de polvo cubren las paredes y las estanterías que adornan el lugar. Un día, Quilp (Toby Jones), un malhechor usurero, golpea la puerta de la tienda, inquiriendo malhumorado la parte del dinero que el abuelo de Nell le debe. El abuelo es un jugador compulsivo que, con el tiempo, se ha endeudado de tal manera que Quilp quiere apoderarse de la tienda de antigüedades. Sin saber muy bien qué hacer, la joven Nell y su abuelo tratan de huir de la ciudad, no encontrando nunca una clara escapatoria, ya que Quilp sigue fácilmente la pista a estos dos escapistas.
Director
Sally Lockhart acaba de quedarse huérfana. Armada con una pistola y su brillante mente, debe averiguar las causas de la muerte de su padre a bordo del Lavinia, encontrar el escondite de unas joyas que están malditas y hacer frente a los bandidos más peligrosos de Inglaterra. Cuenta con la ayuda de sus amigos: Jim y el fotógrafo Frederick.
Director
Tensions mount in the TV studio when a take-charge anchor is reunited with a man she has a "history" with.
Director
The story of Joanna, a 14-year-old girl who feels pressured by her peers to lose her virginity. The story, told primarily from her point of view, follows her as she self-destructs, becoming involved in a world of sex, drugs and betrayal. Including graphic and sometimes violent underage sex scenes, the film portrays an occassionally exaggerated but nonetheless disturbing and thought-provoking view of teenage sexuality.
Self - Commentary, About a Girl (voice)
This critically acclaimed DVD contains 16 of the best classic and award winning British short films and delivers a snapshot of British cinema past and present. It includes films from Britain's most exciting new talent alongside early shorts from it's most successful filmmakers' amongst them Chris Nolan (Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins), Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien), Mike Leigh (Secrets and Lies) and Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours).
01 About a Girl - Brian Percival
02 Boy & Bicycle - Ridley Scott
03 Dear Phone - Peter Greenaway
04 Doodlebug - Christopher Nolan
05 Eight - Stephen Daldry
06 Gasman - Lynne Ramsay
07 Girl Chewing Gum - John Smith
08 Home - Morag McKinnon
09 Joyride - Jim Gillespie
10 Inside Out - Tom & Charles Guard
11 Je Taime John Wayne - Toby Macdonald
12 The Sheep Thief - Asif Kapadia
13 The Short & Curlies - Mike Leigh
14 Telling Lies - Simon Ellis
15 UK Images - Martin Parr
16 Whos My Favourite Girl? - Adrian J. McDowall
Director
This critically acclaimed DVD contains 16 of the best classic and award winning British short films and delivers a snapshot of British cinema past and present. It includes films from Britain's most exciting new talent alongside early shorts from it's most successful filmmakers' amongst them Chris Nolan (Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins), Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien), Mike Leigh (Secrets and Lies) and Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours).
01 About a Girl - Brian Percival
02 Boy & Bicycle - Ridley Scott
03 Dear Phone - Peter Greenaway
04 Doodlebug - Christopher Nolan
05 Eight - Stephen Daldry
06 Gasman - Lynne Ramsay
07 Girl Chewing Gum - John Smith
08 Home - Morag McKinnon
09 Joyride - Jim Gillespie
10 Inside Out - Tom & Charles Guard
11 Je Taime John Wayne - Toby Macdonald
12 The Sheep Thief - Asif Kapadia
13 The Short & Curlies - Mike Leigh
14 Telling Lies - Simon Ellis
15 UK Images - Martin Parr
16 Whos My Favourite Girl? - Adrian J. McDowall
Director
A girl tells the story of her life and hopes for the future.
