David Hugh Jones

David Hugh Jones

Nacimiento : 1934-02-19, Poole, Dorset, England, UK

Muerte : 2008-09-18

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David Hugh Jones

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Custody of the Heart
Director
A househusband (Martin Donovan) serves his wife (Lorraine Bracco) with divorce papers and charges her with being an unfit mother.
Un cuento de Navidad
Director
Adaptación televisiva del clásico cuento navideño de Charles Dickens. Durante una Navidad, Ebenezer Scrooge, un miserable y malhumorado anciano que no siente compasión por nada ni por nadie, recibe la visita de espíritus del pasado, del presente y del futuro que pretenden conmover su corazón para salvar su alma.
Visto para sentencia
Director
Un ambicioso abogado con claras metas políticas trata de convencer inútilmente a su cliente de que se declare inocente del asesinato de tres personas a las que mató por venganza.
An Unexpected Life
Director
Sequel to "An Unexpected Family."
Time to Say Goodbye?
Director
A doctor suffering from Alzheimer's wishes to end his life, causing a severe rift in the family, with each side convinced they have the father's best interests at heart.
For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal
Director
John and Debbie Challender have been trying to conceive a child for ten years. Because this hasn't worked they adopted a son, but Debbie still feels she has missed out on something not knowing what it's like to feel life inside of her. They decide to seek treatment from a so-called 'miracle doctor' Ash at Irvine University. Although John doesn't like the doctor they go ahead with the treatment, which almost kills Debbie. All ends well though and they become the parents of another son. Meanwhile the office manager of Dr. Ash's clinic become more and more suspicious when she finds out that some of his nurses are not licensed RN's.
Message for Posterity
Director
A version of Dennis Potter's play for television, remade shortly before his death as the original 1960s version had been wiped.
Is There Life Out There?
Director
Lily Marshall has a loving, supportive husband, two great kids and an unfulfilled dream: to return to college and get the degree she always wanted. "Is there life beyond her family and home?", Lily wonders. The hole in Lily's life is soon filled by too much. There's a confusing new social life on campus, schoolwork keeping her up late, a part-time job keeping her from her husband and kids whose mom is turning into a stranger. Lily's strength, love and perseverance are the only things that can help her now.
Tiempo de esperanza
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After struggling and finally conceiving a child, Roxy and Vinnie Ventola, a successful television writing couple, learns that their newborn has AIDS. Soon afterward, the two parents are also diagnosed with the fatal virus.
El proceso
Director
Adaptación a la gran pantalla de "El proceso", la prestigiosa novela de Frank Kafka. (FILMAFFINITY)
Fire in the Dark
Director
A 75-year old widow with battles herself as she struggles with being a burden to those she loves. Though determined not to rely on her children, she is forced to move in with her daughter after a serious fall, and the family learns to face the future with dignity and hope.
Jacknife
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Dos veteranos de la guerra de Vietnam se reencuentran varios años después del conflicto. Sin embargo, el trauma persiste ya que uno de ellos culpa al otro de la muerte de un tercer compañero.
Una esposa para Navidad
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The Christmas Wife es un drama televisivo basado en una historia de Helen Norris. Un viudo viejo y recién nacido, que no quiere pasar su primera Navidad solo, responde a un anuncio en el periódico que dice: "No estás solo. Hacemos arreglos sociales de todo tipo". Cuando visita el Arreglista Social, deja muy claro que su único interés es en la "compañía social" y posteriormente se presenta a una mujer que acepta pasar las vacaciones con él. La mujer le pide que no haga preguntas sobre su vida personal, que esconde un secreto que amenaza su amistad en desarrollo y que finalmente podría cambiar sus vidas.
The Devil's Disciple
Director
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...
La carta final
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Helene Hanff (Anne Bancroft), escritora norteamericana con residencia en Nueva York, es una apasionada de la literatura, especialmente de la británica. El problema es que en su ciudad no hay tiendas dedicadas a la venta de ese tipo de libros. Un día contacta con una librería londinense especializada en libros usados, en el número 84 de Charing Cross. En este establecimiento, su propietario, Frank Doel (Anthony Hopkins), se ofrece a mandar libros a todas partes del mundo, al gusto del consumidor. Helene, maravillada, empieza a intercambiar cartas y libros con Frank. Con el tiempo, la amistad entre el librero y la escritora se vuelve tan fuerte que es capaz de acortar la distancia que les separa, aunque solo sea entre párrafos, comas y puntos. Durante veinte largos años, a pesar de no haberse visto nunca, los amigos no dejan de escribirse.
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Director
When Pericles discovers the dread answer to Antioch's riddle, he flees for his life straight into famine, shipwreck, love, fatherhood, and another shipwreck; he loses his wife and daughter, and doesn't find them again until the story moves us through resurrection, attempted murder, pirates, prostitution, and divine revelation.
Betrayal
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Pinter's semi-autobiographical play examining the surprise attraction, shy first steps, gradual flowering, and treasonous deception of a woman's extramarital affair with her husband's best friend; the entire story is told from the husband's point of view, with the scenes in precise reverse chronological order. Written by Dan Hartung
The Merry Wives of Windsor
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When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of Window wives: Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. When they put their heads together and compare missives, they plan a practical joke or two to teach the knight a lesson. But Mistress Ford's husband is a very jealous man and is pumping Falstaff for information of the affair. Meanwhile the Pages' daughter Anne is beseiged by suitors.
Langrishe, Go Down
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A fines de la década de 1930, tres solteronas solteras de mediana edad viven en su deteriorado patrimonio familiar en Irlanda. Otto Beck, un eterno estudiante de posgrado de Baviera con el hábito de hacer pomposas declamaciones, alquila la posada para trabajar en su tesis esotérica. Imogen Langrishe, la menos reprimida de las hermanas, comienza una aventura con Otto. Imogen se toma en serio la historia del amor, pero Otto solo disfruta del alojamiento barato y la comodidad de Imogen.
An Artist's Story
Director
An Artist's Story concerns the confrontation of ideas between Anton, a young landscape painter, and Lydia, a young aristocratic girl who devotes her life to good works.