Oengus MacNamara

빅토리아 시대, 대영제국의 부활을 위해 세상을 정의할 `옥스퍼드 사전 편찬 프로젝트`가 시작된다. 책임자로 부임한 이는 수십 개의 언어를 구사하는 괴짜 교수 제임스 머리(멜 깁슨). 그는 영어를 쓰는 모든 이들로부터 단어와 예문을 모으자는 파격적인 제안을 내놓는다. 전국에서 편지가 빗발치던 어느 날, 머리는 고전을 풍부하게 인용한 수백 개 예문이 담긴 편지를 발견한다. 보낸 이는 닥터 윌리엄 마이너(숀 펜), 그의 천재적인 능력으로 불가능해 보였던 사전 편찬 작업엔 속도가 붙는다. 하지만 윌리엄이 정신병원에 구금된 미치광이라는 사실이 밝혀지게 되는데...

John Calder, Samuel Beckett’s British publisher, moved to Montreuil, a town to the east of Paris, where Calder met with Billie Whitelaw, the muse, so to speak, of Beckett’s stage work, who is now relegated to a nursing home for actors.

A rendering of Rudyard Kipling's IF, What If is a short film that tells the story of a boy who learns fundamental life lessons on nobility, patience, generosity and how to become an admirable young man.

British soldiers force a recently captured IRA terrorist to cooperate with them and then assign him to go undercover with a gang of terrorists and prevent them from killing the U.S. President. But the spy isn't in long before he realizes that the first plot is but a ruse for a more sinister scheme that could result in trouble between China and Great Britain. - Written by Ørnås

Richard Duke of Gloucester, youngest brother of King Edward IV, will stop at nothing to get the crown. He first convinces the ailing King that the Duke of Clarence, his elder brother, is a threat to the lives of Edward's two young sons. Edward has him imprisoned in the Tower of London; killers in Richard's pay then drown Clarence in a barrel of wine. When news of Clarence's death reaches the King, the subsequent grief and remorse bring about his death. Richard is made Lord Protector, with power to rule England while his nephew (now King Edward V) is still a minor. Before the young king's coronation he has his two nephews conveyed to the Tower, ostensibly for their safekeeping. Richard's accomplice, the Duke of Buckingham, then declares the two boys illegitimate and offers Richard the crown, which after a show of reticence he accepts. After Richard's coronation, he and Buckingham have a falling-out over whether or not to assassinate the two children.

The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.

The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.

The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.

A quick drink in the buffet before going home. Freddie's nerves are taking a hammering lately; the economy is in dire trouble and who can blame a businessman for the occasional drink? His wife and mistress for a start.