David M. Thompson Movies

  • 2015
    The Making of 'The Beast'

    The Making of 'The Beast'

    The Making of 'The Beast'

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    Camera operator Noël Véry provides a commentary on footage shot during the making of The Beast.

    The Making of 'The Beast'
  • 1989
    Dream Baby

    Dream Baby

    Dream Baby

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    Annie Kirk's life is in chaos. She is broke, unemployed, can't pay her poll tax and has two boyfriends she wants to be shot of. She is determined to...

    Dream Baby
  • 1987
    Land

    Land

    Land

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    The Amazonian jungle, Brazil, 1987. Ruthless landowners are evicting peasants from their land. The peasants look to the priest for help, and are...

    Land
  • 2009
    Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

    Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

    Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

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    Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film "Notorious."

    Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
  • 2012
    Screen Goddesses

    Screen Goddesses

    Screen Goddesses

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    With the beginnings of Hollywood, the star system was born with an archetypal bad girl - the vampish Theda Bara - and the good girl - the blazingly...

    Screen Goddesses
  • 1987
    Cariani and the Courtesans

    Cariani and the Courtesans

    Cariani and the Courtesans

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    When Cariani the painter falls in love with the beautiful girl who receives mysterious visitors in the rooms below, he is drawn into a web of danger...

    Cariani and the Courtesans
  • 1992
    The Last Romantics

    The Last Romantics

    The Last Romantics

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    A semi-fictionalized account of the life of writer F.R. Leavis, his mentor Arthur Quiller Couch, and Leavis's own students at Cambridge University.

    The Last Romantics
  • 1990
    Rossellini

    Rossellini

    Rossellini

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    A profile of the film director Roberto Rossellini, looking at his life, personality and films, following his career and his relationship with Ingrid...

    Rossellini
  • 1988
    Shadow on the Earth

    Shadow on the Earth

    Shadow on the Earth

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    On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin is hurtling through space. Down below, 7-year-old Billy Wilson keeps watching the skies, itching for an encounter...

    Shadow on the Earth
  • 1992
    Granada: From the North

    Granada: From the North

    Granada: From the North

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    The story of Granada, the company responsible for Britain's most enduring soap opera Coronation Street, the current affairs series World in Action,...

    Granada: From the North
  • 2000
    Summer in the Suburbs

    Summer in the Suburbs

    Summer in the Suburbs

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    After the body of a 14-year-old girl is found in a field, detective Ted Lyle and his wife Sandra are among local parents caught up in a wave of fear...

    Summer in the Suburbs
  • 2003
    Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof

    Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof

    Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof

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    Documentary profile of legendary dance choreographer Busby Berkeley.

    Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof
  • 2003
    This Little Life

    This Little Life

    This Little Life

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    A powerful one-off drama written by Rosemary Kay , winner of the BBC's Dennis Potter award for new screenwriting. Sadie and Richie MacGregor are...

    This Little Life
  • 1983
    Martin Luther, Heretic

    Martin Luther, Heretic

    Martin Luther, Heretic

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    Martin Luther inspires a breakaway from the Roman Catholic church and is the founder of Protestantism.

    Martin Luther, Heretic
  • 2002
    Robert Altman in England

    Robert Altman in England

    Robert Altman in England

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    Robert Altman interviewed during the making of GOSFORD PARK (2001), as well as members of the cast and crew. Also, revealing behind the scenes...

    Robert Altman in England
  • 1986
    Asinamali

    Asinamali

    Asinamali

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    Five black men in South Africa end up in jail - for crimes which range from shooting a security policeman to sleeping with a white boss's wife. What...

    Asinamali
  • 1966
    Turner

    Turner

    Turner

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    A documentary feature offering a general introduction to the work of the painter J.M.W. Turner.

    Turner
  • 1963
    Francis Bacon: Paintings 1941 - 1962

    Francis Bacon: Paintings 1941 - 1962

    Francis Bacon: Paintings 1941 - 1962

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    A documentary feature that attempts to approach the meaning of Francis Bacon's vision of the human predicament, without using words, just solely...

    Francis Bacon: Paintings 1941 - 1962
  • 1974
    Monet in London

    Monet in London

    Monet in London

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    A BAFTA award winning documentary looking at Monet's work in London, particularly with the development of the theme of the dispersion of light by...

    Monet in London
  • 1979
    Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives

    Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives

    Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives

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    Dramatizations and actual archival film footage and photographs combine to relate the life of American composer Charles Ives and to document the...

    Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives