England, My England (1995)

Directed by

Tony Palmer

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

2h 33m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A playwright in the 1960s struggles to write a play about the 17th-century composer Henry Purcell. The film moves between the two time periods, showing Purcell's life and work.

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What happens

England, My England is a 1995 British historical film directed by Tony Palmer and starring Michael Ball, Simon Callow, Lucy Speed and Robert Stephens. It depicts the life of the composer Henry Purcell, seen through the eyes of a playwright in the 1960s who is trying to write a play about him. It was written by John Osborne and Charles Wood. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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