Glorious 39 (2009)
- Directed by
- Stephen Poliakoff
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 2h 09m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 94 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.
How it feels
In 1939, a woman from a prominent British family finds secret recordings about the appeasement movement. Her discovery threatens her family's traditions and unravels her life as war approaches.
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What happens
Glorious 39 is a 2009 British war thriller film written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff, starring Romola Garai, Bill Nighy, Julie Christie, Jeremy Northam, Christopher Lee, David Tennant, Jenny Agutter, Eddie Redmayne and Charlie Cox. The film was released on 20 November 2009. On the eve of the Second World War, as the formidable Keyes family tries to uphold its traditional way of life, daughter Anne sees her life dramatically unravel when she stumbles upon secret recordings of the appeasement movement. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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