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British West Indies

Nigel Sadler and Sonja Arias

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The British West Indies cover a distinct geographical area. However, the countries within it have...

Hindle Wakes

Stanley Houghton

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"It's holiday week in the Lancashire town of Hindle, just before the First World War. Fanny...

Steve Gunn recommended Vive le Tour (1962) in Movies (curated)

Vive le Tour (1962)

1962 | Documentary, Sport

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"I came across this at a time when I was obsessed with Louis Malle and purchased the box set of films that he made between his features. Vive le Tour shows his passion as a camera operator and cycling fanatic. Malle really gets in the mix with these guys, driving alongside the riders and capturing the race at another time. You can see Eddy Merckx swing into a café for a beer, stuffing a can in his jersey on the way out. Nuns, priests, cats, dogs, and the rest of the population of France gather on the roadside and cheer the racers through the villages on this seemingly national holiday. The film is a poetic series of candid snapshots from one of the best eyes in cinema."

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Dan Stevens recommended Withnail and I (1987) in Movies (curated)

Withnail and I (1987)

1987 | Comedy

8.3

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"Let’s start with Withnail and I. That’s gotta be pretty much up there. I adore that film. I can quote it at great length. Many of my great friends love it, too. It’s a film about two overindulging actors who go on holiday by mistake. What’s not to like? It’s wonderful. There’s so much I would like to say about that film. It’s this sort of beautiful eulogy, really, but a very, very funny one. It’s probably got as many quotable lines in it as any film, really. Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann just… I don’t know. I adore it. That’s the problem with a film you love so much, is I don’t know really what to say about it. I completely love it."

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