Stephen Daldry
1) The reader
Publisher
Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Set in post-World War II Germany, teenager Michael Berg and Hanna, a woman twice his age, have a secret affair, but she abruptly disappears; eight years later while observing the Nazi war crime trials, Michael is stunned to see Hanna as a defendant.
3) Billy Elliot
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old miner's son Billy Elliot is on his way to boxing lessons when he stumbles upon a ballet class. Billy secretly joins the class, knowing that his blue-collar family would never understand.
4) The hours
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
In 1929, Virginia Woolf is starting to write her novel, 'Mrs. Dalloway, ' under the care of doctors and family. In 1951, Laura Brown is planning for her husband's birthday, but is preoccupied with reading Woolf's novel. In 2001, Clarrisa Vaughn is planning an award party for her friend, an author dying of AIDS. Taking place over one day, all three stories are interconnected with the novel: one is writing it, one is reading it, and one is living it....
5) Trash
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Description
When three trash-picking boys from Rio's slums find a wallet in amongst the daily detritus of their local dump, little do they imagine that their lives are about to change forever. But when the local police show up, offering a handsome reward for the wallet's return, the boys realize that what they've found must be important.
6) The reader
Publisher
Alliance Vivafilm
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Post-WWII, Germany; Michael Berg is a teenager who becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from different works of literature. Despite their intense bond,...
7) Together
Author
Language
English
Description
In an honest and hilarious depiction of life during lockdown from director Stephen Daldry, James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan play a couple who are forced to re-evaluate themselves when they're stuck indoors for more than a year.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Experience the joy of this spectacular live event featuring stunning performances and a unique finale that unites 25 current and former Billy Elliot's in an awe-inspiring routine... Set in a northern mining town, against the background of the 1984/85 miners' strike. Billy's journey takes him out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and whole community and changes his life forever"...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
The Hours: In 1929, Virginia Woolf is starting to write her novel, 'Mrs. Dalloway, ' under the care of doctors and family. In 1951, Laura Brown is planning for her husband's birthday, but is preoccupied with reading Woolf's novel. In 2001, Clarrisa Vaughn is planning an award party for her friend, an author dying of AIDS. Taking place over one day, all three stories are interconnected with the novel: one is writing it, one is reading it, and one is...
10) Together
Publisher
Decal Releasing LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In an honest and hilarious depiction of life during a lock down, a couple is forced to re-evaluate themselves when they're stuck indoors for more than a year.
11) The Hours
Author
Language
English
Description
Three women in different times, related by a parallel in their personal lives. One throwing a party for a friend suffering from AIDS. Another in 1949, suffering as a young wife. The last, Virginia Woolf, writing "Mrs. Dalloway".