Tori og Kyle Breyer ønsker sig et barn men kan ikke blive gravide, så da en mystisk meteor styrter ned, og parret finder et barn inde i den, adopterer de drengen og navngiver ham Brandon. Brandon opdager senere i livet, at han besidder overmenneskelige kræfter, men dette kombineret med pubertet og voksende ulydighed viser sig snart at have skæbnesvangre konsekvenser for hans omgivelser.
Søstrene Elinor og Marianne kunne ikke være mere forskellige. Storesøster Elinor er pragmatisk og velovervejet, mens Marianne er romantisk og impulsiv. Begge møder kærligheden, men i England omkring år 1800 er der intet vigtigere end penge og social status. Og pigerne mister begge dele, da deres far pludselig dør, og familien må flytte fra sit gods. Emma Thompson fik en Oscar for sit manuskript til Ang Lee's skønne Jane Austen-filmatisering, der også modtog Berlin-festivalens Guldbjørn.
Historien om 27-årige Taeko, der tager på en lille ferie på landet hos en bekendt familie. Her tager hun sit liv op til revision (bl.a. gennem minder fra barndommen), og hun bliver i sidste ende klogere på sig selv som person.
Det sker sjældent, at tre af de største kvindelige Hollywood-stjerner er med i samme film. Endnu sjældnere, at alle tre forsvarer deres roller så hudløst og brillant, at man vanskeligt kan fremhæve én uden at være uretfærdig mod de to andre. Men det mest usædvanlige er, at vi her har en stor, flot, stjernespækket Hollywood-film!"Urban:"Uden at overdrive sine virkemidler sniger filmen sig ind på os tilskuere og rører og river i følelsesregisteret. 'The Hours' er en historie om livet og døden. Kærligheden og smerten. Tag godt med lommetørklæder med i biografen, og sæt tid af til eftertanke!"Berlingske Tidende:"Elegance, trodsig humor og bevægende følsomhed, og den er en berigende, dybt tilfredsstillende oplevelse!
Jane Austen er 20 år. Hun kommer fra et langtfra velstående hjem. Derfor ligger i kortene, at hun skal gifte sig til penge, som det er kotume i 1790'ernes England. Men Jane tror på kærligheden, og da hun møder den unge irske jurist-elev Tom, så finder hun den. Problemet er bare, at hvis det unge par vil realisere den spirende kærlighed, så må de brænde alle broer bag sig.
Lennie Small og George Milton er bedste venner i 30'ernes Californien, men de er arbejdsløse, og depressionen lover ikke godt for fremtiden. De korte perioder, hvor det lykkes dem at blive daglejere, bringer Lennies lidt langsomme sind dem ofte i problemer. Så da de hyres til Tyler Ranch, arbejder de hårdt, selv om de behandles urimeligt af den sadistiske formand, Curley. Curley har en smuk, men beregnende kone, der nyder mændenes sultne blikke efter sin - for dem - uopnåelige krop. Men Lennie forstår slet ikke reglerne i hendes spil, og hans lidt naive kærlighed til hende kommer til at koste dem alle dyrt.
Det velhavende ægtepar Lelièvre hyrer en ny hushjælp ved navn Sophie. Sophie er tavs og indadvendt, men bliver snart venner med byens nysgerrige postmester, Jeanne. Jeanne har gennemskuet, at Sophie har en velbevaret hemmelighed. Det har hun også selv - og så har hun et horn i siden på familien Lelièvre.
Grace og hendes prisvindende hest Pilgrim er begge fysisk og psykisk mærket efter en voldsom ride ulykke. Graces mor Annie oplever, at hendes datters liv er umiskendeligt forbundet til hestens. Efter lang tids søgen lykkes det Annie at finde Tom, en "hestehvisker" med et unikt talent for at helbrede forstyrrede heste. Alt imens Tom arbejder hårdt for at få genopbygget alle de liv, der er faldet fra hinanden på grund af ulykken, blomstrer kærligheden imellem den blide hestehvisker, og den nu knapt så stærke Annie.
Anna Sewells berømte roman Black Beauty har siden udgivelsen i 1877 været en af verdens mest elskede fortællinger. Historien bliver fortalt af hovedpersonen, en bemærkelsesværdig sort hest med en hvid stjerne i panden, hvis både glædelige og sørgelige liv fører ham fra idyllen på landet til Londons stenbro. Denne udgave, skrevet og instrueret af Caroline Thompson (manuskriptforfatteren bag bl.a. The Secret Garden og Edward Scissorhands), er den af de talrige filmatiseringer, der ligger tættest op ad bogen. Du vil elske den rebelske unge hoppe Ginger, den drillesyge pony Merrylegs og tapre Beauty, hvis gode hjerte sender ham i hænderne på både gode og onde mennesker. Lige fra Farmer Grey (Sean Bean) og den unge staldkarl Joe Green (Andrew Knott) til drosche-kusken Jerry Barker (David Thewlis).
En forførende bykvinde overtaler en simpel mand fra landet til at slå sin kone ihjel. Men i sidste øjeblik fortryder han og tager i stedet konen med en tur i byen. Filminstruktøren F.W. Murnau fik helt frie hænder til at lave, lige hvad han ville. Resultatet blev "Sunrise", som ved den allerførste Oscar-uddeling fik en aldrig siden givet statuette for "unique and artistique picture".
Den pacifistiske matematiker David Summer flytter med sin kone til en lille engelsk ø for at slippe væk fra Vietnam-krigens indflydelse i USA. En gruppe bøller på øen begynder systematisk at moppe parret, og da situationen eskalerer til voldtægt af hans kone, beslutter David at lægge sine pacifistiske idealer på hylden.
Vagabonden Gino forelsker sig i den underskønne Giovanna, der hader sin mand, den gamle kroejer Bragana, som hun har giftet sig med for pengenes skyld. De flygter sammen og myrder Bragana, men dermed er lykken ikke gjort.
Da krigskorrespondenten, Paul, vender hjem til sin søvnige barndomsby for at deltage i sin fars begravelse, mødes han af mistænksomhed og tvivl fra alle andre end den 16-årige Celia, som fascineres af historierne i Pauls liv. De indleder et intensivt venskab, og da hun pludselig forsvinder sporløst, peger alle spor mod Paul. Den apatiske by viser sig at gemme på flere hemmeligheder, end man er villig til at erkende, og Paul bliver konfronteret med sin fortid...
The heartwarming and humorous adventures of a young country vet in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s. A remake of the 1978 series.
Elementary school student Hotaru Ichijou has moved with her parents from Tokyo to the middle of the country. Now she must adapt to her new school, where there are a total of 5 students in the same class who range through elementary and middle school ages. Join their everyday adventures in the countryside.
Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a rural country farm. Produced by Filmways as a sister show to Petticoat Junction, the series was first broadcast on CBS, from September 15, 1965 to April 27, 1971. Receiving solid ratings during its six-year run, Green Acres was cancelled in 1971 as part of the "rural purge" by CBS. The sitcom has been in syndication and is available in DVD and VHS releases. In 1997, the two-part episode "A Star Named Arnold is Born" was ranked #59 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the pseudonym James Herriot. Ninety episodes were aired over two three-year runs. The first run was based directly on Herriot's books; the second was filmed with original scripts.
After punching a famous curator in the face for criticizing his work as "textbook and lifeless," Handa Seishuu is sent to Gotō Island to calm his nerves and find new inspiration for his calligraphy. Growing up in the city all his life, though, Handa must adapt to country life while meeting an assortment of quirky people during his tenure.
A proud young calligrapher is punished for punching a critic by being sent to a faraway island in the east coast of Japan. But as he meets and lives with the island's friendly people, his attitude begins to improve.
Wives and Daughters is a 1999 four part BBC serial adapted from the novel Wives and Daughters: An Everyday Story by Victorian author Elizabeth Gaskell. It focuses on Molly Gibson (Justine Waddell), the daughter of the town doctor, and the changes that occur in her life after her widowed father chooses to remarry. The union brings into her once-quiet life an ever-proper stepmother (Francesca Annis) and flirtatious stepsister, Cynthia (Keeley Hawes), while a friendship with the local squire brings about an unexpected romance.
Having a hard time making ends meet after her divorce, Millicent Torkelson moves her three children to Seattle, where she becomes the nanny to the spoiled Morgan children.
The sudden retirement of the famous idol Yuka Kusakabe from the entertainment business shocks the world and devastates her biggest fan, teenager Kosaku Hata. His classmates at the Tamo Agriculture School manages to get him out of his depression and bring him out of his room to attend his classes. But to everyone's surprise, Yuka Kusakabe - her stage name - comes into their class under the name Ringo Kinoshita as a transfer student. Kosaku realizes he has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get to personally know his dream girl and, together with his group of friends, try to find out why she came to the agricultural school and become more than just classmates.
He Knew He Was Right was a 2004 BBC TV adaptation of the Anthony Trollope novel He Knew He Was Right. It was directed by Tom Vaughan.
Chalupáři is a Czechoslovak comedy TV series filmed in 1974 and 1975 by František Filip.
Darcy's Wild Life is an American-Canadian television series, filmed during 2004-2006, and broadcast on Discovery Kids and the Family Channel. The show revolves around Darcy Fields, the daughter of an eccentric actress who decides to move away from Malibu to raise her daughter in a more normal environment. Darcy is slow to adjust to her new home in the country. She gets a job at a local veterinary clinic called Creature Comforts. The show is mostly about the humorous situations Darcy gets into while adjusting to her new surroundings. Darcy's Wild Life aired daily on the Discovery Kids Channel until its cancellation. The show's title is a pun on the word "wildlife", which is the main theme of the show. The title refers to Darcy's eccentric life dealing with wildlife. Many episodes also had titles based on puns, such as "Puppy Love", "Swine Flew the Coop", "Knockin' on Heaven's Doggie Door" or "The Trouble with Truffles".
An epic saga of the Habdza family of vineyard keepers set in western Slovakian countryside at the beginning of the 20th century. Director Andrej Lettrich's novel adaptation talks of plotting, forbidden love. family discord, and struggle for heritage and power. The story is engaging thanks to the impressive performances of popular actors, dramatic situations, and sensitive music. Red Wine is not so much inventive in terms of auteurship as it is a work of excellent craftsmanship. The resulting picture is a costume production neatly adapted to the character of Slovak rural life in the past.
The ‘Heart of the Country’ was a four part series by Fay Weldon set in Somerset which was broadcast in spring 1987.
Plechová kavalérie is a Czechoslovak/Czech TV series about combine operators filmed by Jaroslav Dudek.
Noah's Ark is a British television series, which aired on ITV. It was first broadcast on 8 September 1997. The final episode was aired on 13 October 1997. There were 6 episodes in the first series. A second series aired in 1998.
