Jim Broadbent
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It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan left the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life as John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane at his side. Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge, masterminded by the Belgian, Captain Leon Rom. But those behind the murderous plot have no idea what they...
2) Iris
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Adapted from the memoirs of literary critic John Bayley, the film recounts his courtship of and long marriage to British novelist Iris Murdoch. The scenario tacks back and forth from the young Iris--ready to seduce one and all with her coy command of words and sex appeal--to the elder Iris--slowly giving way to the cruel erasure of Alzheimer's.
3) Daniel Day-Lewis triple feature: How many miles to Babylon ; The insurance man ; Dangerous corner
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How many miles to Babylon?: Two Irishmen -- Alex Moore (Day-Lewis), a Protestant, and his childhood friend Jerry, a Catholic, enter WWI as soldiers and see their friendship tested as they experience the harsh realities of war.
The insurance man: Told through flashbacks, the story follows Franz, who recounts a mysterious skin condition he suffered as a factory worker before the First World War. At Prague's infamous Insurance Company, Franz meets Kafka...