‘Sliding Doors’ – 1998 Do you believe that the outcome of one small event could set your life in two completely different directions? An Intriguing scenario to consider while watching a London career woman’s future play out in parallel universes. A romantic comedy-drama with a “road not taken” premise in which a series of events play out in significantly different directions, based on the act of catching or missing a train. With Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah and Jeanne Tripplehorn, Written and Directed by Peter Howitt
‘An Education’ – 2009 A coming of age tale set in 1960’s London. This captivating movie provides a glimpse into the life of Jenny, a suburban teen who has reached a pivotal phase of a young woman’s life. At 16 and in a terrible hurry to grow up, she ignores the cautionary tales of the characters filling the pages of her favorite literary novels. As the story unfolds you are taken in, along with Jenny, not clearly seeing the truth until it is nearly too late. An outstanding film! With Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard, Directed by Lone Scherfig
‘The King’s Speech’ - 2010 The telling of this true story holds one’s attention with its dramatic tension and wry humor introduced through the odd pairing of the stories two main characters; Prince Albert, who suffers from a debilitating speech impediment, and Lionel Logue, a speech therapist. By refusing to bow down to expected norms of how royalty must be treated, help comes from an unlikely source to the man who becomes King. With Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush, Directed by Tom Hooper
For additional gems with that British Flair see: 100 Favorite British Films 141