Films with: Maugham, W. Somerset

Being Julia

Julia is a true diva: beautiful, talented, wealthy and famous. She has a devoted husband who has masterminded her brillant career - but after years of the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. She finds what she is looking for in a handsome young American fan, who adds a few more sparks than Julia was hoping for.

DVD 3811

Letter

Set on a rubber plantation in Malaya, this story centers on a woman's reasons for killing a man who was a close family friend.

DVD 2618

Painted veil

Set in the 1920s. A young English couple, Walter a middle class doctor and Kitty, an upper-class woman, get married for all the wrong reasons and relocate to Shanghai. Kitty falls in love with someone else. When Walter discovers her infidelity, in an act of vengeance, he accepts a job in a remote village in China that is being ravaged by a deadly epidemic. He takes his wife along and their journey brings meaning to their relationship and gives them purpose in one of the most remote and beautiful places on earth.

DVD 386

Rain

The unforgettable tragedy of a handful of human beings thrown together during a monsoon in Pago Pago. Rain dissects the elemental nature of tyranny under the guise of religious fervor. When a fanatical missionary and his equally zealous wife are marooned in a hut with a former prostitute during a week-long tropical storm, the conflict swells to explosive proportions--frightening in its intensity and realism.

DVD 476

Razor's edge

In 1918, Larry Darrell returns home from World War 1 disillusioned with his materialistic society. The quest for inner peace leads Larry to reject his rich fiancee, Isabel, and go searching for truth in the Himalayas. But, Larry learns that the path to enlightenment is as painful and narrow as treading the sharp edge of a razor.

DVD 6740

Razor's edge

A rich young man spends his time between WWI & WWII searching for essential truth, eventually landing in India.

DVD 6741

Secret agent

An espionage thriller set in Geneva, seasoned with romance. Two British Intelligence Service agents pose as husband and wife in an attempt to eliminate an agent for the Central Powers.

DVD 1197