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Life in a... Metro Life in a... Metro is a 2007 Indian musical drama film co-produced, written and directed by Anurag Basu, set in Mumbai, featuring an ensemble cast of Dharmendra, Nafisa Ali, Shilpa Shetty, Shiney Ahuja, Kay Kay Menon, Kangana Ranaut, Sharman Joshi, Konkona Sen Sharma and Irrfan Khan. The music is composed by Pritam with lyrics by Sayeed Quadri. The film was released on 11 May 2007. It narrates the lives of nine people living in Mumbai and deals with topics like extramarital affairs, sanctity of marriage, and love. The film was critically acclaimed for its story and screenplay. The general plot and a number of characters are based on two classic films, "The Apartment" and "Brief Encounter".
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Brief Encounter Brief Encounter is a 1945 British romantic drama film directed by David Lean about British suburban life on the eve of World War 2, centering on Laura, a married woman with children, whose conventional life becomes increasingly complicated because of a chance meeting at a railway station with a stranger, Alec. They fall in love, bringing about unexpected consequences.
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An Ideal Husband (1999 film) An Ideal Husband is a 1999 film based on the play "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde. The film stars Jeremy Northam, Rupert Everett, Julianne Moore, Minnie Driver and Cate Blanchett. It was directed by Oliver Parker.
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Finding Neverland (film) Finding Neverland, a British-American historical fantasy drama film released in 2004, is about playwright J. M. Barrie and his relationship with a family who inspired him to create "Peter Pan", directed by Marc Forster. The screenplay by David Magee is based on the play "The Man Who Was Peter Pan" by Allan Knee.
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Underground (1928 film) Underground is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Brian Aherne, Elissa Landi, Cyril McLaglen, and Norah Baring. The film examines the lives of ordinary Londoners and the romance between them, set on and around the London Underground.
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Shakespeare in Love Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 American romantic period comedy-drama film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard. The film depicts an imaginary love affair involving Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow) and playwright William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) while he was writing "Romeo and Juliet". Several characters are based on historical figures, and many of the characters, lines, and plot devices allude to Shakespeare's plays.
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A Romance in Flanders A Romance in Flanders is a 1937 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Paul Cavanagh, Marcelle Chantal, Olga Lindo and Alastair Sim. It is set during the First World War with the British Expeditionary Force in Flanders. It was also released under the alternative title of Lost on the Western Front.
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Hollyoaks: In the City Hollyoaks: In the City was a British television drama series set in Liverpool and first broadcast in 2006. "Hollyoaks: In the City" was a spin-off of Channel 4 soap opera, "Hollyoaks", originally devised by Phil Redmond. It also served as a continuation to 2005's "", which also starred Gemma Atkinson and Marcus Patric.
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Life in Film Life in Film were an indie rock band based in the United Kingdom. Originated in Hackney, East London, Life in Film consisted of members Samuel Fry (lead vocals, guitar), Edward Ibbotson (vocals, guitar), Dominic Sennett (vocals, bass), and Micky Osment (vocals, drums).
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The Student's Romance The Student's Romance is a 1935 British musical film directed by Otto Kanturek and starring Grete Natzler, Patric Knowles and Carol Goodner. It was based on the musical "I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg", and was part of a trend of operetta films of the mid-1930s. It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Cedric Dawe and Clarence Elder.
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Holy Orders (film) Holy Orders is a 1917 British silent romance film directed by A.E. Coleby and Arthur Rooke and starring Malvina Longfellow, Maud Yates and Arthur Rooke. It was adapted from the 1908 novel "Holy Orders, The Tragedy of a Quiet Life" by Marie Corelli.
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The Other Half (2006 British film) The Other Half is a 2006 British romantic comedy film written and directed by Marlowe Fawcett and Richard Nockles.
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Nicholas Pegg Nicholas Pegg is a British actor, director and writer.
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Love (1927 American film) Love (1927) is a silent film directed by Edmund Goulding and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. MGM made the film in order to capitalize on its winning romantic team of Greta Garbo and John Gilbert who had starred in the 1926 blockbuster, "Flesh and the Devil".
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Love, Life and Laughter (1934 film) Love, Life and Laughter is a 1934 British comedy drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gracie Fields, John Loder and Ivor Barnard.
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The Importance of Being Earnest (2002 film) The Importance of Being Earnest is a 2002 British-American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Oliver Parker, based on Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners play "The Importance of Being Earnest". The original music score is composed by Charlie Mole. The film grossed about $8.4 million in North America.
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Metrosexuality (TV series) Metrosexuality is a British television comedy-drama series, which aired on Channel 4 in 2001 as a short-run series of six episodes. It was later re-edited into a single feature for DVD release. It depicts the interactions of a racially and sexually diverse group of friends and family living in Notting Hill.
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Manning Haynes Horace Manning Haynes (born:Lyminster, Sussex- d 3 March 1957, Epsom, England) (often credited as H. Manning Haynes) was a British-born film director and actor. He was married to the screenwriter Lydia Hayward, with whom he frequently worked.
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Following Following is a 1998 British neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. It tells the story of a young man who follows strangers around the streets of London and is drawn into a criminal underworld when he fails to keep his distance.
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The Waiting Room (2007 film) The Waiting Room is a 2007 British romantic drama film directed by Roger Goldby and starring Anne-Marie Duff, Frank Finlay and Ralf Little. It was produced by Bright Pictures. The story follows three south London couples who try to come to terms with their love lives.
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The Triple Echo The Triple Echo (also known as Soldier in Skirts in US release) is a 1972 British drama film directed by Michael Apted starring Glenda Jackson, Brian Deacon and Oliver Reed, and based on a novella by H. E. Bates.
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Mistress Pamela Mistress Pamela is a 1974 British sex comedy drama film directed by Jim O'Connolly and starring Ann Michelle, Dudley Foster, Anna Quayle and Anthony Sharp. It was loosely based on the 1740 novel "Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded" by Samuel Richardson.