At The Movies for Wednesday 24 March 2021
AT THE MOVIES #830 OTHER WORLDS
Simon Morris looks at three films that don’t fit the mould – a drama set in the brief moment when Britain was a republic…. a documentary about the assassination of a Saudi journalist…. and Michelle Pfeiffer as a madcap New York socialite in. Paris.
Fanny Lye Deliver’d is the story of the awakening of a farmer’s wife during the reign of Oliver Cromwell. Stars Charles Dance (Game of Thrones) and Maxine Peake (Funny cow).
The Dissident is a documentary about journalist Jamal Kashoggi, and his sensational murder in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul. Directed by Academy Award-winning director Bryan Fogel (Icarus).
And French Exit sees Michelle Pfeiffer as a broke New York socialite who gets a second chance in Paris. Directed by Azazel Jacobs (Mozart in the Jungle).