Scorsese explores 19th century New York high society with grace, nuance, and piercing intellect in his adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, one of his greatest and most underrated films.
This 1995 miniseries starring Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth and Colin Firth as Mr. D’Arcy is still considered by most Austen fans as the definitive screen adaptation.
John Hurt and Richard Burton star in Michael Radford’s impressive film adaptation of George Orwell’s dystopian classic, which has the distinction of being made and released in 1984.
Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman star in the first great melodrama by director Douglas Sirk, an operatic tale of hubris and loss and sacrifice and rebirth in a Technicolor world.
Leonardo DiCaprio investigates the disappearance of an inmate of an island asylum in this mix of detective movie, psychological mystery, and paranoid thriller.
