Simon Callow Movies

Sicilian-born Maddalena has moved to a Devonshire village in England to escape volatile sexual tempers. She marries, but the lust she inspires in the...

A woman sets out a well-intentioned plan of bringing her dysfunctional family together in the wake of the family's matriarch, her mother-in-law.

After a series of bad relationships, a man orders a mail order bride and receives more than he bargained for.

The story of one of Britain's most celebrated actors of the 20th century, told by those who knew and admired him.

In the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales. From the stage of the...

Comedian Rik Mayall died suddenly on 9 June 2014. Mayall's blend of rocket-fuelled physical comedy, surrealism, subversive satire and pompous punk...

Dramatization of the famous 1971 trial in which the editors of the British underground magazine "Oz" were charged with obscenity.

A Claymation version of the classic story of Don Quixote.

Docudrama that recounts the astonishing life story of a forgotten genius, English poet Alexander Pope, who lived from 1688 to 1744.

The inside story of the best modern romcoms with Meg Ryan, Hugh Grant, Richard Curtis, Dermot Mulrooney, Rupert Everett, Jason Alexander, Stephen...

A shy, stuttering professor brings satanist Aleister Crowley back to life.

Bill is a man who's very bitter about his divorce and losing custody of his son. So, when one of his friends is being sued for divorce by his wife so...

William Shakespeare’s Sonnets are among the most beautiful and most fascinating poems ever written. All of the poems, together with their...

England, 1538. When her Catholic priory is destroyed by agents of the crown, a sheltered young nun plagued by visions embarks on a dangerous journey...

Travel back in time to a scene set in London in 1872, where a young Phileas Fogg is about to wager a fortune in the hope of completing an impossible...

BBC Play for Today. Maximillian Schreiber runs a series of gruelling motivational courses - all coming at a cost to the participants - including VAT.

The documentary film Art of Freedom answers the most poignant questions on the phenomenon of Polish expeditions to the Himalayas. Poles have reigned...

Aguska is an inspirational short film about a young girl called Melissa. Bullied at football, she and her family work together to not only overcome...

When Orson Welles went into self-imposed exile in Europe, he first found stardom with The Third Man and then immersed himself in challenging films,...