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sassylidge in brits_americans

Movies set in England

Dec 19, 2006 12:47

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carnationgirl December 19 2006, 19:26:48 UTC

Seconding the "Pride & Prejudice". Wet Colin Firth will keep you warm through anything.

Just looking through what I own: nicccc December 19 2006, 19:33:34 UTC

The Firm (Gary Oldman, not Tom Cruise, obviously).
Naked
From Hell LOLOLOOLOL
Harry Potters
Prick Up Your Ears
Nil By Mouth
Scum
Made in Britain
Mary Poppins
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Finding Neverland
Breakfast on Pluto (starts in Ireland, goes to London)

Shows:
Blackadder
A Bit of Fry and Laurie

Re: Just looking through what I own: marlborobell December 19 2006, 20:39:26 UTC

And if you're a House fan, you'll get a big shock if you watch Blackadder or Fry and Laurie (or their version of Jeeves and Wooster)!

A friend of mine came up to me a couple of weeks ago and said, "I saw Hugh Laurie from House on SNL -- he does a really good British accent!" I had to gently tell her that he puts on an accent for House...

Re: Just looking through what I own: nicccc December 19 2006, 20:45:57 UTC

I completely forgot about Jeeves & Wooster!

I don't think I've ever thought that Hugh Laurie was American. It seems quite instinctual to me to know that's he's British =\

Re: Just looking through what I own: sassylidge December 20 2006, 01:00:57 UTC

I don't watch house, but I really like Hugh Laurie. I loved him in Spooks!

narcissus December 19 2006, 19:58:36 UTC

Hello, Withnail and I! Just the jolly old England you're looking to visit.

My suggestion... dreamkate1 December 19 2006, 20:03:16 UTC

Okay, so this doesn't take place in England, but it's about taking on another country's cultural identity and also keeping your own. It is available in the US in the foreign film section:

L'Auberge Espagnole (The Spanish Apartment)

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Re: My suggestion... hollyberrie05 December 19 2006, 20:08:46 UTC

That is one of my favorite films!
I second the original Fever Pitch.

deridere December 19 2006, 20:13:40 UTC

Blowdry,
Layer Cake,
Essex Boys,
Mean Machine,
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain,
Sense and Sensibility,
Bridgit Jones's Diary,
Bridgit Jones: The Edge of Reason,
London,
Ladies in Lavendar,
Calendar Girls,
The Full Monty,
Nanny McPhee,
Narnia,
BBC Version of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe,
Where the Truth Lies,
Trauma,
What a Girl Wants, and
Londinium.

janewilliams20 December 20 2006, 00:46:38 UTC

"The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain" is set in Wales. That's almost the entire point of the plot.