British actor Jeremy Irons was born in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, a small island just off the south coast of England. His career began with two years of training at the Bristol Old Vic School, after which he joined the repertory company working in everything from Shakespeare to contemporary dramas. He moved to London in 1971 and had a number of odd jobs before landing the role of John the Baptist in the hit musical "Godspell". Irons made his on-screen debut in Nijinsky. In the early 80s, he gained international attention with his starring role in the adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel Brideshead Revisited. In 1984 he won a Tony for his role opposite Glenn Close in Tom Stoppard’s “The Real Thing.” Irons won an Oscar in 1990 for his role again opposite Glenn Close in Reversal of Fortune. His most-watched movie from the 1990’s may only include his voice –he brought to life Scar in The Lion King. His latest roles include Brom in 2007’s Eragon, and the Earl of Leicester in Elizabeth I.
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Casanova
By Hallstrom, Lasse
2006/04 - Touchstone / Disney
BL01997DVD Find in the Library
Lasse Hallstrom's witty romantic comedy stars Heath Ledger as Jacamo Casanova, the infamous and dashing player of 18th century Venice who holds the key to every woman's heart—all but one, that is.
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Elizabeth I
By Hooper, Tom
2006/08 - Hbo Home Video
BLFO0AHODVD Find in the Library
Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons star in Elizabeth I, a two-part HBO Films miniseries event that explores the intersection of the private and public life of Elizabeth I (Mirren) in the latter half of her reign, offering a personal look at her allies, her enemies and her suitors as she struggles to survive in a male-dominated world. Part 1 explores Elizabeth's tempestuous relationship with the Earl of Leicester (Irons) as it survives a French suitor, war, treason, and illness. Part 2 follows Elizabeth through her later years, during which she had an equally passionate affair with the young, ambitious Earl of Essex (Hugh Dancy), who had been raised, ironically, by his stepfather Leicester. In the end, Elizabeth I sheds light on one of the most popular members of the monarchy who held absolute power over everything... except her heart.
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Eragon
By Fangmeier, Stefen
2007/03 - 20th Century Fox
BL04076DVD Find in the Library
When 15-year-old Eragon stumbles upon a dragon's egg—and then that egg hatches—he sets in motion a series of events that leads him to assume the legacy of a legendary race of dragon riders.
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The French Lieutenant's Woman
By Reisz, Karel
Clore, Leon
Streep, Meryl
2008/04 - Tcfhe/MGM
0792850734 Find in the Library
While filming a remarkable turn-of-the-century romance, the two lead actors find themselves drawn to one another, and art begins to imitate life, until the lines between fiction and reality become completely blurred.
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Inland Empire
By Lynch, David
2007/08 - Absurda
BL12907DVD Find in the Library

Inland Empire is a surreal trip into a rabbit hole of egos, suppressed desires, and Hollywood nightmares. Working in digital video for the first time iconic director David Lynch synthesizes many of the themes of his previous works: small town American, the underbelly of Los Angeles, and the nature of evil. Reel and real reality blur as aging actress Nikki Grace (Laura Dern) gets the role she thinks will revive her career. Instead, she slowly slides into a spacetime warp and she must confront the nature of herself (as being) and her relationships with those around her (as woman). Antagonizing her is a Satan-like figure simply known as the Phantom (Krzysztof Majchrzak). He easily stands shoulder to shoulder with fellow Lynch mondo creep villains Frank Booth
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The Man in the Iron Mask
By Wallace, Randall
2001/03 - MGM
BL11025DVD Find in the Library
In 1638 Queen Anne of France gives Birth to a boy, who will inherit the throne one day. But, only known to few, there is a twin brother born minutes later.
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Stealing Beauty
By Bertolucci, Bernardo
Tyler, LIV
Cusack, Sinead
2008/04 - Tcfhe
0024543028345 Find in the Library
Lucy is a beautiful 19-year old who has come to spend the summer with her late mother's bohemian friends. Although sent by her father to have her portrait painted, to Lucy the trip is a chance to fulfill two of her own dreams: to consummate her romance with the Italian boy she fell in love with four years earlier, and to discover the identity of her father through clues in her mother's diary.
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The Time Machine
By Wells, Simon
Parkes, Walter F.
Valdes, David
2005/05 - Paramount Home Video
9780783269559 Find in the Library
A MAN INVENTS A TIME MACHINE THAT ALLOWS HIM TO TRAVEL 800,000 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE.
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William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
By Radford, Michael
2005/04 - Sony
BL06051DVD Find in the Library
William Shakespeare's incendiary drama about passion and justice amid an anti-Semitic atmosphere hits the screen again in this lush production starring Al Pacino.
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