The National Theatre is 50 in October 2013 and has given the BBC unprecedented access to make two Arena documentaries for BBC Four.
The films ask why it took until 1963 to create a National Theatre, and Dame Joan Plowright talks frankly to director Adam Low about the appointment of her husband Laurence Olivier, the greatest actor of his generation, as the National's first artistic director. The films uncover the life of the Theatre's early golden period at the Old Vic, the National's first home, under the towering presence of Olivier; the commissioning and construction of the controversial and now iconic Denys Lasdun building on the South Bank; and the turbulent succession of Peter Hall at the end of Olivier's reign.
Through the personal anecdotes of those who wrote, directed and performed on the National's many stages the films reveal the stories behind the greatest hit productions, from Olivier's Othello to War Horse, under artistic directors Peter Hall, Richard Eyre, Trevor Nunn and up to and including the latest great successes under Nicholas Hytner. Other contributors include Maggie Smith, Derek Jacobi, Alan Bennett, Judi Dench, Francis de la Tour, David Hare, Alan Ayckbourn and Adrian Lester.

遗腹子大卫·科波菲尔（丹尼尔·雷德克里夫 Daniel Radcliffe饰）从小在母亲克拉拉（艾米丽雅·福克斯 Emilia Fox饰）和女仆佩葛蒂（波林·夸克Pauline Quirke饰）的照看下长大。然而不久母亲改嫁，继父凶狠贪婪，婚前就把大卫送到佩葛蒂的哥哥辟果提（艾伦·阿姆斯特朗 Alun Armstrong饰）家里。辟果提是个正直善良的渔民，收养一对孤儿相依为命。念母心切的大卫，回到继父家中，却受尽继父虐待，生活苦不堪言。他历尽艰辛，终于找到了姨婆贝西小姐（玛吉·史密斯 Maggie Smith饰）。心地善良的姨婆贝西收留了大卫，然后他的坎坷命运才刚刚开始。
由BBC电视台制作，于1999年12月上映的电视电影《大卫·科波菲尔》，根据英国小说家查尔斯·狄更斯经典同名小说改编。这部由多位著名巨星精心演绎的故事，荣获2000年第52届黄金时段艾美奖-迷你剧/电视电影最佳女配角提名，2000年第53届英国电影和电视艺术学院奖-电视奖最佳女演员提名及2000年第53届英国电影和电视艺术学院奖-电视奖最佳剪辑提名。

Tchaikovsky’s musical scores are lyrical, romantic and deeply emotional. This film endeavours to put the composer in context alongside Tolstoy as one of the most celebrated Russians of his time, examining his continuing significance in Russia today, and visiting locations which were important in Tchaikovsky’s life. His life is scoured to reveal an abortive marriage, his true feelings about homosexuality and how this may have been expressed in his music. Contributors include pianists Mikhail Rudy and Yevgeni Kissin, violinist Maxim Vengerov, conductor Valery Gergiev, ballerina Natalia Makarova, opera director Graham Vick and the Tchaikovsky-loving tram driver, Valentina.
GREAT COMPOSERS – THE SERIES
This landmark series presents the lives and works of seven musical giants from the Baroque era to the twentieth century. It examines the backgrounds, influences and relationships that make these seven composers part of the very fabric of the history of western music. Each composer’s life and work is presented through extensive performance sequences, and through interviews and comment from some of today’s greatest artists and most respected authorities.

他，一半是人，一半是疯子，在皇宫里，皇家的内部被疾病缠绕，直接威胁了皇位的继承和国家的安危。面临如此局面，他出现了，拥有神奇的魔法，拯救了帝国的前途，然而，他黑暗的背面，却是极度危险的深渊，勾引和破坏也随之泛滥......

杰克系列电影是由施瓦辛格主演的系列电影。在这电影中，施瓦辛格扮演的杰克（阿诺•施瓦辛格 Arnold Schwarzenegger 饰）总是世界的救世主，每当他的老对头班尼迪（查里斯•丹斯 Charles Dance 饰）出来作恶时，杰克总是能及时赶到，讲班尼迪打得落花流水。小男孩丹尼是杰克系列电影的忠实影迷，杰克系列电影的前三集他都能倒背如流。这天他的好朋友，电影放映员尼克给了丹尼一张神奇的电影，丹尼凭着这张电影票进入到了还未上演的杰克系列第四集中。不料班尼迪抢走了丹尼的电影票，从电影中来到了现实中。他的目标就是除掉杰克的扮演者施瓦辛格，这样在电影世界里就不再有人能够阻止他的邪恶计划。

此片纪录详尽，建立在与麦克莱恩的14小时采访基础上。片中含有盖大量未曝光的档案资料，包括电影、舞台剧幕后，他的早年生活、日记、私人相册，他的演艺生涯和他在同性恋权力运动中扮演的角色。
在此片中，麦克莱恩深入研究了他在《X战警》系列电影中扮演的万磁王、在《指环王》系列电影中扮演的甘道夫等角色，也描绘了卢克·伊万斯、弗兰西斯·巴贝、亚当·布朗、斯科特·钱伯斯、米洛·帕克、Edward Petherbridge等合作演员“戏剧性的再创作”。

在1930年代，当时世界被战争而分裂，人类处在激情与痛苦当中。导演理查德·隆克瑞恩巧妙地将故事中的狡诈、阴谋、残暴，与当代法西斯象征主义结合在一起。伊安·麦克莱恩演出理查三世，他欲夺取兄长的王位，谋杀、骗婚、歼灭亲族无所不用其极，这样强烈的欲望，驱使他永无止尽的毁掉周遭的人。
影片是根据莎士比亚的名剧《理查三世》改编而成的，但是影片将故事发生的时间背景由原著中1483-1485年转换到1930年。将莎士比亚的剧作移植到其它年代，是电影人常常做的事，但是却不一定每次都做的好。难能可贵的是，这版《理查三世》不但以睿哲的智能改编了这部剧作，并且在不破坏莎翁美丽的词句下，为此剧注入现代的活力。

An interview with Ian McKellen, famous for his roles as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Magneto in the X-Men films and James Whale in Gods and Monsters. He discusses his early life in Burnley, Lancashire, his time at Cambridge University and successes on stage and screen, as well as how his sexuality shaped him as an actor and political activist. Last in the series.

After journeying to Middle-earth together for the “Lord of the Rings” movies, Cate Blanchett and Ian McKellen are playing more grounded roles in this year’s films. In “Mr. Holmes,” McKellen stars as the famous detective in old age. Blanchett pulls double duty in “Carol,” as a 1950s housewife who falls for a younger woman; and in “Truth,” in which she plays embattled “60 Minutes” producer Mary Mapes.

她”是一位优越的贵姐，满心闲情逸致。偶然一天爱上一个不该爱的下层男人，“她”不知道，“她”就此步入了一条灾难之路，起先“她”是悄悄开放，而后不可收拾的怒放，而后激情万丈，抛家舍业的投身到爱情的洪流之中，简直像亡命之徒。任何种类的爱情都是有伤害性的。“她”怀揣爱情就是身怀绝症一样，一步步地将“她”自己逼上了绝境。这时，爱情呈现出惨烈之象，“她”只有疯掉才能重获新生。最后“她”和我们才知道，“她”爱上的是一个精神病人，“她”疯掉才能解脱自己与爱情，“她”进了精神病院，彻底平静，“她”的脸呈现出铅华洗尽的景象。再最后，“她”跳楼身亡，死前说了一句话：我离开了我的爱。影片的女演员就像细菌一样潜伏在影片的女主人公身上，香消玉陨。

在20世纪30年代早期的英国，20岁的弗洛拉·波斯特刚刚成为孤儿，每年仅有100英镑收入，她和远方的亲戚住在冰冷舒适的农场里。在这个阴郁的农场里，每个人都完全陷入了混乱，但弗洛拉试图理清一切……

蒙面侠电影在好莱坞有铺天盖地的声势。从几十年前的《佐罗》,《超人》开始，到这些年的《蝙蝠侠》、《蜘蛛侠》、《超胆侠》等等.
佐罗远不是这个模式的起头。比佐罗更早的，是1905年英国女作家 Baroness Emmuska Orczy的小说《红花侠》(《 腥红色的繁笺花》)。故事描述法国大革命期间，法王路易十六被送上断头台，皇室和贵族也纷纷遭陷害。英国花花公子帕西化身为传说中的蒙面侠客红花侠，不断潜往法国, 出生入死抢救受难贵族送到国外。每次解救成功，就留下一朵红色的繁笺花为记。
这个著名的冒险传奇故事曾七度搬上银幕，这个版本是电视电影，是所有根据同名小说改编中最受称赞的. 影片曾获AMY奖. 演员也很出名 (Somewhere in Time 里的大美女Jane Seymour, Brideshead Revisit 中的塞巴斯蒂安 Anthony Andrews 以及 The Lord of the Rings 甘道夫 Ian McKellen)。

A well-educated psychiatrist (Eckhart) leaves an academic career to work at an institution where his father (Nolte), a novelist, lived before writing a renowned children's book. Acclimating to his position, he encounters a schizophrenic (McKellen) who helps him to discover the book's secrets and his place in the story.

PIP是个年轻气盛的街头男孩，就在18岁的生日那天，他收到一份非常特别的礼物，是他曾祖父录制的一盘他在二战的战争回忆录。这盘神奇的声带唤醒了沉睡已久的灵魂，一段他曾祖父在18岁时和他的好友们在被德国摧残的法国的枪林弹雨中如何生存下来的故事娓娓道来..

Darrylgorn, the mysterious brother of Aragorn, is one of the unsung heroes of Middle-earth who finally gets his adventure told.

This biographical film provides insight into the life of renowned British author D.H. Lawrence (Ian McKellen), best known for his sexually explicit novel LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER. In addition to exploring Lawrence's youth, PRIEST OF LOVE examines important events in Lawrence's personal and professional career, including his tempestuous relationship with his wife and sometime collaborator Frieda (Janet Suzman); his battle against censorship (LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER was banned in England for years); and his bisexuality.

She Has a Nice Job. And a Nice Baby. What More Could a Single Girl Want?

故事发生在第二次世界大战期间，千金大小姐苏珊（梅丽尔·斯特里普 Charles Dance 饰）偶遇了军人拉扎尔（山姆·尼尔 Sam Neill 饰），两人之间展开了一段露水情缘，当然，这一夜发生的事情并不会开花结果，苏珊将这段记忆深深的埋藏在心底。
战争结束后，苏珊嫁给了外交官雷蒙德（查里斯·丹斯 Charles Dance 饰），婚后的日子过得十分的平淡，吃穿不愁的生活让苏珊常常陷入一种空虚的情绪之中。某日，苏珊当众嘲笑的雷蒙德的长官雷纳德（约翰·吉尔古德 John Gielgud 饰），导致雷蒙德被贬值，夫妻两人之间因此发生了激烈的争执。之后，拉扎尔再度出现在了苏珊的生命里。