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Screen Two: Hotel du Lac (1986)
A must see
Everything about this production is simply perfection. The casting of the actors is superb, the location filming at the Parc Hotel in Vitnau, Switzerland is just beautiful, the music score completely appropriate - evocing the end of summer/early autumn atmosphere perfectly. The adaptation of the original novel is exceptional and actually improves it. There are memorable scenes throughout with narratives you will memorize and repeat word for word, especially between the wonderful mother/daughter characters played by Googie Withers and Julia MacKenzie. Take time out and watch and enjoy this masterpiece.
The Imitation Game (2014)
A very well made film.
This movie is beautifully filmed, the production and acting is quite superb, however to keep things in a historical perspective I would advise everyone to also get a copy of the BBC documentary series "The Secret War" made in 1977 and watch episode 6 which Focuses specifically on the cracking of the "ultra" code, featuring interviews with the people who were actually there at Bletchley Park and elsewhere. The movie tends to give the impression, rather misleadingly, that the effort to decode the Enigma messages was done exclusively by a small group of technicians - whereas in fact it involved a vast, dedicated team of ordinary people who should also be acknowledged for their contribution.