Frances Barber — Actor (35)

TV

Psychobitches (2013)
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Psychobitches is a British sketch comedy programme created by Jeremy Dyson for Sky One Arts. Rebecca Front stars as The Therapist, who holds sessions with famous historical and spiritual women, exploring their psychological issues via anachronistic humour, with such individuals like Mary Magdalene, Bonnie Parker, and Lucille Ball appearing in contemporary settings. Blending historical figures with modern comedy, it features a cast of well-known British talent in a variety of roles as the iconic women.

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The Chosen (2016)
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安东尼奥·查瓦里亚斯 actor: 汉娜·穆雷 / 朱利安·山德斯 …
other title: 中选之人 / El elegido …
A man named Jacques Mornard arrives in Mexico in 1940, claiming to be a Belgian who is fleeing the war in Europe to join his girlfriend, one of refugee Leon Trotsky's secretaries. But nobody knows that in reality this conventional and cheerful young man is in fact an agent of the GPU (Soviet Secret Service) and has been sent to assassinate Trotsky.

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Sammy and Rosie (1987)
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other title: 睡遍伦敦 / Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Sammy and Rosie are an unconventional middle-class London married couple. They live in the midst of inner-city chaos, surround themselves with intellectual street people, and sleep with everybody - except each other! Things become interesting when Sammy's father, Raffi, who is a former Indian government minister, comes to London for a visit. Sammy, Rosie, and Raffi try to find meaning through their lives and loves. Written by Martin Lewison {[email protected]}

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A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint (2021)
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other title: 圣诞鬼故事:美柔汀 / 圣诞节的鬼故事:美柔汀 …
Edward Williams, gentleman and amateur golfer, lives an untroubled life as the curator of a small university museum. His speciality is the topography of the British Isles. So when an art dealer sends him details of an interesting engraving - a mezzotint - of an old country house, he’s intrigued. When the picture arrives, however, it seems perfectly ordinary - until Williams notices a figure in the picture where there was none before. A cloaked figure, with a skull-like head and legs that are horribly thin. Soon, within the mezzotint, the figure seems to be on the move across the moonlit lawn towards the house with murderous intent. Long-forgotten secrets rise to the surface as Williams and his friends summon all the rational forces at their command to confront the impossible. Laced with M. R. James' trademark terror, The Mezzotint will guarantee a chill in the air for viewers this Christmas. Rory Kinnear (No Time To Die) stars as Williams, alongside Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet, Downton Abbey) as Garwood, and Frances Barber (Doctor Who, Semi-Detached) as Mrs Ambrigail. The Mezzotint also stars John Hopkins (Poldark, Lucky Man), Emma Cunniffe (Roadkill, Unforgotten), Nikesh Patel (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Indian Summers), and Tommaso Di Vincenzo (Dracula).

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McKellen: Playing the Part (2017)
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★ 10.0 5 ratings
other title: 麦克莱恩:入戏
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”。

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Photographing Fairies (1997)
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other title: 迷影仙踪 / 摄影仙灵 …
Photographer Charles Castle is numbed with grief following the death of his beautiful bride. He goes off to war, working in the trenches as a photographer. Following the war and still in grief Charles is given some photographs purporting to be of fairies. His search for the truth leads him to Burkinwell, a seemingly peaceful village seething with secrets where he becomes drawn into a web of passion, romance and violence..

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Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
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★ 6.8 12 ratings
other title: 激情床伴 / 留心那话儿 …
When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.

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Marple: A Murder Is Announced (2005)
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★ 7.9 28 ratings
约翰·史翠兰 actor: 杰拉尔丁·麦克伊万 / 佐伊·沃纳梅克 …
other title: 谋杀启事
英国一个小镇的居民们,在当地的报纸上读到一则奇怪的启事,启事里声称周五下午在居民利迪西亚的家里将会发生一起谋杀案。好奇的人们聚集起来,等待看热闹。当启事上所说的时刻到来,灯光突然熄灭,一个年轻的旅馆雇员被杀。警察认为是其刊登的启事,他原本打算借此劫财。但是头脑灵光的玛普尔小姐却觉得事情没有这么简单……

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Great Performances: King Lear (2008)
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★ 8.7 19 ratings
other title: 李尔王
李尔王(伊恩·麦克莱恩 Ian McKellen 饰)年事已高,他决定将广袤的国土分给自己的三个女儿科迪莉亚(萝玛拉·嘉瑞 Romola Garai 饰)、格纳利尔(弗兰西斯·巴贝 Frances Barber 饰)和里根(莫妮卡·杜兰 Monica Dolan 饰)。李尔王让三个女儿说出各自心中对父王的爱戴,格纳利尔和里根极尽花言巧语之所能,得到了李尔王的赞赏,小女儿科迪莉亚质朴而诚实,反而遭到了无情的驱逐。 失去了家园的科迪莉亚成为了法国的王后,而得到了父亲大片疆土的大女儿和二女儿则将李尔王赶出了家门。直到流落荒野无处可去,李尔王才明白自己犯了天大的错误,他一边责怪自己的愚昧,一边心痛科迪莉亚的遭遇。得知了李尔王的境遇,科迪莉亚组织了军队准备向老家进攻,不幸的是,军队遭遇惨败,科迪莉亚也遭到了逮捕。最终,科迪莉亚被处死,年迈的李尔王在痛苦中亦追随而去。

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Vicious Series Finale (2016)
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★ 9.3 223 ratings
other title: 极品基老伴:完结篇 / 极品基老伴最终篇 …
A one-off special has been confirmed by ITV and is expected to air in 2016, with the episode being recorded on Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd December 2015. It will be the show's final episode.