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THE BFI'S TOP 100 BRITISH FILMS |
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In lists of Shakespeare's plays, this comedy is placed first alphabetically |
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The world's largest library, it contains over 115 million volumes on 532 miles of bookshelves |
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Peter O'Toole had his first leading role in this film, No. 3 on the list |
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This composer's shows "Cats" & "Phantom of the Opera" have won a total of 14 Tonys |
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In 1936 FDR said, "I have seen" this, "I hate" this; 5 years later the U.S. was involved in a second big one |
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Tragic title character whose lines are heard here: |
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Florence, Italy's Laurentian Library was designed between 1524 & 1534 by this master painter & sculptor |
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7 David Lean-directed films made the list, including this 1957 P.O.W. movie that won 7 Oscars |
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Charles Jennens wrote, or rather assembled, the libretto for this composer's "Messiah" |
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You'll find "Hate Week" mentioned in his novel "1984" |
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Twin brothers, both named Antipholus, have slaves named Dromio who are also twins in this confusing comedy |
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This library was founded in 1895 by a trust fund from Samuel J. Tilden & the consolidation of the Astor & Lenox Libraries |
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No. 1 on the list is this stark film based on a Graham Greene novel about post-WWII Vienna |
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19th century heir to Bach & Beethoven seen here: |
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"I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally" is attributed to this bulbous-nosed actor |
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Octavius speaks last in these 2 plays |
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The Book of Kells, a decorated manuscript of the 4 gospels, is on exhibit in this Dublin school's library |
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The most recent film to break the Top 10, this 1996 film brazenly portrayed the Edinburgh drug scene |
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In the "Farewell" symphony by this friend of Mozart, the musicians stop playing & leave the stage one by one |
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"I hate to see the evenin' sun go down", he wrote in the song "St. Louis Blues" |
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Banished from Rome though he captured Corioli, this title warrior says, "You common cry of curs...I banish you!" |
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The Family History Library in this state capital houses the world's largest genealogical collection |
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No. 100 is this Roland Joffe-directed film set in Cambodia & starring Sam Waterston |
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In the early 1900s he skipped through the Hungarian countryside to become a folk song authority |
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"If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself", wrote this "Siddhartha" author |
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