Movies by Derek Smith

She Loves Me

She Loves Me

BBC production of the 1963 Broadway musical which was based on Ernst Lubitsch's 1940 film "The Shop Around The Corner."

Recluse

Recluse

A reconstruction of the possible events that might have led up to the real-life tragic case of the Luxton family who lived at West Chapple Farm, Winkleigh, Devon. Brothers and sister Robert, Alan and Frances Luxton had lived in the farm for many years. On 23 September 1975 their bodies were found with shotgun wounds outside their farmhouse.

Tinker

Tinker

Semi-documentary, focusing on the training young boys receive before they are sent down the mines on their first job.

One of Us

One of Us

A young journalist goes deep undercover within a mountain commune and becomes manipulated by a duplicitous cult leader.

School of Life

School of Life

Stanley is a student who turns down his friend Gordon's invitation to cut class, saying that maybe today they'll learn something, maybe today the school will teach something. Sure enough, once Stanley's teacher gets the attention of the unruly class, she tells them that this lesson is the most important one they'll ever study - the meaning of life. She passes out a pamphlet, but runs out as she gets to Stanley, telling him that his surly seat mate, Garth, will have to share the booklet with him. She leaves, and Garth hordes the material. Wha...

Grandpa

Grandpa

An ignored older man makes a dramatic and reckless bid for attention with success.