Movies: Bernard Ansell

John Zinga, a descendent of slaves, has an ancient medallion around his neck and a fragment of song passed down generations. He is an English dockworker with a magnificent voice and a yearning to learn his roots....

A British millionaire's son travels to France to study art, and falls in love in Paris....

This exuberant comedy about Jewish domestic life tells the story of an old man who is to inherit a legacy if he can prove he is in need, and who thus begins to gamble spectacularly with his savings....

'Musician kills count in duel for wife, and later falls in love with daughter.' (British Film Catalogue)...