. Tara Fitzgerald
I Capture the Castle (2003) Buy this film on DVD Buy this film on VHS Title: I Capture the Castle Released: 2003 Genre: Drama / Romance Runtime: 113 min Country: UK Language: English Tagline: I love, I have loved, I will love. Plot Summary: The film follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain (Romola Garai), and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying English castle. Her father (Bill Nighy) is desperate to repeat the spectacular success of his first novel, but hasn't written a word for 12 years; her exquisite sister Rose (Rose Byrne) can only rail against their fate, and their Bohemian step-mother Topaz (Tara FitzGerald) is a nudist and no help at all. Salvation comes in the form of their American landlord Simon Cotton (Henry Thomas) and his brother Neil (Marc Blucas). Although initially repelled by Simon, Rose is determined to make him fall in love with her and succeeds. A wedding is arranged and Cassandra is left on the sidelines as everyone around her is drawn into a maelstrom of interconnected relationships. But events spiral out of control, and before the summer ends she will experience frustrated desire, first love, and a broken heart. 'I Capture The Castle' is based on the Dodie Smith novel which was published in 1948, before she wrote 101 Dalmatians. Comments: Intriguing. This movie was quite intriguing and well put together. It had just the right amount of say in it, romance, love, and some betrayal. I was also pleased to see that Henry Thomas had a more committed and credited role versus other movies where he is a supporting actor who dies and/or has the woman he loves taken from him. I really enjoyed this movie. 9 out of 10. Scene Description: Tara Fitzgerald standing topless in the rain as she spreads her arms and throws her head back after throwing off her coat and hat. ..Movie Stills Available to buy:  I Capture the Castle (DVD)  I Capture the Castle (VHS)  I Capture the Castle -- by Dodie Smith (Book) Sirens (1994) Title: Sirens Released: 1994 Genre: Comedy / Drama Runtime: 98 min Country: Australia / UK Language: English Tagline: Be seduced. Plot Summary: A young reverend and his wife are on the way from England to Australia to minister to their flock. The bishop asks him to visit an eccentric artist prone to sexual depictions and requests that he voluntarily withdraw a controversial work call "Crucified Venus" from his show. The minister, who considers himself a progressive, is shocked at the amoral atmosphere surrounding the painter, his wife, and the three models living at his estate. The minister's wife is troubled also, and has to deal with latent sexual urges while trying to remain loyal to her husband. Comments: Stunning Cinematography and Beautiful Bodies !!! This is supposed to be a comedy but I found myself transfixed by the stunning cinematography and beautiful bodies more than anything else. Sam Neill's bevy of beautiful nude models, headed by Elle Macpherson, nearly steal the show. Hugh Grant is surprisingly convincing in his role as the prudish minister and Tara Fitzgerald is equally convincing as his almost-as-prudish wife. The are a few funny moments in this film involving the models' interactions with Grant and Fitzgerald. Scene Description: Tara Fitzgerald seen running in slow motion in a see-through white outfit, and then fully nude. We then see her completely in the buff standing in church, her breasts and bush on display. ..Movie Stills Scene Description: Tara Fitzgerald with her breasts and bush on display. ..Movie Stills Scene Description: Tara Fitzgerald having a blind guy feel all over her body with his hands - cupping her bare breast and then running his hands up her dress. ..Movie Stills Dark Blue World (2002) Buy this film on DVD Title: Dark Blue World Released: 2002 Genre: War / Drama Runtime: 112 min Country: Czech Republic / UK / Germany / Denmark / Italy Language: Czech / German / English / Slovak Plot Summary: March 15, 1939: Germany invades Czechoslovakia. Czech pilots flee to England, joining the RAF. After the war, back home, they are put in labor camps, suspected of anti-Communist ideas. This film cuts between a post-war camp where Franta is a prisoner and England during the war, where Franta is like a big brother to Karel, a very young pilot. On maneuvers, Karel crash lands by the rural home of Susan, an English woman whose husband is MIA. She spends one night with Karel, and he thinks he's found the love of his life. It's complicated by Susan's attraction to Franta. How will the three handle innocence, Eros, friendship, and the heat of battle? When war ends, what then? Comments: Hypnotic -- What Pearl Harbor should've been. I found the movie slightly depressing, as befits the subject matter, but also spellbinding. Loved the air combat sequences and the acting is top notch. Not sure the love triangle had to be there, but what the heck--at least it was handled with adult, not juvenile sensibilities a la Pearl Harbor. ..Movie Stills Available to buy:  Dark Blue World (DVD)  Dark Blue World [IMPORT] [SOUNDTRACK] (Audio CD)
Trivia Grand-niece of Geraldine Fitzgerald. Is acrophobic. Personal quotes "In England, people are so repressed. It is all giggle-giggle and 'look at the shameless woman taking her clothes off.' When you are doing a nude scene you just have to take a deep breath and get on with it. I can't bear bedcovers-up-to-the-chin jobs." Tara Fitzgerald - Filmography Below is a complete filmography (list of movies she's appeared in) Love Again (2003) (TV) .... Monica Jones I Capture the Castle (2003) .... Topaz Mortmain Secret Passage (2002) .... Clara Tmavomodrý svet (2001) .... Susan ... aka Dark Blue World (2002) (International: English title) "Final Day, The" (2000) (mini) TV Series (voice) .... Narrator Rancid Aluminium (2000) .... Masha ... aka Rancid Aluminum (2000) (USA) Childhood (1999) .... Angel New World Disorder (1999) .... Kris Paddock In the Name of Love (1999) (TV) .... Zoe Walters Conquest (1998) .... Daisy MacDonald Snatching of Bookie Bob, The (1998) .... Silk Frenchman's Creek (1998) (TV) .... Lady Dona St. Columb Little White Lies (1998) (TV) .... Beth Marsh Student Prince, The (1997) (TV) .... Grace ... aka Prince of Hearts, The (1998) (TV) (USA) Woman in White, The (1997) (TV) .... Marian Fairlie "Tenant of Wildfell Hall, The" (1996) (mini) TV Series .... Helen Graham Brassed Off (1996) .... Gloria ... aka Brassed Off! (1996) (USA: poster title) Vacillations of Poppy Carew, The (1995) (TV) .... Poppy Carew Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, The (1995) .... Betty Man of No Importance, A (1994) .... Adele Rice Fall from Grace (1994) (TV) .... Catherine Pradier ... aka Fortitude (1994) (TV) (France) Sirens (1994) .... Estella Campion "Camomile Lawn, The" (1992) (mini) TV Series .... Young Polly Six Characters in Search of an Author (1992) (TV) .... Emily Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1991) (TV) .... Young Dollie Stokesay Black Candle, The (1991) (TV) .... Victoria Mordaunt Hear My Song (1991) .... Nancy Doyle Tara Fitzgerald - Notable TV Guest Appearances "Today with Des & Mel" (2002) playing "Herself" 19 January 2004 "This Morning" (1988) playing "Herself" 9 May 2003 "Murder in Mind" (2001) playing "Liz Morton" in episode: "Echoes" (episode # 3.1) 25 January 2003 "Breakfast" (2000) playing "Herself" 10 May 2002 "Cadfael" (1994) playing "Iveta de Massard" in episode: "The Leper of St. Giles" (episode # 1.3) 12 June 1994