The famed British film editor Anne V. Coates began her career as an assistant on “The Red Shoes” in 1948 and two years ago was an editor on “50 Shades of Grey.” In between she was nominated for five Academy Awards and won an Oscar for “Lawrence of Arabia.” Just this year awarded an honorary Oscar known as “the Governor’s Award” by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, she was introduced at the ceremony by Nicole Kidman and presented with her Oscar by Richard Gere. Miss Coates’ other films include “The Pickwick Papers,” “The Horse’s Mouth,” “Beckett,” “In the Line of Fire” and “Unfaithful.” She edited “Out of Sight” and “Erin Brokovich” for director Steven Soderbergh.

Miss Coates will be interviewed by the distinguished British film historian David Thomson, author of the definitive “The New Biographical Dictionary of Film.”

In conjunction with this interview Mostly British will screen Miss Coates’ film “Murder on the Orient Express,” an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s whodunit from the 1930s, set almost entirely inside the famous train. Albert Finney stars as Hercule Poirot who while on vacation finds himself solving a murder in one of the train cars. The star-studded cast includes Lauren Bacall, Jacqueline Bisset, Michael York, Sean Connery, Richard Widmark and Ingrid Bergman, who won an Oscar for her role.

UK, 1974 (128 minutes)

An Evening with Anne V. Coates 7:30 p.m.
Murder on the Orient Express (UK, 1974, 128 minutes) 9 p.m.

A day in the life of a dusty old pawn shop in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray, 12 individuals’ stories unravel before the world-weary owner. The raw humanity of the characters comes alive through strangely moving vignettes – an odd street singer, a duo of homeless wackos, a couple working in the local bookshop – all enmesh in Paul Ireland’s directorial debut to produce a colorful, giddy ensemble piece. Great soundtrack and winning performances.

Australia, 2016 (89 minutes)

The exquisite Indian desert and the village people come alive on the screen and draw you in from the first long shot of this drama about women attempting to escape their plight in a cruel, relentless patriarchy, Their sensual aspirations, feminine solidarity and joy in even small revenge are all vividly expressed, qualifying this as great cinema. The very same themes pervade urban India as well which makes the film topical as well. The screenplay is based on recorded conversations of Indian village women by director Leena Yadav. The enchanting lilt of their dialect comes through loud and clear.

India, 2015 (116 minutes)

An Australian teen goes missing, and a local investigator joins the search started by her anxious parents, played by Radha Mitchell (“Melinda and Melinda”) and Richard Roxbury (“Mission Impossible 2” and the TV series “Rake”). Grace’s absence is a catalyst for other discoveries – narratives of loss and uncertainty that are at the heart of this compelling family drama directed by Sue Brooks (“Japanese Story”). Location shooting in Western Australia.

Australia, 2015 (100 minutes)

With dialogue and screenplay adapted from the hit stage play, this Greek /Lebanese love story set in suburban Sydney revolves around Alex, a Greek Orthodox schoolteacher who falls for Lebanese Muslim lawyer, Eve.  Since they both live with their parents, and Eve is committed to an arranged marriage, the parents are involved and having none of it. Shock horror takes off with hot blooded temper tantrums spicing up the dialogue. Strong, at times hilarious, performances make this a winning and fun multicultural rom com.

Australia, 2015 (131minutes)