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20 September 1985 (USA) moreTagline:
She would settle for nothing less... morePlot:
A young Englishwoman spends 20 years to make whatever kind of life for herself at the expense of others around her in post-World War 2 England. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Resistance
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WWII
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Independent Film
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Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 2 wins moreNewsDesk:
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A post WWII world seen through English eyes more (23 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Meryl Streep | ... | Susan Traherne | |
| Charles Dance | ... | Raymond Brock | |
| Tracey Ullman | ... | Alice Park | |
| John Gielgud | ... | Sir Leonard Darwin | |
| Sting | ... | Mick | |
| Ian McKellen | ... | Sir Andrew Charleson | |
| Sam Neill | ... | Lazar | |
| Burt Kwouk | ... | Mr. Aung | |
| André Maranne | ... | Villon | |
| Pik Sen Lim | ... | Madame Aung | |
| Ian Wallace | ... | Medlicoti | |
| Tristram Jellinek | ... | Dawncey | |
| Peter Forbes-Robertson | ... | Brussells Hotel Manager | |
| Hugo De Vernier | ... | Doctor | |
| James Taylor | ... | Tony (dead man) |
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121 min | UK:124 minLanguage:
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Iceland:L | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16Fun Stuff
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The original Broadway production of "Plenty" by David Hare opened at the Plymouth Theater in New York on January 6, 1983, ran for 92 performances and was nominated for the 1983 Tony Award for the Best Play. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: Queen Elizabeth II's coronation was in 1953, yet the flag display includes the Canadian "maple leaf" flag which was not adopted until later. moreFAQ
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David Hare's brilliant stage play has been translated beautifully to the screen. The peculiar English trait of natural melancholy radiates throughout this sad exercise of seeing all through the lens of British class consciousness, repression and despair. The color photography, the performances, the stifling framing of the widescreen shots all add to the oppressive beauty of a story about the self-destruction of a preternaturally beautiful woman. Mery Streep has never been better before or since. Hare makes her intellectual acuity a weapon against herself as she sees through all the ghastly pretenses of a corroding Empire. No insight, no beauty of body, no letting go of formality and pretense can save her from herself. Feminism itself is taken to the burning stake as Streep's character thrashes, Hedda Gabbler like, against walls and prohibitions beyond her understanding. Rarely has such condemnation looked so ravishing.