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Writer:
David Hare (writer)
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Release Date:
19 July 1985 (USA) more
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins more
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Haunting, but occasionally maudlin more (11 total)

Cast

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Vanessa Redgrave ... Jean Travers

Ian Holm ... Stanley Pilborough

Judi Dench ... Marcia Pilborough

Stuart Wilson ... Mike Langdon

Tim McInnerny ... John Morgan
Suzanna Hamilton ... Karen Creasy

Tom Wilkinson ... Roger Braithwaite
Marjorie Yates ... Verity Braithwaite
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Katy Behean ... Young Marcia
Ted Beyer ... Police Sergeant
Patrick Blackwell ... Derek
Ian Bleasdale ... Neurotic Teacher

Howard Crossley ... Policeman
Penny Downie ... Chrissie
David Foreman ... Young Malay

Christopher Fulford ... Arthur
Matthew Guinness ... Randall
Robert Hines ... Jim Mortimer
Mike Kelly ... CID Policeman
Bert King ... Mr. Mortimer
Richard Marris ... Sir Thomas
Peter Martin ... Helpful Parent
Norman Mills ... Drama Teacher
Guy Nicholls ... Mr. Varley

Joely Richardson ... Young Jean Travers
Vanessa Rosenthal ... Pretentious Parent
Marjorie Sudell ... Lily
Paula Tilbrook ... Mrs. Mortimer
Diane Whitley ... Policewoman
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USA:102 min
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Rumor has it that _David Hare (I)_ created the role of June Travis, played by _Vanessa Redgrave_, in order to examine Prime Minister _Margaret Thatcher_ as a product of British history. more
Quotes:
Roger Braithwaite: They say that murderers are drawn to the second-hand. There’s a theory that murder is characteristically committed by people who handle other people's things... in second-hand clothes shops, junk shops, markets.
Roger Braithwaite: Self improvement, that's another hallmark. People who teach themselves things at home, at night... theories they only half understand. Informal education- a fantasy life of singular intensity
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Referenced in Krótki film o zabijaniu (1988) more

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7 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
Haunting, but occasionally maudlin, 19 May 2005
7/10
Author: Lorene Anderson from Chicago

Besides qualms with the musical score, Wetherby has a killer script, intriguing editing, fantastic acting (Vanessa Redgrave is incredible), and a compelling idea driving the film. The echoes of film noir in the intense, high-contrast lighting and the starkness of the violence was perfect, especially when combined with naked silence. It is more than a story about a disturbed young man who shoots himself in front of an aging school teacher, Jean Travers (Redgrave). That comes early in the film. It is about the psychological consequences for Jean in her life and past, violently revealed through that shocking act. Life can never be normal again. Beneath even the most pleasant veneer lurks sadness, secrets, and dark sexuality.

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