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Separate Tables (1958)
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18 December 1958 (USA)
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The stories of several people are told as they stay at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth which features dining at "Separate Tables." full summary | add synopsis
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Hotel
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Ex Convict
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Alcoholism
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Class Differences
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Won 2 Oscars.
Another 4 wins
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12 nominations
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(3 articles)
Underrating Rita.
(From FilmExperience. 27 July 2009, 3:55 PM, PDT)
Oscars Quiz: Which of these four best-picture champs also had its director nominated?
(From Gold Derby. 30 December 2008, 11:43 PM, PST)
(From FilmExperience. 27 July 2009, 3:55 PM, PDT)
Oscars Quiz: Which of these four best-picture champs also had its director nominated?
(From Gold Derby. 30 December 2008, 11:43 PM, PST)
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Fascinating character studies at a seaside hotel...
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100 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording)
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Germany:12 |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
West Germany:12 (f) |
Finland:K-12 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:PG (video rating) (1998)
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This was considered quite daring in its day with its frank discussions of sexual topics generally considered taboo.
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Crew or equipment visible: Camera reflected in window in the last dolly shot.
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Mr. Fowler:
The trouble about being on the side of right, as one sees it, is that one often finds oneself in the company of such very questionable allies.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Laverne & Shirley: Separate Tables (#5.26)" (1980)
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Separate Tables
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Deborah Kerr and David Niven give stunning performances in this interesting character study of residents of a British seaside hotel forced to examine their feelings and emotions through the revelation of a scandal involving a blustery phony Major Pollock (David Niven. His relationship with the repressed daughter (Deborah Kerr) of a domineering mother (Gladys Cooper) is just one of the interesting aspects of this filming of Terrence Rattigan's stage play.
Rita Hayworth and Burt Lancaster are excellent as ex-lovers forced to examine their pasts. Wendy Hill excels as the keeper of the hotel, herself involved in an affair with Lancaster. Rod Taylor and Audrey Dalton do well as the young lovers caught in the claustrophobic setting dominated by snooping elderly women.
A very worthwhile, sensitive study of people trying to spend quiet days at a resort--very disparate people leading separate lives who must cope with their differences.
Deborah Kerr gives a deeply felt, genuinely moving performance opposite Niven's blustery major and Cooper's exquisitely well-mannered but narrow-minded mother. Niven deserved his Oscar for his moments of quiet desperation and crumbling of character--but Kerr is equally fine and should have had Academy recognition for this role instead of just a nomination.
Wendy Hiller is especially impressive and surely deserved her Best Supporting Actress Oscar as the innkeeper who deals intelligently and sympathetically with the various crises facing her guests. She is a pleasure to watch as she struggles to keep her guests comfortable under trying circumstances.