Dulcima (1971)

A farmer who has the reputation of drinking most of his money away, lives on farm which is in a poor state of repair. A pretty young girl, Dulcima, takes pity on him and decides to help him... See full summary »

Director:

Frank Nesbitt

Writers:

H.E. Bates (story), Frank Nesbitt

Stars:

Carol White, John Mills, Stuart Wilson

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Carol White	...	Dulcima Gaskain
John Mills	...	Mr. Parker
Stuart Wilson	...	Forest Warden
Bernard Lee	...	Mr. Gaskain
Sheila Raynor	...	Mrs. Gaskain
Dudley Foster	...	Symes
Cyril Cross	...	Harris
Neil Wilson	...	Auctioneer
Peter Reeves	...	Auctioneer's Assistant
George Hilsdon	...	Blake
Kristin Hatfield	...	Dress Shop Assistant

Storyline

A farmer who has the reputation of drinking most of his money away, lives on farm which is in a poor state of repair. A pretty young girl, Dulcima, takes pity on him and decides to help him by cleaning the place. She is happy to be earning money, and he is happy because she is there..... Despite being a miserable old bastard, he finds himself falling for Dulcima, and askes her to move in with him, to save her the walk every from her home to his farm every day. She does, and is happy with her work. She however falls for a gamekeeper from the nearby estate, and they start to meet in secret beacuse of the farmers increasing jelousy. One day while he is at the market she discovers a whole load of money hidden in an upsatirs room, and this changes the relationship between the farmer and Dulcima. She becomes more freindly towards the farmer, now knowing of his wealth, and the farmer decides that he wants her for his bride. Dulcima however still sees the gamekeeper, and eventually the farmer...

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Plot Keywords:

farmer | farm | gamekeeper | rural setting | older man younger woman relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1971 (UK)

Also Known As:

Askim ugruna

Filming Locations:

Avening, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

EMI Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

User Reviews

How times have changed

This film title was long forgotten until i recently spent time reminiscing with an old school friend, we had both attended Minchinhampton school in the late 60's and had watched in awe as the film crews and stars strutted their stuff, in particular John Mills, later to become Sir John Mills, I remember well, the morning i was walking to school and had to stop and wait until a scene had been shot at the rear of the crown inn, as he passed me the great man patted me on the head.

I have recently managed to find a copy on DVD, watching it i was catapulted back to a time of innocent childhood, Mills's character, Parker, could of been based on one of many eccentrics that have lived in and around the Stroud Valleys.

The country side has not changed a great deal but the peacefulness has, watching you realise the impact the motor car has had on the area, in particular to Minchinhampton, i remember the village streets before they became clogged with cars, a time when nearly everyone travelled ON the green Bristol omnibus.

Times change i know, but at least with gorgeous films like this the memories live on.