Separate Tables (TV 1983)

Director:

John Schlesinger

Writer:

Terence Rattigan (play)

Stars:

Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Claire Bloom

4 wins.

Cast

Cast overview:
Julie Christie	...	Mrs. Shankland / Miss Railton-Bell
Alan Bates	...	John Malcolm / Maj. Pollock
Claire Bloom	...	Miss Cooper
Irene Worth	...	Mrs. Railton-Bell
Sylvia Barter	...	Lady Matheson
Bernard Archard	...	Mr. Fowler
Liz Smith	...	Miss Meacham
Kathy Staff	...	Mabel
Brian Deacon	...	Charles Stratton
Susannah Fellows	...	Miss Jean Tanner
Chrissie Cotterill	...	Doreen

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on play

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Getrennte Tische

Company Credits

Production Co:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min 105 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Separate Tables (1958)

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Soundtracks

"Impromptu in G flat, Opus 90, No. 3, D. 899, for piano"
Performed by Philip Smith
Composed by Franz Schubert

User Reviews

A Fascinating and Compelling Human Drama

This made of television version of the play, starring Julie Christie, Alan Bates, and Claire Bloom brings the play on the small screen, richly maintaining the feel and atmosphere of the staged play itself. The characters' delivery of their lines with the subtle and sometimes dramatic nuance strikes a deep cord into the human condition and intimate human relationships as well as the societal condemnation and humiliation and tolerance of man's indiscretion. It's difficult to understand the power of this movie, in its depiction that seems to be razor sharp in scratching deeply the human emotional core. By the end of the movie, one can be considered transformed in a small way for having experienced the raw tension, the human conflict and resolution of several intertwining human events and interactions that play to our basic human lives. An amazing experience. 9/10.