Lace (TV 1984)

A young actress, thought to be easy and have no morals, gathers three former school chums to find out which is her mother. Much of the movie takes place in flashback and the identity of her... See full summary »

Director:

William Hale

Writers:

Shirley Conran (novel), Elliott Baker (teleplay)

Stars:

Bess Armstrong, Brooke Adams, Arielle Dombasle

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bess Armstrong	...	Judy Hale
Brooke Adams	...	Jennifer 'Pagan' Trelawney
Arielle Dombasle	...	Maxine Pascal
Phoebe Cates	...	Lili
Anthony Higgins	...	Prince Abdullah
Angela Lansbury	...	Aunt Hortense Boutin
Herbert Lom	...	Monsieur Chardin
Anthony Quayle	...	Dr. Geneste
Honor Blackman	...	Selma
Nickolas Grace	...	Sir Christopher Swann
Leigh Lawson	...	Count Charles de Chazalle
Simon Chandler	...	Nick Cliffe
Trevor Eve	...	Tom Schwartz
François Guétary	...	Pierre Boursal
Jonathan Hyde	...	Paul

Storyline

A young actress, thought to be easy and have no morals, gathers three former school chums to find out which is her mother. Much of the movie takes place in flashback and the identity of her mother is not found out till the last few minutes.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | maternity revealed | based on novel

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Taglines:

Which one of you bitches is my mother?

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lazos secretos

Filming Locations:

Granada, Andalucía, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lorimar Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the original novel, there are four girls at the school, including Kate, another English girl. She is the one who is a journalist and starts a magazine. In the series, her character is combined with that of Judy Hale.

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Goofs

Brooke Adams and Phoebe Cates both slip in and out of their foreign accents throughout the mini-series.

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Quotes

Pagan Tralone: How do we look?
Judy Hale: Terrific!
Pagan Tralone: Scrumptious!

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Connections

References Citizen Kane (1941)

User Reviews

Great mini-series about a girl who wants to know the truth about who is her mother.

This mini-series was great,I hope that one day I will be able to buy it on video or on d.v.d. All the acting was fantastic. If you have read the book you will still enjoy this, and then go on to read and watch lace2 the sequel.

Phoebe Cates (wife of Kevin Kline) was a perfect choice to play Lili as she is both beautiful and very very talented. You will be wondering who is Lili's mother and when you find out you will then be wanting to find out who is Lili's father is. The other actresses in the show portraying the potential mothers of Lili played their parts fantastically.

Go ahead hire this one and enjoy.