Wetherby (1985)The mysterious death of an enigmatic young man newly arrived in the suburb of Wetherby releases the long-repressed, dark passions of some of its residents. Director:David HareWriter:David Hare |
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Wetherby (1985)The mysterious death of an enigmatic young man newly arrived in the suburb of Wetherby releases the long-repressed, dark passions of some of its residents. Director:David HareWriter:David Hare |
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Jean Travers
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| Ian Holm | ... |
Stanley Pilborough
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| Judi Dench | ... |
Marcia Pilborough
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Marjorie Yates | ... |
Verity Braithwaite
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| Tom Wilkinson | ... |
Roger Braithwaite
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| Penny Downie | ... |
Chrissie
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Brenda Hall | ... |
Landlady
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Marjorie Sudell | ... |
Lilly
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Patrick Blackwell | ... |
Derek - Chrissie's Husband
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| Joely Richardson | ... |
Young Jean Travers
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Robert Hines | ... |
Jim Mortimer
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Katy Behean | ... |
Young Marcia
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Bert King | ... |
Mr. Mortimer
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Paula Tilbrook | ... |
Mrs. Mortimer
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| Christopher Fulford | ... |
Arthur
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The mysterious death of an enigmatic young man newly arrived in the suburb of Wetherby releases the long-repressed, dark passions of some of its residents.
An intriguing film which plays with time in an interesting way - it is based around the bizarre suicide of a young man, and scenes are shown in no particular order, some from before the suicide and some from after. Often it's hard to tell when chronologically a scene occurs. I like this kind of narrative structure (cf. Pulp Fiction).
Towards the end of the film further scenes are interspersed from an apparently independent storyline about American soldiers during the war. When I saw the film (quite a few years ago) I couldn't work out how this related to the rest of the film at all. But it all seemed to make some kind of sense anyway.
Definitely worth a look.