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19 July 1985 (USA) moreAwards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins moreUser Comments:
Redgrave gives one of her best performances in playwright David Hare's first film. moreCast
(Credited cast)| Vanessa Redgrave | ... | Jean Travers | |
| Ian Holm | ... | Stanley Pilborough | |
| Judi Dench | ... | Marcia Pilborough | |
| Stuart Wilson | ... | Mike Langdon | |
| Tim McInnerny | ... | John Morgan | |
| Suzanna Hamilton | ... | Karen Creasy | |
| Tom Wilkinson | ... | Roger Braithwaite | |
| Marjorie Yates | ... | Verity Braithwaite | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Katy Behean | ... | Young Marcia | |
| Ted Beyer | ... | Police Sergeant | |
| Patrick Blackwell | ... | Derek | |
| Ian Bleasdale | ... | Neurotic Teacher | |
| Howard Crossley | ... | Policeman | |
| Penny Downie | ... | Chrissie | |
| David Foreman | ... | Young Malay | |
| Christopher Fulford | ... | Arthur | |
| Matthew Guinness | ... | Randall | |
| Robert Hines | ... | Jim Mortimer | |
| Mike Kelly | ... | CID Policeman | |
| Bert King | ... | Mr. Mortimer | |
| Richard Marris | ... | Sir Thomas | |
| Peter Martin | ... | Helpful Parent | |
| Norman Mills | ... | Drama Teacher | |
| Guy Nicholls | ... | Mr. Varley | |
| Joely Richardson | ... | Young Jean Travers | |
| Vanessa Rosenthal | ... | Pretentious Parent | |
| Marjorie Sudell | ... | Lily | |
| Paula Tilbrook | ... | Mrs. Mortimer | |
| Diane Whitley | ... | Policewoman | |
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Rumor has it that _David Hare (I)_ created the role of June Travis, played by _Vanessa Redgrave_, in order to examine Prime Minister _Margaret Thatcher_ as a product of British history. moreQuotes:
Roger Braithwaite: They say that murderers are drawn to the second-hand. There’s a theory that murder is characteristically committed by people who handle other people's things... in second-hand clothes shops, junk shops, markets.Roger Braithwaite: Self improvement, that's another hallmark. People who teach themselves things at home, at night... theories they only half understand. Informal education- a fantasy life of singular intensity
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Vanessa Redgrave gives a breathtaking performance in this extremely well written and executed 'puzzle' movie. Many of the initial reviews of this film in 1985 pointed out Redgrave's great performance but failed to appreciate the overall quality of Hare's direction and screenplay. This is a great modern film, easily one of the best English language films of the 1980's. Redgrave plays a single teacher who is shocked when a young stranger enters her house and for no rational reason commits suicide in front of her. As she, her best friends (well played by Judi Dench and Ian Holm), a sympathetic yet slightly obsessive detective and a young woman from the dead man's past (a remarkable performance by Suzanna Hamilton) all struggle to discover why the young man chose this woman to witness his death, we are drawn into a beautifully nuanced philosophical examination of the meaning of life in a time of negative social change (Thatcher, Reagan and the spectre of Richard Nixon haunt the film's characters). The examination of the young man nihilistic choice to kill himself is reflected in the seemingly growing alienation of the students in Redgrave's class and her struggle to remain proactive as a teacher and a human being despite personal tragedies and the political/social chaos of the Thatcher years. A really captivating film that deserves a much wider audience.