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My Life So Far (1999) 6.4
Memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son, and his ... See full summary » Director:Hugh Hudson |
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Cast
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Gamma MacIntosh
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| Irène Jacob | ... |
Aunt Heloise
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Moira 'Mumsie' Pettigrew
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Robert Norman | ... |
Fraser Pettigrew
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Gabriel Chenoux
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Elspeth Pettigrew
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Rollo
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Finlay
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Jennifer Fergie | ... |
Brenda Pettigrew
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Kirstin Smith | ... |
Meg
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Sean Scanlan | ... |
Andrew Burns
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John Bett | ... |
Uncle Crawford
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Anne Lacey | ... |
Aunt Eunice
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Memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son, and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman, including an aviator. When the elder woman's son shows up at the estate with his French fiancé, everything gets thrown into turmoil. The young boy takes a sudden interest in her sexual allure and his father is disturbed by his own non-Victorian feelings. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
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Imagine a summer in paradise with nothing to do except everything your heart desires.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, including some nude pictures | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 August 1999 (Singapore) See more »Also Known As:
World of Moss See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$53,937 (USA) (23 July 1999)Gross:
$616,310 (USA) (10 September 1999)Company Credits
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[beat]
Fraser Pettigrew: Probably a golfing friend.
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(1807)
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven (as Beethoven)
Performed by Imogen Cooper
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The film is based on the memoirs of Denis Forman, a British television mogul born 10/13/1917, and is presumed to be set in 1927 when Denis Forman turned 10 years old (the age of Fraser Pettigrew in the film). See more »Goofs
While Fraser at age 3 crawls out of his bedroom onto the roof, his older brother, young Rollo in short pants with suspenders (in a shot from behind at 02:27), is on the lawn holding a tennis racket, but (at around 28 mins) the scene cuts to a frontal shot where young Rollo's hands are empty. Later (at around 33 mins), he holds the tennis racket again. See more »Quotes
Fraser Pettigrew: [reading from his father's old book] "Dearest Samuel, Forbidden fruit is always the sweetest. I have many things I would like to teach you, if only we can find the opportunity. The very thought arouses me to lubricious ecstasies"[beat]
Fraser Pettigrew: Probably a golfing friend.
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Crazy Credits
Grateful special thanks to the entire Miramax London operation and the people of Stracchur & Cairndow. See more »Soundtracks
"Piano Sonata No.23 in F Minor (Appassionata), Op.57"(1807)
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven (as Beethoven)
Performed by Imogen Cooper
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Many summaries have described this film's plot as a love triangle that occurs in turn-of-the-century Scotland. Nonsense. What is this tendency to pigeonhole films by the time and place
in which they occurred? Maybe its because of Hollow-wood's tendency to create shallow "costume dramas." If a film has any merit at all, it is because it TRANSCENDS its setting, and speaks to its audience, whoever and wherever they are.
"My Life So Far" is a story of the intellectual development of a very bright child. His piecing together and puzzling out of the complex emotions of the people around him, in addition to his own feelings and experiences, and the information he receives via overheard conversations, books, music and so forth are interesting and original and seem totally spontaneous. It is a joy to experience what he experiences.
The ensemble acting is effortless, especially the child actor, who is so spontaneous and self-absorbed, you feel you are a member of the family, not an onlooker. Production values are sterling. The shots of the huge Scottish castle and its beautiful lands are somehow comforting. (This is neither a child's film, nor an adult's film. "My Life So Far" doesn't really have a niche, and that may be why it has not been widely distributed).
It is a film to see to renew your memories of being a child and to cause you to meditate on what daily life can be like for a child who is alert, intelligent, and surrounded by love and a good home.