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26 August 1999 (Singapore) moreTagline:
Imagine a summer in paradise with nothing to do except everything your heart desires.Plot:
Memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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Enchantment in the Scottish Highlands moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Colin Firth | ... | Edward Pettigrew | |
| Rosemary Harris | ... | Gamma MacIntosh | |
| Irène Jacob | ... | Aunt Heloise (as Irene Jacob) | |
| Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | ... | Moira 'Mumsie' Pettigrew | |
| Malcolm McDowell | ... | Uncle Morris MacIntosh | |
| Robert Norman | ... | Fraser Pettigrew | |
| Tchéky Karyo | ... | Gabriel Chenoux (as Tcheky Karyo) | |
| Kelly Macdonald | ... | Elspeth Pettigrew | |
| Roddy McDonald | ... | Rollo | |
| Daniel Baird | ... | Finlay | |
| Jennifer Fergie | ... | Brenda Pettigrew | |
| Kirstin Smith | ... | Meg | |
| Sean Scanlan | ... | Andrew Burns | |
| John Bett | ... | Uncle Crawford | |
| Anne Lacey | ... | Aunt Eunice |
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Rated PG-13 for sexual content, including some nude pictures.Parents Guide:
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Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | Spain:T | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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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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String Quartet No.16 in F Major, Op.135 moreFAQ
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My Life So Far is a charming film, sweet without being syrupy, endearing but not bland, pointed yet not preachy. It is a gently meandering memoir of an idyllic age and place which probably never really was, but which we wish to believe existed once upon a time, populated by people we would be happy to know. Mostly, it is the joyous celebration of a devoted, loving, though imperfect, family, which not only survives its crises, but is, one feels, strengthened by them.
The cinematography is breathtaking, making the most of the lush landscape, the opulent sets and the expressive actors. The screenplay is filled with poignant moments, both humorous and dramatic, while the acting is quietly beautiful and detailed, from Rosemary Harris' superb Gamma to Robert Norman's refreshing 10-year old Fraser. Colin Firth's stunningly rich, yet understated, performance as Edward, the complex father, by turns madcap inventor, loving husband, hypocrite, fool and life-embracing dreamer is a wonder.
My Life So Far provides a delightfully rewarding escape from our rude, crude world to a paradise which, if not perfect, is perfectly enchanting.