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The Winslow Boy (1999)
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16 April 1999 (USA) morePlot:
Early 20th century England: while toasting his daughter Catherine's engagement, Arthur Winslow learns... more | add synopsisAwards:
4 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
Tiff Interview - "Dean Spanley" with Jeremy Northam, Toa Fraser and Bryan Brown(From Movie Jungle. 15 October 2008, 7:52 AM, PDT)
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Odd but Lovely moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Matthew Pidgeon | ... | Dickie Winslow | |
| Rebecca Pidgeon | ... | Catherine Winslow | |
| Gemma Jones | ... | Grace Winslow | |
| Nigel Hawthorne | ... | Arthur Winslow | |
| Lana Bilzerian | ... | Undermaid | |
| Sarah Flind | ... | Violet | |
| Aden Gillett | ... | John Watherstone | |
| Guy Edwards | ... | Ronnie Winslow | |
| Colin Stinton | ... | Desmond Curry | |
| Eve Bland | ... | Suffragette | |
| Sara Stewart | ... | Miss Barnes, Beacon Reporter | |
| Perry Fenwick | ... | Fred | |
| Alan Polonsky | ... | Mr. Michaels | |
| Jeremy Northam | ... | Sir Robert Morton | |
| Neil North | ... | First Lord |
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Finland:S (video rating) | Iceland:L | Norway:A | Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Quebec) | USA:G (certificate #36284) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | New Zealand:G | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | UK:U | Singapore:PGFilming Locations:
London, England, UKFun Stuff
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Not only do both movies The Winslow Boy (1999) and An Ideal Husband (1999), feature Jeremy Northam as a character named "Sir Robert", his performances in those movies also won him the same two awards (Evening Standard British Film Award's "Best Actor" & ALFS Award's "British Actor of the Year"). moreGoofs:
Continuity: At the beginning of the movie When Ronnie Winslow tears open the envelope and is about to remove the letter, the stamp and address are facing him, then in the reverse shot as he removes the letter the stamp and address are facing away from him. moreQuotes:
[last lines]Sir Robert Morton: Oh, you still pursue your feminist activities?
Catherine Winslow: Oh yes.
Sir Robert Morton: Pity. It's a lost cause.
Catherine Winslow: Oh, do you really think so, Sir Robert? How little you know about women. Good-bye. I doubt that we shall meet again.
Sir Robert Morton: Oh, do you really think so, Miss Winslow? How little you know about men.
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In the interest of full disclosure, I will admit right off that I have never read the Terence Rattigan play from which this film is derived. Therefore, my evaluation of it purely concerns the film itself. I saw the movie during its brief stint in American theaters, and I was very surprised. It is the sort of film that I was amazed made it into Anerican movie theaters at all. It is neither fast-moving nor action-packed, and it contains no sexual content or violence. It centers around a functional British family and has very little romance. It does, however, address many issues and has a great deal of sophisticated humor.
Rebecca Pidgeon's performance was particularly memorable. She had the perfect combination of restraint and sarcasm. I have heard complaints about her-that she was too stiff and lackluster, but I found her character very believable. Perhaps this is because I come from a close, sarcastic family myself. The Winslows came off as very attached to each other, but their Britishness prevented them from being mushy.
I would definitely not recommend this movie to everyone. It is a very specific type of film and probably would be enjoyed by someone who is a fan of slow-paced, dialogue-driven period pieces or by someone who is a bibliophile. It is an unusual film, but I personally think it is pure gold.