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7.9/10   276 votes
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Director:
Paul Seed
Writers:
Andrew Davies (writer)
Angela Lambert (novel)
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Release Date:
3 October 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A squadron leader and a retired milkman decide to bury their differences and move in together after they are both widowed on the very same night... more | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
A Rather English Marriage - DVD Review
 (From Monsters and Critics. 28 April 2009, 1:29 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
a terrific little movie of the kind that the Brits excel at more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Albert Finney ... Reggie Conyngham-Jervis
Tom Courtenay ... Roy Southgate

Joanna Lumley ... Liz Franks

John Light ... Young Reggie
Joanna Scanlan ... Sister
Priyanga Elan ... Dr. Swann
Ursula Howells ... Mary

Katie Carr ... Young Mary
Aileen O'Gorman ... Grace
Iain Jones ... Young Roy
Caroline Carver ... Young Grace
Rebecca Clarke ... Nurse
Laura Heath ... Felicity

Rosamund Pike ... Celia
Lucy Robinson ... Susan
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:104 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Reggie Conyngham-Jervis: You are a prissy little tight ass bastard aren't you, Southgate?
Roy Southgate: If you say so, sir.
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Movie Connections:
References The Dresser (1983) more

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8 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
a terrific little movie of the kind that the Brits excel at, 3 March 2002
10/10
Author: kjff from Minneapolis, Minnesota

What a gem! Courtenay and Finney soar in this quiet story about two widowers whom circumstances bring them together as house-mates. Finney is a blustery ex-air force's squadron leader with some money, Courtenay a small, quiet blue-collar worker. This movie is all about their developing relationship and the two of them display their considerable acting skills. The small story is a wonderful device to have the two of them find out how to live with one another and, ultimately, how to become friends.

If you love fine acting and gentle stories, you must try this. It's one of the few that I bought for my collection.

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