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Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   156 votes
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Writers:
Noel Langley (novel)
Julia Taylor-Stanley (writer)
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Release Date:
10 March 2006 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance
Plot:
A young actress seeks to follow in her famous mother's footsteps. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Good effort more (6 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Charlotte Lucas ... Lily Evans
Craig Rooke ... Stage Manager
Julia McKenzie ... Miss Abernethy
Roisin Goodall ... Diana 3 Years Old
Sinead Goodall ... Diana 8 Years Old

Jordan Metcalfe ... Garstin 14 Years Old

Michael Gabriel ... Douglas 14 Years Old
Joanna David ... Mrs. Bannock
Graham Seed ... Rev. Bannock
Zoe Tapper ... Diana Shaw
Leo Bill ... Garstin
John Broad ... Tavistock Hotel Porter
Tatina de Marinis ... Tall Girl
Eve Myles ... Dolly Nightingale
Joan Blackham ... Mrs. Griffin
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Brazil:107 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Ireland:15A | UK:12A

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Originally Norman Wisdom was to have played Albert, but he decided to retire the day after his 90th Birthday and was replaced by Joss Ackland more
Soundtrack:
The Blues more

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5 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Good effort, 26 April 2006
7/10
Author: asw-prophile from United Kingdom

Not the best film in the world but a good effort by upcoming director Taylor-Stanley. I'm giving it seven because it wasn't dreadful and because the film score was fantastic.

Some of the acting is stronger in some places; some is weaker - I wasn't overwhelmed by the performance of the leading role of Diana, but supporting roles were good: Andy Lincoln did a great piece as Lovell, and Terence Stamp was wonderful as Baker. There were one or two small anachronisms, but mostly what you'd consider "anorak" things; for instance there is one point in the office of a theatrical agent where he fakes a telephone call, and the wire connecting the hand-held part of the Telephone is curly whereas in the 30s it should have been straight. There was also the use of the phrase 'Jesus H Christ' which was an anachronism, but generally a good film. The film score was wonderful, Mr Lynn is a complete unknown but it appears that the risk Taylor-Stanley took by hiring him was worth it.

As mentioned above, as a combination of the film's strong and weak points, I give it 7 out of 10.

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