Framed (2009)

When the National Gallery in London is flooded the Director, Quentin Lester, decides to transfer the entire collection to the Welsh caves where the collection was stored during World War II... See full summary »

Director:

Andy De Emmony

Writer:

Frank Cottrell Boyce

Stars:

Trevor Eve, Eve Myles, Robert Pugh

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Trevor Eve	...	Quentin Lester
Eve Myles	...	Angharad Stannard
Robert Pugh	...	Mr Davis
Sam Davies	...	Dylan Hughes (as Samuel Davies)
Mari Ann Bull	...	Minnie Hughes
Nicola Reynolds	...	Bethan Hughes
Mark Lewis Jones	...	Daffyd Hughes
Nina Sosanya	...	Marnie Pope
Margaret John	...	Edith Sellwood
Gwenyth Petty	...	Edna Sellwood
Guy Henry	...	Reynolds
Gwyneth Keyworth	...	Marie Hughes
Matthew Aubrey	...	Tom Ellis
James Woolley	...	National Gallery Director
Aneirin Hughes	...	Petrol Rep

Storyline

When the National Gallery in London is flooded the Director, Quentin Lester, decides to transfer the entire collection to the Welsh caves where the collection was stored during World War II. The entire operation is supposed to be secret and the cover story is that they are a mining company looking to reopen the mines, good news to the economically depressed town nearby. It takes local school teacher, Angharad Stanner, all of a day however to learn what is really going on. She soon has the entire school at the site taking a tour but Quentin's refusal to open any of the packing crates leads to something of a falling out. Gradually, Quentin gets to know the locals, particularly the Hughes family. In the end, everyone benefits and learns from each other.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 December 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

En passion för Mr. Lester

Filming Locations:

Wales, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Frank Cottrell Boyce who wrote this had a cameo role.

User Reviews

Charming Gem of a Movie

This BBC production, shown in the US on Masterpiece Contemporary, stars Trevor Eve (Waking the Dead, among many other fine productions) as Quentin Lester, a senior curator from the National Gallery in London, is given the task of storing the art masterpieces somewhere during repairs on the leaky plumbing at the Gallery which threatened to damage them.

The artworks are taken to a mining cave in Wales where they had been previously stored during WWII for safe keeping until they could be returned one by one to the Gallery. There Lester meets a community of colorful characters along with a young boy whom he believes shares his interest in art. Their teacher, played so charmingly by Eva Myles, introduces herself into his life and eventually Lester becomes an integral part of the community during his stay there.

The movie is full of mishaps and adventures, many of which involve a family who are experiencing some financial difficulties. The children in the family rally around their mother trying to find a way to help the family out during their father's absence resulting in some of the most memorable scenes.

The scenery alone is an artwork unto itself with beautiful vistas frame the village and it's town folk. It is heartwarming how everyone comes alive with the arrival of the art and a lonely, solitary man finds his true self along with them.

The acting here is superb with standout performances by Eve, Myles and especially the young children. Don't miss the elderly sisters played by Margaret John and Gwyneth Petty; they are adorable.

This little movie is fantastical and lovable, reminiscent of movies like "Waking Ned Devine" or "The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain". Enjoy this gem for the treat it is.