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Memoirs of a Survivor

  • 19811981
  • 1h 55m
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5.4/10
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Memoirs of a Survivor (1981)
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Set in a bleak future where roving gangs of children terrorize city streets, and reality is often an illusion.Set in a bleak future where roving gangs of children terrorize city streets, and reality is often an illusion.Set in a bleak future where roving gangs of children terrorize city streets, and reality is often an illusion.
IMDb RATING
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342
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    • David Gladwell
    • Kerry Crabbe
    • David Gladwell
    • Doris Lessing(novel)
  • Stars
    • Julie Christie
    • Christopher Guard
    • Leonie Mellinger
    • David Gladwell
    • Kerry Crabbe
    • David Gladwell
    • Doris Lessing(novel)
  • Stars
    • Julie Christie
    • Christopher Guard
    • Leonie Mellinger
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    • 12User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Julie Christie
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    Christopher Guard
    • Gerald
    Leonie Mellinger
    • Emily
    Debbie Hutchings
    • June
    Nigel Hawthorne
    Nigel Hawthorne
    • Victorian Father
    Pat Keen
    Pat Keen
    • Victorian Mother
    Georgina Griffiths
    • Victorian Emily
    Christopher Tsangarides
    • Victorian Son
    Mark Dignam
    Mark Dignam
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    Alison Dowling
    Alison Dowling
    • Janet White
    John Franklyn-Robbins
    John Franklyn-Robbins
    • Professor White
    Rowena Cooper
    • Mrs. White
    Barbara Hicks
    Barbara Hicks
    • Woman on Waste Ground
    John Comer
    John Comer
    • Man delivering Emily
    Adrienne Byrne
    • Maureen
    Marion Owen Smith
    • Sandra
    Tara MacGowran
    Tara MacGowran
    • Jill
    Mark Farmer
    • Gerald's Courtier
      • David Gladwell
      • Kerry Crabbe
      • David Gladwell
      • Doris Lessing(novel)
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    • Trivia
      This movie was selected to screen at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival in the "Un Certain Regard" strand.

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    6/10
    My brief review of the film
    The sets, lighting design and foreboding music score all match the gloominess of the material here well, and the atmosphere that these combined elements achieve is what keeps the film relatively intriguing. The first third definitely works better than the final third of the film though, as in the beginning one is trying to decipher what it is all about, and towards the end it just drags, and it looks like it is building up to some revelation, yet at the end nothing new is revealed. The plot is really strange, with many different elements of science fiction worked in, ranging from portholes to the notion of a dire dystopia. It seems somewhat messy, but even so, some have been able to find their own meanings in it, so the film is probably worth a look if it sounds interesting. I would not call it a brilliant film myself, but it definitely does have some elements that will be of interest to certain viewers.
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      • September 1981 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • Doris Lessing web site
      • English
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      • London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Memorial Enterprises
      • National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)
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    • 1 hour 55 minutes
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      • Mono

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