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Coming Through

  • TV Movie
  • 19881988
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 20m
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6.1/10
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Coming Through (1988)
  • Drama
  • Romance
Celebrated actor and actress Sir Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet) and Dame Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect) star in this movie by award-winning playwright Alan Plater about one of the great love affairs... Read allCelebrated actor and actress Sir Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet) and Dame Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect) star in this movie by award-winning playwright Alan Plater about one of the great love affairs and greatest scandals of the twentieth century, D.H. Lawrence's passionate relationship w... Read allCelebrated actor and actress Sir Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet) and Dame Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect) star in this movie by award-winning playwright Alan Plater about one of the great love affairs and greatest scandals of the twentieth century, D.H. Lawrence's passionate relationship with Frieda Weekley.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
176
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Peter Barber-Fleming
  • Writer
    • Alan Plater
  • Stars
    • Kenneth Branagh
    • Helen Mirren
    • Alison Steadman
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  • Director
    • Peter Barber-Fleming
  • Writer
    • Alan Plater
  • Stars
    • Kenneth Branagh
    • Helen Mirren
    • Alison Steadman
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    • 4User reviews
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    Kenneth Branagh
    Kenneth Branagh
    • D.H. Lawrenceas D.H. Lawrence
    Helen Mirren
    Helen Mirren
    • Frieda von Richtofen Weekleyas Frieda von Richtofen Weekley
    Alison Steadman
    Alison Steadman
    • Kateas Kate
    Philip Martin Brown
    Philip Martin Brown
    • Davidas David
    Felicity Montagu
    Felicity Montagu
    • Jessie Chambersas Jessie Chambers
    Fiona Victory
    Fiona Victory
    • Alice Daxas Alice Dax
    Norman Rodway
    Norman Rodway
    • William Hopkinas William Hopkin
    Alison King
    • Sallie Hopkinas Sallie Hopkin
    Lynn Farleigh
    Lynn Farleigh
    • Lydia Lawrenceas Lydia Lawrence
    Malcolm Storry
    Malcolm Storry
    • Arthur Lawrenceas Arthur Lawrence
    Robin Paul Bassford
    • Young Lawrenceas Young Lawrence
    Benjamin Whitrow
    Benjamin Whitrow
    • Ernest Weekleyas Ernest Weekley
    Sebastian Rose
    • Weekley Childas Weekley Child
    Liz May Brice
    Liz May Brice
    • Elsa Weekleyas Elsa Weekley
    • (as Elizabeth Brice)
    Camilla Aspey
    • Weekley Childas Weekley Child
    • Director
      • Peter Barber-Fleming
    • Writer
      • Alan Plater
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    Celebrated actor and actress Sir Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet) and Dame Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect) star in this movie by award-winning playwright Alan Plater about one of the great love affairs and greatest scandals of the twentieth century, D.H. Lawrence's passionate relationship with Frieda Weekley.
    • affair
    • extramarital affair
    • older woman younger man relationship
    • writer
    • seduction
    • 8 more
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    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    • Trivia
      Acting debut of Liz May Brice (Elsa Weekley).
    • Quotes

      Frieda von Richtofen Weekley: It was when I saw you making the boats with the children, and playing in the stream, that I realised.

      D.H. Lawrence: What did you realise?

      Frieda von Richtofen Weekley: That I loved you.

      D.H. Lawrence: I know.

      [pause]

      D.H. Lawrence: Prove it, Frieda.

      Frieda von Richtofen Weekley: How?

      D.H. Lawrence: Make's a cup o' tea.

    • Connections
      References Effi Briest (1974)
    • Soundtracks
      The Holy City
      (uncredited)

      Music by Stephen Adams

      Lyrics by Frederick Edward Weatherly

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    7/10
    Fine performances... for Lawrence, Branagh fans
    Hi, I agree with the first reviewer. I have actually watched this film several times; I own it. I do not regret buying it at all. Get the film if you like fine performances and if your are a fan of Kenneth Branagh's. His wonderful recitation of the poem "Violets" will not leave you disappointed and is worth the price. This is Lawrence's well known "dialect" poem and Branagh does it flawlessly...the words and the subtle expressions facially are terrific. How he does it is beyond me, and showed a real spark of brilliance in his early acting career. Helen Mirren is great, as usual. The film is worthwhile to see if you are an avid reader of D.H. Lawrence, and familiar with his real life story and his poetry. However, I would certainly agree that the secondary story (modern day) greatly paled with the actual Lawrence story, a pity really considering that this could have been a wonderful opportunity to reveal more about the great author and his life. I sometimes watch this film and fast-forward to scenes set in the past. There is some wonderful stuff there. Sometimes the repetition of the soundtrack, which is quite poignant and sad in tone, annoys me, but the acting is excellent...worth ignoring the soundtrack, which is not really bad. It is true that the film ends just when it could have become interesting...but it is just one segment in Lawrence's life and even had that time been explored more extensively it could have been a much better film. I still would recommend it to some.
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    • Nov 1, 2006

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    • Release date
      • February 4, 1988 (Belgium)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Spuren der Liebe
    • Production company
      • Central Independent Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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