Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jeremy Irons | ... | Tom Crick | |
Sinéad Cusack | ... | Mary Crick | |
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Grant Warnock | ... | Young Tom |
Lena Headey | ... | Young Mary | |
Callum Dixon | ... | Freddie Parr | |
Sean Maguire | ... | Peter (as Sean McGuire) | |
Ross McCall | ... | Terry | |
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Camilla Hebditch | ... | Shirley |
David Morrissey | ... | Dick Crick | |
John Heard | ... | Lewis Scott | |
Maggie Gyllenhaal | ... | Maggie Ruth | |
Ethan Hawke | ... | Matthew Price | |
Cara Buono | ... | Judy Dobson | |
Pete Postlethwaite | ... | Henry Crick (as Peter Postlethwaite) | |
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Stewart Richman | ... | Ernest Atkinson |
Tom Crick, a high school history teacher, is having trouble connecting - with his class, with his wife. He ventures into telling his class stories about his young adulthood in the Fens district in England. The emotional wounds from his younger life wash over him in present day, affecting his work and his relationships with his students and his wife. Written by Martin Lewison <milst1@yahoo.com>
Here is one of the best films of the 1990s. I remember the first time I saw it, I wasn't too sure what to think. I've seen it countless times in the last six or so years, since that first viewing. I am completely in awe every time I watch it. In awe of the way Jeremy Irons conveys sadness better than any actor working today. In awe of the hypnotic score, the sense of mysterious longing it evokes. In awe of everything here...
I swear this film breaks my heart every time I see it.