My Life So Far

19991999
PG-13PG-13
1h 38min

My Life So Far (1999)

Biography Comedy Drama

Memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older... Read allMemoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman... Read allMemoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman, including an aviator. When the elder woman's son shows up at the estate with his French ... Read all

Director
- Hugh Hudson
Writers
- Denis Forman(book "Son of Adam")
- Simon Donald(screenplay)
Stars

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Colin Firth and Robert Norman in My Life So Far (1999)

Colin Firth, Irène Jacob, and Robert Norman in My Life So Far (1999)

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Memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman, including an aviator. When the elder woman's son shows up at the estate with his French fiancé, everything gets thrown into turmoil. The young boy takes a sudden interest in her sexual allure and his father is disturbed by his own non-Victorian feelings. —John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>

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Taglines
- Imagine a summer in paradise with nothing to do except everything your heart desires.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for sexual content, including some nude pictures
Parents guide

Trivia
The film is based on the memoirs of Denis Forman, a British television mogul born 10/13/1917, and is presumed to be set in 1927 when Denis Forman turned 10 years old (the age of Fraser Pettigrew in the film).

Goofs
While Fraser at age 3 crawls out of his bedroom onto the roof, his older brother, young Rollo in short pants with suspenders (in a shot from behind at 02:27), is on the lawn holding a tennis racket, but (at around 28 mins) the scene cuts to a frontal shot where young Rollo's hands are empty. Later (at around 33 mins), he holds the tennis racket again.

Quotes
Fraser Pettigrew: Our house is probably too big, which is why my mum kept having babies so we can keep it filled up.

Crazy credits
Grateful special thanks to the entire Miramax London operation and the people of Stracchur & Cairndow.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: American Pie/My Life So Far/The Blair Witch Project/Arlington Road/Return with Honor (1999)

Soundtracks
Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op.67
(1809)
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven (as Beethoven)
Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (as The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra)
Conducted by Simon Rattle (as Sir Simon Rattle)
Sir Simon Rattle performs courtesy of EMI Classics

Top review

8/10

A gem

It is rare to see a sweet and lovely movie but this is one ... a great way to spend the afternoon. A nice family story, although with really young kids you might have to explain some of the things "Wee Fraser" discovers up in his Grampa's attic. (Should you find your attention wandering and this not being your kind of movie, just fast-forward to the dinner scene and the very final scene: those two scenes should go down in movie history as the most adorable ever made!

(A Family Dinners will never be the same when you consider a little bit of knowledge gets a little out of hand --- and maybe dad does know best!)

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5

spinbunny
Oct 9, 2004

Release date
- August 26, 1999 (Singapore)
Countries of origin
- United Kingdom
- United States
Official site
- Miramax
Language
- English
Also known as
- World of Moss
Filming locations
- Ardkinglas House, Cairndow, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
Production companies
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Gross US & Canada
- $635,620
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $53,937
- Jul 25, 1999
Gross worldwide
- $635,620

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Runtime
- 1h 38min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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