Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1999)

Somerset, 1958. Eva enters adulthood with good humor, keeping house for her absent-minded father, letting her younger sister Janie in on the secrets of growing up, working at a furniture ... See full summary »

Director:

Eric Styles

Writer:

Catherine Linstrum

Stars:

Rupert Graves, Samantha Morton, Nicholas Woodeson

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rupert Graves	...	Joseph Lees
Samantha Morton	...	Eva
Nicholas Woodeson	...	Mr. Dian
Lee Ross	...	Harry
Felix Billson	...	Robert
Lauren Richardson	...	Janie
Frank Finlay	...	Father
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Italian Doctor
Miriam Margolyes	...	Signora Caldoni
Holly Aird	...	Maria
Frederick Stuart	...	Danny (as Freddie Douglas)
Richie Tongé	...	Nude Model
Harry Selby	...	First Boxer
Juan Thomas	...	Referee
Emma Cunniffe	...	Red-Haired Girl

Storyline

Somerset, 1958. Eva enters adulthood with good humor, keeping house for her absent-minded father, letting her younger sister Janie in on the secrets of growing up, working at a furniture factory, and dreaming of Joseph Lees, her second cousin who's off in Africa and Italy as a geologist, but has lost a leg in an accident. She's also considering the advances of a local farmer, Harry Flite, ebullient and head over heels for Eva. She agrees to live with him and seems happy, then at a family wedding, Joseph appears, she asks him to dance, and her fantasy begins to clash with Harry's obsession.

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Plot Keywords:

male female relationship | unrequited love | sister sister relationship | lust | love triangle | 

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Taglines:

Even with her eyes wide open, she was...

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Genres:

Romance | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexuality

Details

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 November 1999 (UK)

Also Known As:

El sueño de Joseph Lees

Filming Locations:

Isle of Man

Box Office

Budget:

£2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,680, 31 October 1999, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$7,680, 31 October 1999

Company Credits

Production Co:

Christopher Milburn Production, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Isle of Man Film Commission

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although set in the English county of Somerset, this was actually made on the Isle of Man.

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Soundtracks

Fever
Written by Otis Blackwell (as John Davenport), Eddie Cooley
Performed by Peggy Lee

User Reviews

A excellent film if you can buy into it and overcome the tedium.

"Dreaming of Jospeh Lees", a good, earnest and artful shoot, tells of the coming of age of a rural English girl and her conflict over a tentative romance with a close friend while yearning for a less available kissin' cousin for whom she's carried a torch since childhood. Over all a good film, this story lacks substance, spends its time poorly, toys with the audience in a fraudulent attempt to whet interest in the absence of a solid story, and is too far out of the mainstream to be popular. Nonetheless, for those patient few who can buy into the characters, "Dreaming..." will be a very satisfying watch.