The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)

In the aftermath of World War II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war.

Director:

Mike Newell

Writers:

Don Roos (screenplay by), Kevin Hood (screenplay by)

Stars:

Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Courtenay, Michiel Huisman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessica Brown Findlay	...	Elizabeth McKenna
Tom Courtenay	...	Eben Ramsey
Michiel Huisman	...	Dawsey Adams
Katherine Parkinson	...	Isola Pribby
Marek Oravec	...	German Officer
Jack Morris	...	German Soldier
Matthew Goode	...	Sidney Stark
Lily James	...	Juliet Ashton
Stephanie Schonfield	...	Audience Member #1
Pippa Rathborne	...	Audience Member #2
Emily Patrick	...	Audience Member #3
Rachal Olivant	...	Audience Member #4
Clive Merrison	...	Mr. Gilbert
Glen Powell	...	Mark Reynolds
Bernice Stegers	...	Mrs. Burns

Storyline

A correspondence begins between Juliet Ashton and members of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, with them sharing their experiences of Nazi Occupied Guernsey. When an idea for a book catches Juliet she goes to visit the island, making lifelong friends and taking life changing steps along the way. This book is told by way of letters and as the reader, you become enchanted by the writers of them and the love Juliet comes to feel for each of the Islanders; Dawsey, Amelia, Isola, Eben, Kit and Elizabeth. A beautiful story of love, friendship and the sadness of friends lost.

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Plot Keywords:

nazi occupation | nazi occupied guernsey | writer | letter | island | 

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Taglines:

Based on the best-selling novel.

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

UK France USA

Language:

English German French

Release Date:

10 August 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Filming Locations:

The Charterhouse, Charterhouse Square, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amazon Prime Video,Blueprint Pictures,Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the credits viewers listen in on a meeting of the GLPPPS. The works referenced are: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf (Amelia), Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (Eben and Eli), William Shakespeare's The Tempest (Dawsey and Juliet), Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (Isola), Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest (Sidney), and "The End" by A.A. Milne (Kit).

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Goofs

The C-47 aircraft is painted with D-Day Invasion Stripes. These were removed from aircraft by the end of 1944.

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Quotes

Dawsey Adams: [narrating, in a letter] Our Friday night book club became a refuge to us. A private freedom to feel the world growing darker all around you, but you only need a candle to see new worlds unfold. That is what we found in our society.

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Crazy Credits

During the end titles we hear bits of presentations at the society gatherings.

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Connections

Featured in Projector: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)

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Soundtracks

Juliet
Written by James Seymour Brett
Published by James Seymour Brett

User Reviews

Beautiful Adaptation of the book!

I loved this film!! Having read the book and it being one of my all time favourite books I was a little wary of the film, as they often don't do the book justice. However, this is an exception! I thought it was beautifully made and the casting was brilliant with great chemistry between them. The only thing that did let it down was one of, what I felt, was a larger plot from the book being left out. It would have made it complete to have the ending and how the ending happened stayed more true to book, but it was still a beautiful ending and would highly recommend to anyone!