On the eve of retirement a middle class, judgmental snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverished inner-city council estate.
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
Stars:
Jessica Brown Findlay,
Tom Courtenay,
Michiel Huisman
Based on Ian McEwan's novel. In 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.
On the eve of retirement a middle class, judgmental snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverished inner-city council estate.
Celia Imrie was filming during the day and appearing in "King Lear" with Glenda Jackson at The Old Vic at night. A fast car would take her across London to The Old Vic at the end of each day's filming. See more »
Goofs
When the two female leads are sat together watching a old video of Sandra dancing when she was young. Bif's character says that she had their fathers old Super 8 movies transferred to DVD.
Later in the film Sandra is re-watching the footage by herself and rewinds a segment. The picture on the TV screen tears and shows on screen noise bars as the footage is wound backwards, and sounds of a video recorder rewinding then switching back to playback mode are heard.
The on screen images and sounds heard during the operation should not have been present if the footage was on DVD as stated in the earlier scene. See more »
Quotes
Bif:
How did your Internet date go at the weekend?
Jackie:
Well, let's just say I got more than I bargained for.
Bif:
Ooh, lucky you.
Jackie:
No, he showed up with his wife in tow. Turns out I'd clicked swinging instead of swimming on my list of likes.
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Jingle Bells
Traditional
Performed by Johnny Daukes, Christine Lockhart, Stefan Frank, Betty Daukes & Pepper Daukes
Public Domain
Licensed courtesy of Footprint Music Publishing 2017 See more »
A touching, heart felt must watch! Movies simply aren't made like this anymore.