Tuesday 21 June 2016

A Month in the Country (1987 Pat O'Connor)

O'Connor had made an impression with early Film 4 production Cal in 1984 - after this he directed Stars and Bars. Quiet, reflective film stars Colin Firth, Kenneth Branagh and Natasha Richardson (Firth particularly good), plus Patrick Malahide, Jim Smith, Richard Vernon (Colonel).

Good screenplay by Simon Gray based on J.L. Carr's 1980 book. Terrific music by Howard Blake (another reason to watch The Riddle of the Sands). It's very good.



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