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12 February 1988 (Sweden) morePlot:
Five centuries ago a mural was created in a country church in the north of England and then hidden under layers of white paint... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 win moreUser Comments:
A lovely, complex film that keeps revealing itself moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Colin Firth | ... | Tom Birkin | |
| John Atkinsons | ... | Old Man on Train | |
| Jim Carter | ... | Ellerbeck | |
| Patrick Malahide | ... | Reverend Keach | |
| Kenneth Branagh | ... | James Moon | |
| Richard Vernon | ... | Colonel Hebron | |
| Tim Barker | ... | Mossop | |
| Vicki Arundale | ... | Kathy Ellerbeck | |
| Martin O'Neil | ... | Edgar Ellerbeck | |
| Natasha Richardson | ... | Alice Keach | |
| Tony Haygarth | ... | Douthwaite | |
| Eileen O'Brien | ... | Mrs. Ellerbeck | |
| Elizabeth Anson | ... | Lucy Sykes | |
| Barbara Marten | ... | Mrs. Sykes | |
| Kenneth Kitson | ... | Mr. Sykes |
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Anachronisms: According to Alice Keach, her roses are the variety Sarah Van Fleet. However, the film is set in 1920 and Sarah Van Fleet roses were not introduced until 1926. moreFAQ
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I adored the book by J. L. Carr, and was skeptical that Birkin's first person narrative could be conveyed on film. Firth brilliantly makes this internal landscape manifest, while the film provides a sumptuous external setting. All the lead cast strike an effective balance between intensity and restraint. Every time I view the movie, I see things that I hadn't noticed before.
I wish I had seen "A Month in the Country" on the big screen when it was released. The laserdisc looks good, though I wonder what I'm missing. Even though the laserdisc soundtrack is monophonic, it was striking enough to make a friend jump when we were viewed it.