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Hotel Du Lac
1986
BBC TV adaptation of the award-winning novel by Anita Brookner, which vividly brings to life the characters and atmosphere of the elegant Hotel Du Lac. It is a production of wit, charm, and beautifully observed detail filmed amid the mountains and lakes of Switzerland. Read more
| Starring | Anna Massey, Denholm Elliott, Patricia Hodge, Julia McKenzie |
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| Director | Giles Foster |
| Genres | Drama |
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Hotel Du Lac
BBC TV adaptation of the award-winning novel by Anita Brookner, which vividly brings to life the characters and atmosphere of the elegant Hotel Du Lac. It is a production of wit, charm, and beautifully observed detail filmed amid the mountains and lakes of Switzerland.
| Starring | Anna Massey, Denholm Elliott, Patricia Hodge, Julia McKenzie, Googie Withers |
|---|---|
| Director | Giles Foster |
| Studio | 2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 15 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 26 May 2003 Production year: 1986 |
| Format | DVD |
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Enchanting......
A beautifully acted and observed piece of drama with both Anna Massey and Denholm Elliot particularly shining. Some of the characters may have been a little stereotypical but this is a minor quibble.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Intriguing Human Observation
Playwright Christopher Hampton's screenplay of Anita Brookner's novel is crafted with sufficent subtle layers as to unfailingly intrigue - I say 'unfailingly' because upon my third viewing of this film within five days I came upon further depths. The performances, and the cohesiveness and perfect correspondence between those performances, are superb. The boat scene, between Denholm Elliott and Anna Massey, is remarkable: a classic scene thriving on fine dialogue and splendid actorly interpretation. The novel, I hear, is somewhat depressing: but not so this film, I assure you. It's amusing and intriguing from first to last. One of the film's finest and most important performances is given by Julia McKenzie as the seemingly silly Jennifer, daughter of the controlling and somewhat hysterical Mrs. Pusey, played splendidly by Googie Withers. Look for Brookner's keen observations of the power relationships between men and women and you will not be disappointed. This is a DVD I did not want to send back!
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