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1999 Certificate 15
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American property developer Christopher Anderson (Liam Cunningham) has plans to renovate an English country house in order to open a business school. However the staff of the vast photo library already housed there are determined to stop him. It soon transpires that there is a picture of Anderson's mother in the library and .. Read more

Starring Billie Whitelaw, Timothy Spall, Emilia Fox, Lindsay Duncan
Director Stephen Poliakoff
Genres Drama, Television

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Shooting The Past

American property developer Christopher Anderson (Liam Cunningham) has plans to renovate an English country house in order to open a business school. However the staff of the vast photo library already housed there are determined to stop him. It soon transpires that there is a picture of Anderson's mother in the library and perhaps an unusual way of saving the library.

Starring Billie Whitelaw, Timothy Spall, Emilia Fox, Lindsay Duncan, Liam Cunningham
Director Stephen Poliakoff
Studio BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING
Run time DVD: 3 hrs 3 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama, Television
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Released DVD: 09 Feb 2004
Production year: 1999
Format DVD

Shooting The Past (2 discs) (1999)

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  • Critics' reviews (2) of Shooting The Past

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  • "...Urgently felt, beautifully acted...and lovingly filmed..."

    • Daily Telegraph
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

  • "...mesmerising..."

    • The Guardian
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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  • 34 out of 40 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    I love this film

    A gripping story, perfectly acted. Was riveted by it on TV, went out and bought my own copy (its now out of print) The entire cast were just so well chosen, Timothy Spall stands out, but couldn't have done so without the support of the others. Lindsay Duncan and Liam Cunningham are marvellous, Billie Whitelaw sublime. And the story is impressive, the photographs so touching and the sense of wonder at all those moments of time captured. This is just a masterpiece, it was the best TV event since Edge of Darkness and helps you to keep the faith, through all those reality shows, that TV is still able to produce something really worthwhile.

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  • 17 out of 17 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Make yourself see this film

    I loved this film. It took me a long time to get started on it because it looked dull but once I began, I was hooked...beautifully acted and the story is so unique and compelling.

      • A customer from London
      • Posted 25 Sep 2004 unknown

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