The Browning Version Details

The Browning Version

Andrew Crocker-Harris (Albert Finney), a teacher of Greek and Latin at a private school, is dubbed the 'Hitler of the Lower Sixth' by his students. His rigidity and cruelty are the sad remnants of an extinguished passion for classical literature. But as he is poised to leave the school--forced into retirement by the headmaster and made a cuckold of by the infidelities of his wife Laura (Greta Scacchi)--Crocker-Harris finds his love for learning rekindled by the interest and sympathy of a young student named Taplow (Ben Silverstone), who gives him Robert Browning's translation of Aeschylus' AGAMEMNON as a parting gift. Based on a Terence Rattigan play, THE BROWNING VERSION is a character study that finds pathos in British stodginess and makes a subdued plea for the nobility of teaching. Finney is the powerful centre of the film, portraying a man whom time and opportunity have passed by. As humiliations are piled upon his character, Finney registers nothing but silent resignation, even as he ratchets up his stoicism to face the next disappointment.

Starring	Albert Finney, Matthew Modine, Greta Scacchi, Michael Gambon, Julian Sands, Ben Silverstone, Maryam d'Abo, Oliver Milburn, Jeff Nuttall, Belinda Low
Director	Mike Figgis, John K. Watson
Studio	PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 37 mins Watch now: 1 hr 37 mins
Certificate	DVD: , Watch Online:
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English Watch Online: English
Released	DVD: 05 Mar 2006 Watch now: 08 Apr 2009 Production year: 1994
Watch now	£2.49
Format	DVD