The Clothes in the Wardrobe

A quietly tense character study of repression and social expectation, with sharp performances and a melancholic, satirical edge.

Directed by

Waris Hussein

Genres

Drama, Tv movie

Starring

Jeanne Moreau, Joan Plowright, Julie Walters

Tagline

Where innocence is lost.

Overview

Margaret is a shy, pale, middle-class Englishwoman who is reluctantly engaged to her older, twittish neighbor Syl. Both bride- and groom-to-be still live with their mothers in the humdrum suburb of Croydon. However Margaret has been acting strangely ever since a vacation in Egypt, where she stayed with her mother's friend Marie-Claire. She secretly despises Syl, but does not resist when her mother, who has repressed the failure of her own matrimony, insists on marriage for the sake of social convention.

How it feels

Melancholic, satirical, tense and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, identity, love, class

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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