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The Englishman's Wife

1990

A quiet, downbeat chamber piece that settles into its bleak rural isolation and lets social pressure tighten slowly around you.

Directed by
Robert Cooper
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Imelda Staunton, Adrian Dunbar, Denys Hawthorne
Overview
A woman and her daughter are stranded in a rambling old house deep in the countryside of County Tyrone. Their economic circumstances are hopeless, but it is friends and former business associates who pose the greatest threat to their happiness.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Robert Cooper
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Imelda Staunton, Adrian Dunbar, Denys Hawthorne
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • family
    • class
    • betrayal
    • survival
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama, tv movie
    Directed by
    Robert Cooper
    Written by
    Holly Chandler
    Starring
    Imelda Staunton, Adrian Dunbar, Denys Hawthorne, Laura Hall, Trevor Moore, Alan Devlin, Shane Connaughton, Michael Doherty
    Languages
    English

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