Eine sachliche Romanze (1995)
England, 1947. Die 16-jährige Stella wächst bei ihrem Onkel und ihrer Tante in der nordenglischen Provinzmetropole Liverpool auf. Zu ihrer Mutter hat sie lediglich über regelmäßige Telefonate Kontakt. Der große Traum der Teenagerin ist es, eines Tages als Schauspielerin Karriere zu machen. Eine erste Chance, die Welt des Theaters hautnah kennenzulernen, eröffnet sich ihr, als sie eine Stelle an einer lokalen Provinzbühne bekommt.
Der Regisseur: Mike Newell
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Georgina Cates as Stella |
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Hugh Grant as Meredith Potter |
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Alan Rickman as P.L. O'Hara |
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Alun Armstrong as Uncle Vernon |
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Peter Firth as Bunny |
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Prunella Scales as Rose |
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Rita Tushingham as Aunt Lily |
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Alan Cox as Geoffrey |
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Edward Petherbridge as St.Ives |
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Nicola Pagett as Dotty Blundell |
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Carol Drinkwater as Dawn Allenby |
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Clive Merrison as Desmond Fairchild |
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Gerard McSorley as George |
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Ruth McCabe as Grace Bird |
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James Frain as John Harbour |
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Pat Laffan as Mr Harcourt |
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Patti Love as Mary Deare |
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Hilary Reynolds as Babs Osbourne |
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Tom Hickey as Freddie Reynalde |
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Robbie Doolin as Reporter |
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Brendan Conroy as Disley |
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Johnny Murphy as One Eye |
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Peter O'Farrell as Long John Silver |
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Agnes Bernelle as Mrs Ackerly |
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Larry Murphy as Inspector |
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Vicky Curtis as Ellen |
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Brian McGrath as Vicar |
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Padraig O'Raghallaigh as GPO Clerk |
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Nick Grennell as Actor |
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Willie Smith as Empire Stage Manager |
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Katy O'Donnell as Young Stella |
| Directing | Mike Newell | Director |
| Art | Mark Geraghty | Production Design |
| Production | Philip Hinchcliffe | Producer |
| Camera | Des Whelan | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Sean Corcoran | Camera Operator |
| Production | Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Maurice Foley | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Jonathan Hession | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Con Dempsey Jr. | Gaffer |
| Editing | Ian Seymour | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Derek Holding | Dialogue Editor |
| Writing | Beryl Bainbridge | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maeve Paterson | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francesca Crowder | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Bergin | Costume Design |
| Camera | Dick Pope | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jon Gregory | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Tom Collins | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Brian Blamey | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Peter Maxwell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | John McKenna | Armorer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Buchanan | Hair Designer |
| Writing | Charles Wood | Writer |
| Art | David Wilson | Art Direction |
| Directing | Laerke Sigfred Pedersen | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Sue Baker | Sound Editor |
| Production | Hilary Dwyer | Producer |
| Sound | Richard Hartley | Original Music Composer |