Before You Go (2002)
The funny, heart-warming and moving new film, from director Lewis Gilbert. When Violet Heaney's three daughters return home for her funeral, each sister finds her own way of coping with her loss. For Teresa, the eldest, it's herbal tea, obsessive cleaning and hectoring her long-suffering husband, Frank. Catherine, the youngest, resorts to retail therapy, industrial quantities of marijuana and manic phone calls to her elusive boyfriend in Barcelona. Middle daughter Mary seeks consolation in professional detachment and the arms of her lover, Mike. Like Mary, Mike's a doctor. Unlike Mary, he's married... The sisters soon discover that their early memories have grown fuzzy over time and the past becomes fuzzier still as they attempt to cope with their mother's parting.
Director: Lewis Gilbert
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Julie Walters as Teresa |
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John Hannah as Mike |
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Joanne Whalley as Mary |
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Victoria Hamilton as Catherine |
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Patricia Hodge as Vi |
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Tom Wilkinson as Frank |
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Hugh Ross as Mr Berry |
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Dermot Crowley as Father Cunningham |
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Raquel Cassidy as Felicia |
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Alan Stocks as Bob |
| Directing | Kieron Phipps | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Matthew Hanson | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | Nic Morris | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Roger Tooley | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Rodrigo Gutierrez | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Anne Edwards | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Sheryl Leonardo | Production Accountant |
| Art | Matt Curtis | Title Designer |
| Directing | Lewis Gilbert | Director |
| Writing | Shelagh Stephenson | Writer |