Antonia and Jane (1990)
Plain Jane Hartman hates her life. She's goofy, boring and only has sex if she reads Iris Murdoch novels out loud to her loopy boyfriend. Her oldest friend Antonia McGill knows about everything. She orders the right food; she can complain and get results. She's beautiful and has a brilliant career. Is it any wonder that they hate each other's guts?
Director: Beeban Kidron
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Imelda Staunton as Jane Hartman |
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Saskia Reeves as Antonia McGill |
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Bill Nighy as Howard Nash |
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Brenda Bruce as Therapist |
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Richard Hope as Norman Beer |
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Lila Kaye as Jane's Mother |
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Alfred Marks as Uncle Vladimir Hartman |
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Joe Absolom as Daniel Nash |
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Allan Corduner as Stephen Carlinsky |
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Ian Redford as Jeremy Woodward |
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John Bennett as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky |
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Maria Charles as Sylvia Pinker |
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Patricia Leventon as Rosa Gluberman |
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Alfred Hoffman as Harry Rosenthal |
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Iain Cuthbertson as Edgar |
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Sheila Allen as Tutor |
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Trevor Peacock as A.D. Humphries |
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Peter Wingfield as Taxi Driver |
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Bonnie Parker as Young Jane |
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Tania Rodrigues as Policewoman |
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Claire Rayner as Herself |
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Michael Ignatieff as Himself |
| Directing | Beeban Kidron | Director |
| Writing | Marcy Kahan | Writer |
| Production | George Faber | Producer |
| Sound | Rachel Portman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Rex Maidment | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Kate Evans | Editor |
| Production | Gail Stevens | Casting |
| Art | John Asbridge | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Wadge | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda McInnes | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Terry Elms | Sound |