Learning on ScreenAmerican Friends
- Synopsis
- Feature film adapted by Michael Palin from the travel diaries of his greatgrandfather. Francis Ashby, a fellow of Oxford College, falls in love with Elinor, an American girl of 17, while on a walking holiday in Switzerland. Back in Oxford, Elinor becomes pregnant by Sykes, a colleague of Ashby and Ashby turns down the offer of college presidency to marry her. A recurring motif is a college production of King Lear. In the final Lear scene a storm interrupts the play (during the storm scene).
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1991
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre
Credits
- Director
- Tristram Powell
- Producer
- Patrick Cassavetti; Steve Abbott
- Cinematographer
- Philip Bonham-Carter
- Screenplay
- Michael Palin; Tristram Powell
- Music
- Georges Delerue
- Art Direction
- Chris Townsend
- Cast
Alfred Molina Jo Stone-Fewings Michael Palin Trini Alvarado
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Name
British Screen
- Name
Millennium Films
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Distributor (Sale)
Available from retail outlets
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