12° FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE CINEMA GIOVANI
Feature Film Competition 1994
FAMILY
by Michael Winterbottom
The Spencers are a classic dysfunctional family, ruled over by a domineering overbearing father. Charlo can be a charmer - when he wants to be. He is a petty thief, ripping off video trucks, stealing stereo equipment, but he never seems to have enough outlets for his energy. At home he turns into a bully. Paula, his longsuffering wife, hopes that things will change, but after a while she begins to grow tired of his philandering and violent rages. John Paul is their son, a young lad growing into a disruptive influence at school, who seems to be following in his father's footsteps. Finally there is Nicola, their teenaged daughter, working in a factory, whose emerging sexuality is noticed by her watchful father.
Biography
film director
Michael Winterbottom
Michael Winterbottom was born in Blackburn (England) in 1961. His directorial debut, Ingmar Bergman: the Director, won the prize for the best documentary at the 1988 Valladolid Festival. In 1990 Winterbottom directedForget About Me, as a co-production with Hungarian television.
FILMOGRAFIA
Ingmar Bergman: the Magic Lantern (1988), Ingmar Bergman: the Director (1988), The Strangers (mm, 1989), Forget About Me (1990), Under the Sun (1992).
Cast
& Credits
Screenplay: Roddy Doyle.
Director of photography: Daf Hobson.
Art director: Mark Geraghty.
Editor: Trevor Waite.
Music: John Harie.
Sound: Kieran Horgan.
Cast and characters: Sean MeGinley (Charlo), Ger Ryan (Paula), Neili Conroy (Nicola), Barry Ward (John Paul), Gemma Butterly (Leanne), Jake Williams (Jack).
Director of Production: Michael Wearing.
Producer: Andrew Eaton.
Production company: British Broadcasting Corporation.
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