Country: UK
Year: 2017
Duration: 111'
When ‘Lady’ Sandra Abbott discovers that her husband of forty years is having an affair with her best friend, she seeks refuge with her estranged, older sister Bif. The two could not be more different – Sandra is a fish out of water next to her outspoken, serial dating, free-spirited sibling. But different is just what Sandra needs and she reluctantly lets Bif drag her along to her community dance class, where gradually she starts finding her feet... and romance.
Biography
film director
Richard Loncraine
Richard Loncraine (UK, 1946) began his career as a sculptor, with his work being displayed from time to time at the Institute of Contemporary Art of London, before becoming an award-winning director of commercials. Since then he has directed a host of acclaimed film and television productions. His work includes Blade on the Feather (1980, BAFTA nomination), Richard III (1995, Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival), the Emmy Award-winning miniseries Band of Brothers (2001). He then directed for HBO The Special Relationship, which garnered five Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe nominations, and most recently directed Ruth & Alex (2014), starring Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton.
FILMOGRAFIA
Brimstone and Treacle (Le due facce del male, 1982), Bellman and True (Rapina al computer, 1987), Richard III (Riccardo III, 1995), The Gathering Storm (2002), My House in Umbria (La mia casa in Umbria, 2003) Wimbledon (id., 2004), Firewall Firewall - Accesso negato, 2006), My One and Only (id., 2009), The Special Relationship (I due presidenti, 2010), Playhouse Presents - City Hall (tv, 2012), Ruth & Alex (Ruth & Alex - L’amore cerca casa, 2014), Finding Your Feet (2017).
Declaration
film director
“Films are mostly about script and casting. It’s like pyramids. The base is what keeps it stable. The actors will have agreed because they like the script, and I did it because I loved the script. There are some sad bits and there are some very happy bits in this story. But really it is a film about people and they’re the best type of films. You really do care about these three people and you do fall in love with them. I think we have a film with real heart.”
Cast
& Credits
regia/director
Richard Loncraine
sceneggiatura/screenplay
Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft
fotografia/cinematography
John Pardue
montaggio/film editing
Johnny Daukes
scenografia/production design
Jon Bunker
costumi/costume design
Jill Taylor
musica/music
Michael J. McEvoy
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Imelda Staunton (Sandra Abbott), Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie (Bif), David Hayman, John Sessions, Joanna Lumley
produttori/producers
Andrew Berg, John Sachs, Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft, James Spring, Charlotte Walls
coproduttore/coproducer
Sarada McDermott
produzione/production
Eclipse Films, Powder Keg Pictures
Richard Loncraine
sceneggiatura/screenplay
Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft
fotografia/cinematography
John Pardue
montaggio/film editing
Johnny Daukes
scenografia/production design
Jon Bunker
costumi/costume design
Jill Taylor
musica/music
Michael J. McEvoy
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Imelda Staunton (Sandra Abbott), Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie (Bif), David Hayman, John Sessions, Joanna Lumley
produttori/producers
Andrew Berg, John Sachs, Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft, James Spring, Charlotte Walls
coproduttore/coproducer
Sarada McDermott
produzione/production
Eclipse Films, Powder Keg Pictures
