Experimental drama set in London during the Thatcher administration involving four characters: Neil, a science-fiction illustrator; Kim, a woman rock musician; Vermilion, an analyst of satellite photography; and Julian, an old friend of the illustrator who has just finished his Ph.D thesis on the fairy-tales of Charles Perrault. Their four lives are closely interlinked as events happen to each of them.
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Gavin Richards
Neil Holt
Known for
'Allo 'Allo!
EastEnders
Lora Logic
Kim
John Altman
Laura Mulvey
Also in
Open Door: The Other Cinema
Angel in the House
Peter Sainsbury
Mary Maddox
Vermilion
Known for
Watership Down
Peter Wollen
Also in
Imagining October
Home Movies 1971-81
Diane Tammes
Jeff Rawle
Julian
Known for
Lockwood & Co.
Around the World in 80 Days
Mike Ratledge
Maggie Shevlin
Narrator / Self – Narrator (voice)
Also in
Harry's Game
Father Ted
Patrick Bauchau
Husband
Known for
Carnivàle
Panic Room
Peter Wollen Director · Laura Mulvey Director John Altman Composer
First release September 15, 1982 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production British Film Institute
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BFI
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British Film Institute
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
Canada · September 15, 1982
Toronto International Film Festival
United Kingdom · September 15, 1982
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No release date listed for United States.
Poland
July 26, 2010 · ERA New Horizons Film Festival
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