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17-02-2009, 05:01 PM
Film4 Listings for Tuesday 17th February
13:00
Trouble in The Glen (Film)
Herbert Wilcox's film stars Forrest Tucker as Jim Lansing, an ex-WWII American pilot who returns to Scotland after falling in love with it during his overseas posting. But he finds absentee landlord Sanin Cejador y Mengues has installed himself as Laird and his high-handed actions have angered the locals. Trying to broker a peace, Tucker finds himself caught up in a new conflict, softened only by the affectionate attentions of Cejador y Mengues's daughter, Marissa. The film followed on America's appetite for all things Celtic with the success of The Quiet Man two years earlier, made by the same studio, Republic.
Director: Herbert Wilcox
Starring: Margaret Lockwood, Orson Welles, Forrest Tucker, Victor McLaglen, John McCallum, Eddie Byrne
(Subtitles, 1954, U, 2 Star)
14:45
Hanover Street (Film)
Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down and Christopher Plummer star in this tale of a love triangle set during WW2. Ford plays David Halloran, an American pilot based in Britain who, during an air raid, finds himself in the arms of nurse Margaret Sellinger. Although she's married, the pair start an affair. Then Halloran is given a mission; to fly secret agent Paul Sellinger, Margaret's husband, on a mission into the heart of Occupied France. Neither knows of the other's love for Margaret until, downed and on the run, Paul learns of the affair and must choose between his wife and his mission. Peter Hyams' romantic adventure switches between emotion and action, and features, in one of his last feature film roles, master comedian Max Wall. Edited for content.
Director: Peter Hyams
Starring: Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down, Christopher Plummer, Alec McCowen, Richard Masur, Michael Sacks
(Subtitles, 1979, PG, 3 Star)
16:55
Contraband (Film)
During World War II, a Danish merchant captain and his girlfriend, a beautiful agent, snare a gang of spies with the help of a group of waiters. This was Deborah Kerr's first feature film, but all her scenes ended up on the cutting-room floor.
Director: Michael Powell
Starring: Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Hay Petrie, Joss Ambler, Raymond Lovell, Esmond Knight
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1940, U, 4 Star)
18:45
The Land Girls (Film)
Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz and Anna Friel play Stella, Ag and Pru, three very different girls in the Land Army, the volunteer force that replaced agricultural workers called up for service in the Second World War. Sent to a Dorset farm, they all fall for the farmer's son Joe Lawrence and the scene is set for romance, heartbreak and tragedy. David Leland's genuinely moving film evokes not just the spirit of the times but also the beautiful Dorset countryside in winter.
Director: David Leland
Starring: Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Anna Friel, Steven Mackintosh, Tom Georgeson, Maureen O'Brien
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1998, 15, 2 Star)
21:00
And When Did You Last See Your Father? (Film)
Anand Tucker's moving film, based on Blake Morrison's biography, stars Colin Firth as Blake. Visiting his dying father Arthur, he remembers both the good and bad times growing up in the shadow of a man who was both a loved country GP and a rakish man who embarrassed both his son and his wife Kim.
Director: Anand Tucker
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Juliet Stevenson, Gina McKee, Sarah Lancashire, Elaine Cassidy
(Premiere, 2007, 12, 3 Star)
22:45
Nil By Mouth (Film)
Gary Oldman's directorial debut is a coruscating slice of south London life, based on aspects of his early life. Ray Winstone plays Ray, married to Valerie. Ray tries to be a good man but when alcohol fires the demons from his own savage upbringing, he lashes out, usually at Valerie, who, after one beating, miscarries. Her mother Janet knows the truth but only offers sympathy while Val's brother Billy is a drug addict alternately tolerated and reviled by Ray. But what could be a simplistic portrait of a dysfunctional family is leavened by flashes of humour, familial love and even respect making it all the more powerful and believable.
Director: Gary Oldman
Starring: Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Charlie Creed-Miles, Laila Morse, Edna Doré, Chrissie Cotterill
(Widescreen, 1997, 18, 4 Star)
01:15
The Long Day Closes (Film)
Award-winning director Terence Davies' autobiographical story of 11-year-old Bud growing up in 50s Liverpool. Surrounded by the love of his family and his discovery of cinema, his perfect contentment is eclipsed only by the struggle to adapt to life at a new school. With Majorie Yates, Anthony Watson and Nicholas Lamont.
Director: Terence Davies
Starring: Marjorie Yates, Leigh McCormack, Anthony Watson, Nicholas Lamont, Ayse Owens, Tina Malone
(Subtitles, 1992, PG, 4 Star)
13:00
Trouble in The Glen (Film)
Herbert Wilcox's film stars Forrest Tucker as Jim Lansing, an ex-WWII American pilot who returns to Scotland after falling in love with it during his overseas posting. But he finds absentee landlord Sanin Cejador y Mengues has installed himself as Laird and his high-handed actions have angered the locals. Trying to broker a peace, Tucker finds himself caught up in a new conflict, softened only by the affectionate attentions of Cejador y Mengues's daughter, Marissa. The film followed on America's appetite for all things Celtic with the success of The Quiet Man two years earlier, made by the same studio, Republic.
Director: Herbert Wilcox
Starring: Margaret Lockwood, Orson Welles, Forrest Tucker, Victor McLaglen, John McCallum, Eddie Byrne
(Subtitles, 1954, U, 2 Star)
14:45
Hanover Street (Film)
Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down and Christopher Plummer star in this tale of a love triangle set during WW2. Ford plays David Halloran, an American pilot based in Britain who, during an air raid, finds himself in the arms of nurse Margaret Sellinger. Although she's married, the pair start an affair. Then Halloran is given a mission; to fly secret agent Paul Sellinger, Margaret's husband, on a mission into the heart of Occupied France. Neither knows of the other's love for Margaret until, downed and on the run, Paul learns of the affair and must choose between his wife and his mission. Peter Hyams' romantic adventure switches between emotion and action, and features, in one of his last feature film roles, master comedian Max Wall. Edited for content.
Director: Peter Hyams
Starring: Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down, Christopher Plummer, Alec McCowen, Richard Masur, Michael Sacks
(Subtitles, 1979, PG, 3 Star)
16:55
Contraband (Film)
During World War II, a Danish merchant captain and his girlfriend, a beautiful agent, snare a gang of spies with the help of a group of waiters. This was Deborah Kerr's first feature film, but all her scenes ended up on the cutting-room floor.
Director: Michael Powell
Starring: Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Hay Petrie, Joss Ambler, Raymond Lovell, Esmond Knight
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1940, U, 4 Star)
18:45
The Land Girls (Film)
Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz and Anna Friel play Stella, Ag and Pru, three very different girls in the Land Army, the volunteer force that replaced agricultural workers called up for service in the Second World War. Sent to a Dorset farm, they all fall for the farmer's son Joe Lawrence and the scene is set for romance, heartbreak and tragedy. David Leland's genuinely moving film evokes not just the spirit of the times but also the beautiful Dorset countryside in winter.
Director: David Leland
Starring: Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Anna Friel, Steven Mackintosh, Tom Georgeson, Maureen O'Brien
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1998, 15, 2 Star)
21:00
And When Did You Last See Your Father? (Film)
Anand Tucker's moving film, based on Blake Morrison's biography, stars Colin Firth as Blake. Visiting his dying father Arthur, he remembers both the good and bad times growing up in the shadow of a man who was both a loved country GP and a rakish man who embarrassed both his son and his wife Kim.
Director: Anand Tucker
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Juliet Stevenson, Gina McKee, Sarah Lancashire, Elaine Cassidy
(Premiere, 2007, 12, 3 Star)
22:45
Nil By Mouth (Film)
Gary Oldman's directorial debut is a coruscating slice of south London life, based on aspects of his early life. Ray Winstone plays Ray, married to Valerie. Ray tries to be a good man but when alcohol fires the demons from his own savage upbringing, he lashes out, usually at Valerie, who, after one beating, miscarries. Her mother Janet knows the truth but only offers sympathy while Val's brother Billy is a drug addict alternately tolerated and reviled by Ray. But what could be a simplistic portrait of a dysfunctional family is leavened by flashes of humour, familial love and even respect making it all the more powerful and believable.
Director: Gary Oldman
Starring: Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Charlie Creed-Miles, Laila Morse, Edna Doré, Chrissie Cotterill
(Widescreen, 1997, 18, 4 Star)
01:15
The Long Day Closes (Film)
Award-winning director Terence Davies' autobiographical story of 11-year-old Bud growing up in 50s Liverpool. Surrounded by the love of his family and his discovery of cinema, his perfect contentment is eclipsed only by the struggle to adapt to life at a new school. With Majorie Yates, Anthony Watson and Nicholas Lamont.
Director: Terence Davies
Starring: Marjorie Yates, Leigh McCormack, Anthony Watson, Nicholas Lamont, Ayse Owens, Tina Malone
(Subtitles, 1992, PG, 4 Star)