Private Road (1971)
Private Road (1971)
A film by Barney Platts-Mills
DVD9 | ISO | PAL 16:9 720x576 px VBR | 89 mn | 7.44 GB
Audio: English PCM MONO @ 192 kbps 48.0 kHz + Extras: Dolby Digital @ 320 kbps | Subtitles: English for the hard-of-hearing
Extras: Menu, Special Features | Country: UK | Genre: Drama | Studio: BFI Flipside
When Peter, a handsome author pausing from finishing his first novel (and played by Bruce Robinson, director and writer of Withnail & I), shacks up with sugar-sweet receptionist, Ann (Susan Penhaligon), they spend their days in pursuit of youthful happiness. Sex, drugs, and some rigorous rural living ensue, to the dismay of Ann’s well-to-do parents. Will Peter choose domestic conformity or pursuit of the artistic ideal? Thought-provoking, witty and compelling, Private Road is well worth rediscovering.Writer/Creator: Barney Platts-Mills
Cast:
Susan Penhaligon - Ann Halpern
Bruce Robinson - Peter Morrissey
Michael Feast - Stephen
Robert Brown - Mr. Halpern
George Fenton - Henry
Kathleen Byron - Mrs. Halpern
Patricia Cutts - Erica Talbot
Trevor Adams - Alex Marvel
Susan Broderick - Sylvia Halpern
Paul Harper - Clark
Catherine Howe - Iverna
DVD Extras:
St Christopher (1967, 48 min): Barney Platts-Mills’ affecting observational documentary about the education of mentally handicapped youngsters.
The Last Chapter (David Tringham, 1974, 29 min): dark tale in which a successful middle-aged writer (Denholm Elliot) is unbalanced by an assured young fan (Susan Penhaligon).
iMDB Rating: 7.1
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Private Road (1971)
Private Road (1971)
Private Road (1971)
