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Nigel Havers

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Tekijän teokset

Playing with Fire (2006) 18 kappaletta
The Charmer (2003) 1 kappale
Chiller (2019) 1 kappale

Associated Works

Mennyt maailma (1945) — Kertoja, eräät painokset12,551 kappaletta
Chariots of Fire [1981 film] (1981) — Actor — 368 kappaletta
Auringon valtakunta (1987) — Actor — 144 kappaletta
A Passage to India [Region 2] (1984) — Actor — 104 kappaletta
A Little Princess [1986 TV mini series] (2009) — Actor — 23 kappaletta
The Whistle Blower [1986 film] (1986) 16 kappaletta
A Horseman Riding By [1978 TV mini series] (2015) — Actor — 16 kappaletta
Sleepers [1991 TV mini series] (2007) 7 kappaletta

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Yleistieto

Syntymäaika
1951-11-06
Sukupuoli
male
Kansalaisuus
UK
Ammatit
actor
Suhteet
Havers, Michael (father)
Organisaatiot
Garrick Club (member)

Jäseniä

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I've read a few of Catherine Cookson's historical novels, and usually found them a bit too full of gritty reality, sometimes with rather depressing endings. So I wasn't too sure what to expect of this film, having not read the book. On the whole, I was pleasantly surprised.

Annabella, a ten-year-old child of luxurious circumstances, doesn't understand that her beloved father is a promiscuous, violent spendthrift. The first part of the film shows her background, and uncovers a few family secrets. Her naive innocence gets some of the servants into trouble.

Then the plot leaps forward seven years, and Annabella's life takes on a very different form as she learns the truth about her past, and as her father is threatened with bankruptcy.

It was very well done. I was particularly impressed with the young Annabella, and also Nigel Havers as her unpleasant (but attractive) father. I could have done without one violent boxing scene - I averted my eyes - but other than that, it was, on the whole, an enjoyable film. Quite long at two and a half hours, but I found myself gripped; and was relieved that the ending was much more satisfactory than I had feared. My husband enjoyed it too, though we're unlikely to watch it again.
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½
 
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SueinCyprus | Apr 6, 2022 |

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