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In a Scottish shore community filled with colorful locals, Frances (Emma Thompson), a newly widowed photographer, is toying with the idea of moving to Australia with her teenage son, Alex. Her mother (Phyllida Law) aggressively forces her to choose between her loyalty to the living and the memory of the dead. While they argue, Alex is awkwardly approaching his first sexual experience with a young local girl while two old ladies are introduced as professional mourners who attend every funeral in town. The stories layer upon one another and address themes of life and death, age and youth. Based on the play by Sharman Macdonald.
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Directors: Alan Rickman, Sharman Macdonald, Josep Llurba (translation and adaptation)
Screenplay: Alan Rickman, Sharman Macdonald, Josep Llurba (translation and adaptation)
Cast: Emma Thompson, Phyllida Law
Associate Producer: Alan J. Wands
Distributor: Fine Line
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PRESS:
AWARDS:
Won:
Audience Award / Brussels International Film Festival, 1998
Best Film / Chicago International Film Festival, 1997
OCIC Award, Best Actress (Emma Thompson), CinemAvvenire’ Award / Venice Film Festival, 1997
Nominated:
Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival, 1997
Best Actress (Emma Thompson) / European Film Awards, 1997
Best Performance by a British Actress in an Independent Film (Emma Thompson) / British Independent Film Awards, 1998
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