Private Road
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Barney Platts-Mills |
| Written by | Barney Platts-Mills |
| Produced by | Barney Platts-Mills Andrew St. John |
| Starring | Susan Penhaligon Bruce Robinson |
| Cinematography | Adam Barker-Mill |
| Edited by | Jonathan Gili |
| Music by | David Dundas Michael Feast George Fenton |
Production company | Maya Films |
| Distributed by | Maya Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Private Road is a 1971 British drama film directed by Barney Platts-Mills and starring Susan Penhaligon and Bruce Robinson.
Plot[edit]
Peter Morrisey (Bruce Robinson) is an author who has just published his first novel. He meets receptionist Ann Halpern (Susan Penhaligon) and falls in love. They spend some time in a cottage in Scotland living an idyllic pastoral life, then return to London. Peter gets a job at an advertising agency as a copywriter. Ann becomes pregnant and Peter asks her to marry him but she refuses. To Peter's shock, Ann decides to have an abortion without talking to him about it first. After a spell in hospital Ann returns home and her father gives her a house. Peter returns to his flat alone, still thinking that he will marry Ann. With his friend Stephen, Peter breaks into an office block and steals a typewriter so he can resume his writing career.
Cast[edit]
- Susan Penhaligon as Ann Halpern
- Bruce Robinson as Peter Morrissey
- Michael Feast as Stephen
- Robert Brown as Mr. Halpern
- George Fenton as Henry
- Kathleen Byron as Mrs. Halpern
- Patricia Cutts as Erica Talbot
- Trevor Adams as Alex Marvel
Awards[edit]
The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.[1]
Home media[edit]
After several years out of print it was reissued on Blu-ray and DVD by the BFI in 2011 as part of their Flipside reissue program.
References[edit]
- ^ "Winners of the Golden Leopard". Locarno. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
External links[edit]
- Private Road at IMDb
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