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The Dawning

5.4

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Original title

The Dawning

Year

1988

Running time

97 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Robert Knights

Screenwriter

Moira Williams. Novel: Jennifer Johnston

Cast

Music

Simon May

Cinematography

Adrian Biddle

Producer

Lawson Productions, TVS Television, Vista Organisation

Genre

Drama. Romance. Mystery. Thriller | Romantic Drama

Synopsis

The film opens with Angus Barrie (Anthony Hopkins), a Irish Republican Army member, walking through hills, and coming to rest on a beach, where there is a little hut. Meanwhile, Nancy Gulliver (Rebecca Pidgeon) having just left school, burns all her books in happiness. It is her birthday, and her aunt (Jean Simmons) has invited over Harry (Hugh Grant) to tea, with whom she’s desperately in love. However, during the course of the film, as a result of Harry’s behaviour with another girl and the way he treats Nancy, she realises that her love for Harry was nothing more than childish infatuation.

Awards: 1988: Montréal World Film Festival: Jury Prize

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The Dawning

1988

Robert Knights

5.4

(42)