Two sisters befriend a mysterious foreigner who washes up on the beach of their 1930s Cornish seaside village.Two sisters befriend a mysterious foreigner who washes up on the beach of their 1930s Cornish seaside village.Two sisters befriend a mysterious foreigner who washes up on the beach of their 1930s Cornish seaside village.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
- Fisherman
- (as Ian Marshall)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMaggie Smith and Judi Dench were performing together in a West End play when they received the scripts. They consulted each other, and decided to do the project.
- GoofsMains electricity, gas lighting and indoor flush toilets were unlikely to be present in remote village houses in 1936 Cornwall.
- Quotes
Andrea Marowski: [Andrea is about to leave, turns to Ursula] I walk.
Ursula Widdington: Oh, good. Um... we have chicken for supper.
[Andrea looks at her, not understanding]
Ursula Widdington: Um, um...
[she picks up Janet's German-English dictionary, but stops before opening it]
Ursula Widdington: Oh! Uh, Hundchen zum Abendessen.
[subtitles: Puppydog for supper]
Andrea Marowski: [he laughs] Hundchen?
Ursula Widdington: Hundchen, ja.
Andrea Marowski: Das ist gut. Wiedersehen.
[subtitles: That's good. Goodbye]
Ursula Widdington: I'll see you later.
- Crazy creditsSpecial thanks to the people of Helston, Cornwall and the people of Cadgwith, Cornwall.
- SoundtracksSince Father Did a Broadcast on the BBC
Written by Robert Rutherford (as Rutherford) and Elliot
Performed by Arthur Askey with The BBC Dance Orchestra
The script is finely wrought and the understated English humour a joy. There are moments when you just have to laugh out loud. At other times your empathy for the characters moves you to deep sadness and regret at lives that have had times of sorrow or been unfulfilled.
The visual imagery in this film is evokes the nostalgic feel of an English rural landscape of sixty years ago. The beautiful cinematography was complemented by the musical score.
This is the second English film in two weeks I have been really impressed by.
- christopher-brammer
- Nov 22, 2004
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Lavanta Kokulu Kadınlar
- Filming locations
- Prussia Cove, Rosudgeon, Cornwall, England, UK(Ursula & Janet's cottage)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,765,081
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $149,224
- May 1, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $20,421,130
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1