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Another Country (1984 Film)
''Another Country'' is a 1984 British romantic historical drama written by Julian Mitchell, adapted from his play of the same name. Directed by Marek Kanievska, the film stars Rupert Everett and Colin Firth in his feature film debut. ''Another Country'' is loosely based on the life of the spy and double agent Guy Burgess, Guy Bennett in the film. It explores his homosexuality and exposure to Marxism, while examining the hypocrisy and snobbery of the English public school system. Plot summary The setting is a public school, modelled on Eton and Winchester, in the 1930s. Guy Bennett (Rupert Everett) and Tommy Judd (Colin Firth) are pupils and, because they are both outsiders in their own ways, friends (Bennett is gay while Judd is a Marxist). One day, a teacher walks in on Martineau (Philip Dupuy) and a boy from another house engaged in mutual masturbation. Martineau subsequently hangs himself, as teachers and the senior pupils try their hardest to keep the scandal away from par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marek Kanievska
Marek Kanievska (born 30 November 1952) is a British film director. His films have won awards at the Cannes Film Festival and the Florence Film Festival. His 2004 film ''A Different Loyalty'' was entered into the 26th Moscow International Film Festival. Career Kanievska began his television directing career in Australia in the early 1970s with Crawford Productions, producing episodes of the drama series ''Matlock Police'' (1971–1976), which details the lives of policemen working in a fictional country town in Victoria (Australia), Victoria. Returning to London, Kanievska spent the latter half of the 1970s building up a range of credits including live television and entertainment programmes like ''Our Show'' (1977–1978) and the drama serial ''Rooms'' (1974). During this period he also helmed episodes of the ITV detective drama ''Hazell (TV series), Hazell'' (1978–1979); a parody of early film-noir, ''Shoestring (TV series), Shoestring'' (1979–1980); another detective dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |