''Separation'', a film produced in 1967 and released in 1968, was written by and starred Jane Arden and directed by Jack Bond.Review
from the

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, 26 March 1968

Plot

The film explores the life of a middle-aged woman following the breakdown of her marriage.

Cast

* Jane Arden as Jane *

David de Keyser David de Keyser (22 August 1927 – 20 February 2021) was an English actor and narrator. Life and career Born in London in August 1927, in the mid-sixties de Keyser worked twice with the writer, actor and director Jane Arden (director), Jane A ...

as Husband *

Ann Lynn Elizabeth Ann Lynn (7 November 1933 – 30 August 2020) was a British actress, especially prominent during the British New Wave of the 1960s, appearing in many films that represented what is known as kitchen sink realism. Lynn's career spanne ...

as Woman *

Iain Quarrier Iain Quarrier (April 12, 1941 – 2016) was a Canadian actor. He appeared in only five movies in the mid- to late 1960s before retiring from the film business following the murder of his close friend Sharon Tate in 1969. Career Quarrier began his ...

as Lover *

Terence De Marney Terence Arthur De Marney (1 March 190825 May 1971) was a British film, stage, radio and television actor, as well as theatre director and writer. Career Actor The son of Violet Eileen Concanen and Arthur De Marney, and the grandson of n ...

as Old man

Production

It features on its soundtrack music by

Stanley Myers Stanley Myers (6 October 19309 November 1993) was an English composer and conductor, who scored over sixty films and television series, working closely with filmmakers Nicolas Roeg, Jerzy Skolimowski and Volker Schlöndorff. He is best known fo ...

, one song ("Salad Days") by the British rock group

Procol Harum Procol Harum () were an English rock music, rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea, Essex in 1967. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", one of the few singles to have List of best-selling singles, sold over ...

and instrumental music by Procol's original Hammond organist Matthew Fisher. In addition to Jane Arden the film stars the British actors

and

Restoration

''Separation'', which was photographed in

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with colour sequences, was restored by the

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for

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and

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and released in the UK on 13 July 2009. Another edition of the DVD, with a different cover photo and music credits for

on the front cover and for

and Matthew Fisher on the back cover, was released in the US in March, 2010. ''Separation'' was released on DVD in the U.S. for the first time on 30 March 2010 by Microcinema.

References

External links

*
Review and report
from the screening of the remastered version at the

, 14 July 2009. 1968 films Films directed by Jack Bond Films scored by Stanley Myers British drama films 1960s English-language films 1960s British films {{1960s-UK-film-stub