Another Time, Another Place (1983 Film)
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''Another Time, Another Place'' is a 1983 British
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by Michael Radford and starring
Phyllis Logan Phyllis Logan (born 11 January 1956) is a Scottish actress, widely known for her roles as Lady Jane Felsham in ''Lovejoy'' (1986–1993) and Mrs Hughes in ''Downton Abbey'' (2010–2015). She won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for ...
, Giovanni Mauriello and Denise Coffey. The screenplay was based on the 1983 novel by Jessie Kesson.


Plot

In Scotland in 1943 during
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, Janie (Phyllis Logan) is a young Scottish housewife married to Dougal (Paul Young), who is 15 years older. Participating in a war rehabilitation program, the couple take in three Italian
prisoners of war A prisoner of war (POW) is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of war for a ...
to work on their farm. Janie soon falls in love with one of the three, Luigi ( Giovanni Mauriello). She begins a secret relationship with Luigi that is doomed from the start.


Cast

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Phyllis Logan Phyllis Logan (born 11 January 1956) is a Scottish actress, widely known for her roles as Lady Jane Felsham in ''Lovejoy'' (1986–1993) and Mrs Hughes in ''Downton Abbey'' (2010–2015). She won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for ...
– Janie * Giovanni Mauriello – Luigi * Denise Coffey – Meg * Tom Watson – Finlay * Gianluca Favilla – Umberto * Gregor Fisher – Beel * Paul Young – Dougal * Claudio Rosini – Paolo * Jennifer Piercey – Kirsty * Yvonne Gilan – Jess * Carol Ann Crawford – Else * Ray Jeffries – Alick * Scott Johnston – Jeems * Nadio Fortune – Antonio * David Mowat – Randy Bob * Colin Campbell – Accordionist * John Francis Lane – Farmer * Corrado Sfogli – Raffaello * Peter Finlay – Officer * Stephen Gressieux – Prisoner of War


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* 1983 films British war drama films 1980s war drama films 1980s English-language films 1980s Italian-language films Films directed by Michael Radford World War II prisoner of war films Films set in Scotland Films based on British novels 1983 drama films British World War II films 1983 directorial debut films 1980s British films English-language war drama films {{1980s-UK-film-stub