''Nelly's Version'' is a 1983 British

mystery film A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means ...

directed by

Maurice Hatton Maurice Hatton (22 May 1938 – 25 October 1997) was a British screenwriter and film director. After training as a photographer, Hatton became involved in making documentary films, as a founder of Mithras Films in 1962, moving into making featur ...

and starring

Eileen Atkins Dame Eileen June Atkins, (born 16 June 1934), is an English actress and occasional screenwriter. She has worked in the theatre, film, and television consistently since 1953. In 2008, she won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress and the Emmy Aw ...

, Anthony Bate and Nicholas Ball. It was based on a novel by Eva Figes. The screenplay concerns a woman who turns up a hotel having lost her memory and forgotten who she is.

Cast

... Nelly * Anthony Bate ... George *

Barbara Jefford Mary Barbara Jefford, OBE (26 July 1930 – 12 September 2020) was a British actress, best known for her theatrical performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Old Vic and the National Theatre and her role as Molly Bloom in the 1967 ...

... Ms. Wyckham * Nicholas Ball ... Insp. Leach * George A. Cooper ... Douglas McKenzie * Elena David ... Ms. Monroe *

Brian Deacon Brian Deacon (born 13 February 1949) is a British actor, known for portraying Jesus in the 1979 film ''Jesus'', which was made by the evangelical organization the Jesus Film Project. Deacon was chosen for the part out of a field of 900 actors sc ...

... David * Andy de la Tour ... Station porter * Ann Firbank ... Patricia McKenzie * Marsha Fitzalan ... Susan * Hugh Fraser ... Brush salesman * Darcy Hare ... Twin *

Lewis Hare Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...

... Twin * William Hoyland ... Assistant bank manager * Miki Iveria ... Mrs. Knatchbull * Nizwar Karanj ... Hotel porter * Stella Maris ... Carmelita * Hilton McRae ... Vagrant *

Susannah York Susannah Yolande Fletcher (9 January 1939 – 15 January 2011), known professionally as Susannah York, was an English actress. Her appearances in various films of the 1960s, including ''Tom Jones'' (1963) and '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' ( ...

... Narrator (voice)

Reception

A ''Variety'' review called the film "art that droops with symbolism and lacks the narrative thrust to assure broad appeal, even in art house locations". The musical score was criticized, though the way the camerawork emphasized a character's sense of alienation was praised"."Film Review: Nelly's Version". ''Variety''. Los Angeles. Vol. 311, Iss. 7, (Jun 15, 1983): P 14. Via Proquest.

References

External links

* 1983 films British mystery films Films directed by Maurice Hatton 1980s English-language films 1980s British films {{1980s-UK-film-stub