Secret Places

Summary

Secret Places is a 1984 British drama film directed by Zelda Barron and starring Marie Theres Relin, Tara MacGowran, Claudine Auger and Jenny Agutter.[1] It was based on a novel by Janice Elliott. It was one of the most popular films shown at the 1984 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

Secret Places
Directed byZelda Barron
Written byJanice Elliott (novel)
Zelda Barron
Produced bySimon Relph
Ann Skinner
Al Clark
StarringMarie Theres Relin
Tara MacGowran
Claudine Auger
Jenny Agutter
CinematographyPeter MacDonald
Edited byLaurence Méry-Clarl
Music byMichel Legrand
Production
companies
Distributed byRank Film Distributors Ltd
Release date
11 May 1984
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

The film, which takes place during the Second World War, tells the story of a German refugee girl sent to an English boarding school, where she bonds with an English girl.

Cast edit

  • Marie Theres Relin as Laura Meister
  • Tara MacGowran as Patience
  • Claudine Auger as Sophie Meister
  • Jenny Agutter as Miss Lowrie
  • Cassie Stuart as Nina
  • Ann-Marie Gwatkin as Rose
  • Pippa Hinchley as Barbara
  • Sylvia Coleridge as Miss Trott
  • Klaus Barner as Dr. Meister
  • Rosemary Martin as Mrs. MacKenzie
  • Amanda Grinling as Miss Winterton
  • Veronica Clifford as Miss Mallard
  • Adam Richardson as Stephen
  • Zoe Caryl as Junior
  • Erika Spotswood as Valerie
  • Bill Ward as Mr. Watts
  • Rosamund Greenwood as Hannah
  • Maurice O'Connell as Police sergeant
  • Margaret Lacey as Mrs. Burgess
  • Marissa Dunlop as Little girl
  • Mike Heywood as Soldier in train
  • Andrew Byatt as Soldier in train
  • Tony London as Cockney soldier
  • Georgia Slowe as Cordelia
  • John Henson as Jack
  • Robert Kelly as Gerald
  • Paul Ambrose as David
  • Francisco Morales as Carlo
  • Stewart Guidotti as Alfredo
  • Mark Lewis as Dino
  • Jessica Walter as Girl #1 in art room
  • Sian Dunlop as Girl #2 in art room
  • Alan Berry as Dr. Parrish
  • Lala Lloyd as Nurse
  • John Segal as Al

References edit

  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Fred Haeseker (9/13/1984). "Polished British Film Likely Festival Favorite". The Calgary Herald.

External links edit

  • Secret Places at IMDb