''Another Time, Another Place'' is a 1983 British

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directed by

Michael Radford Michael James Radford (born 24 February 1946) is an English film director and screenwriter. He began his career as a documentary director and television comedy writer before transitioning into features in the early 1980s. His best-known credits ...

and starring

Phyllis Logan Phyllis Logan (born 11 January 1956) is a Scottish actress, known for playing Lady Jane Felsham in ''Lovejoy'' (1986–1993) and Mrs Hughes (later Carson) in ''Downton Abbey'' (2010–2015). She won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer f ...

, 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, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

, 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 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

– Janie * Giovanni Mauriello – Luigi * Denise Coffey – Meg * Tom Watson – Finlay * Gianluca Favilla – Umberto *

Gregor Fisher Gregor Fisher (born 22 December 1953) is a Scottish comedian and actor. He is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the comedy series '' Rab C. Nesbitt'', a role he has played since the show's first episode in 1988. He has also ...

– Beel *

Paul Young Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & the Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, he became a teen idol with his solo success in the 1980s. ...

– Dougal * Claudio Rosini – Paolo * Jennifer Piercey – Kirsty * Yvonne Gilan – Jess * Carol Ann Crawford – Else * Ray Jeffries – Alick *

Scott Johnston Scott Johnston is a Canadian provincial politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2016 Manitoba general election. He represents the electoral district of Assiniboia as a member of the Progressive Conservative Part ...

– Jeems * Nadio Fortune – Antonio * David Mowat – Randy Bob *

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– Accordionist *

John Francis Lane John Francis Lane (1 December 1928 – 15 January 2018) was an English journalist, critic and actor. He was known for being a small-part actor in many Italian films, and as a contributor to ''The Guardian'' writing obituaries for Italian cultural ...

– Farmer * Corrado Sfogli – Raffaello * Peter Finlay – Officer * Stephen Gressieux – Prisoner of War

References

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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 {{1980s-UK-film-stub