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Mothering Sunday (film)
''Mothering Sunday'' is a 2021 British romantic drama film directed by Eva Husson, from a screenplay by Alice Birch, based on the novel of the same name by Graham Swift. The film stars Odessa Young, Josh O'Connor, Olivia Colman, and Colin Firth. Set in the wake of World War I, the film follows the life of Jane Fairchild (Young), an orphaned maidservant who spends Mothering Sunday with her wealthy lover. The film also marks the first appearance of Academy Award winner Glenda Jackson in a theatrical release in over 30 years, having last appeared in ''King of the Wind'' (1990), as well as the penultimate film role of her lifetime. ''Mothering Sunday'' had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 9 July 2021. Plot In 1924, Jane Fairchild is an orphan and maidservant who works for the wealthy Niven family. On Mothering Sunday, Jane is given the day off to spend as she likes. To her surprise, Paul Sheringham, the son of wealthy neighbours, invites her to spen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Husson
Eva Husson (born 1977) is a French film director and screenwriter. She began her career as an actress before directing short films and music videos. In 2015, she directed her first feature film ''Bang Gang'', a modern love story, which competed at the Toronto International Film Festival. She then directed the Palme d'Or-nominated film '' Girls of the Sun'' (2018), starring Golshifteh Farahani and Emmanuelle Bercot. Biography Husson was born 1977 in Le Havre, Normandy. She is the daughter of two Spanish teachers, and the grandniece and the granddaughter of Spanish republican soldiers. The former, Ricardo Maso March, was a communist, and the latter, Albert Maso March, was an anarchist. They both helped establishing the French Resistance during World War II. Her great-uncle Albert Maso March, also known as Alberto Vega, was an influent member of the POUM in Spain. He became its leader remotely while living in exile in France. In Paris, during the Nazi occupation, he created a defence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, distribution, and education. It is sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and partially funded under the British Film Institute Act 1949. Activities Purpose The BFI was established in 1933 to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and world cinema and to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history, heritage and culture of the United Kingdom. Archive The BFI maintain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Woof
Emily Woof (born 1 January 1967) is an English actress and author, best known for film and TV roles including Nancy in '' Oliver Twist'', '' The Full Monty'', an ITV adaptation of '' The Woodlanders'', '' Velvet Goldmine'', '' Wondrous Oblivion'', '' Silent Cry'' and ''The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse''. Early life Woof was brought up in Newcastle upon Tyne. Her father was Wordsworth Trust Director Dr. Robert Woof. Woof went on to study at Oxford University. Acting Her first stage work was a trilogy of one-woman plays: ''Sex'', ''Sex 2'', and ''Sex 3''. Parts in '' The Full Monty'' (1997), '' Photographing Fairies'' (1997), '' Velvet Goldmine'' (1998) and '' The Woodlanders'' (1998) established Emily Woof as one of Britain's leading young actresses. She has also appeared in several television roles, ranging from period dramas (''Middlemarch''; '' Oliver Twist'') to contemporary drama ('' Killer Net'') and comedy (''The Ronni Ancona Show''). In 2016, she appeared in ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Harker
Caroline Harker (born 1966 as Caroline Anne Owens) is an English stage and television actress. Career Harker is known for her roles as Celia in the BBC's ''Middlemarch'', and as Woman Police Constable (WPC) (later Detective Sgt.) Hazel Wallace in the ITV police drama ''A Touch of Frost'' (1992–2003). She also played Alicia Davenport in ''Coronation Street'' for four episodes in 2012. Harker played the role of 'mother' in the Mike Kenny's adaptation of ''The Railway Children,'' directed by Damian Cruden and staged at the Waterloo International railway station. Harker is married to fellow actor Anthony Calf, with whom she appeared in ''The Madness of King George'' and in a TV adaptation of Jilly Cooper's '' Riders'' They have three daughters. From January 2023, Harker starred as Clairee in a production of ''Steel Magnolias'' at the Richmond Theatre, London. Harker appeared alongside Lucy Speed, Diana Vickers, and Elizabeth Ayodele. The production, going on to tour the UK, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Shepherd
Simon Stephen Shepherd (born 20 August 1956) is an English actor best known to TV audiences from many appearances, including as Dr Will Preston in eight series of ITV's '' Peak Practice'' and Doctor Jonathan Barling in '' Casualty''. Shepherd was born in Bristol. He went to school at Clifton College in Bristol and was a contemporary of the director Roger Michell in Brown's House. He subsequently attended Manchester Metropolitan University and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and was a member of the National Youth Theatre. As well as his television appearances he has had many notable stage and film roles since 1980, including as Lord Ashbrook in the 2011 Bristol Old Vic production of Helen Edmundson's '' Coram Boy''. In popular culture Simon Shepherd was regularly mentioned in the BBC comedy '' Gimme Gimme Gimme'' as Tom's crush and appeared as himself in an episode of each series. He played Patrick Simmons in the 1984 '' Miss Marple'' TV-adaptation of '' A Murder is An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma D'Arcy
Emma Zia D'Arcy (born 27 June 1992) is an English actor known for their roles in the BBC drama ''Wanderlust'' (2018), the Amazon Prime series '' Truth Seekers'' (2020), and the HBO fantasy series ''House of the Dragon'' (2022–present). They earned critical acclaim and two Golden Globe Award nominations for playing the lead role of Rhaenyra Targaryen in ''House of the Dragon''. They have also appeared in the drama films ''Misbehaviour'' (2020) and ''Mothering'' ''Sunday'' (2021). Early life D'Arcy was born on 27 June 1992, in the London Borough of Enfield in North London. In year six, they played Titania in a school production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', which they credit for introducing them to acting. They studied Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Art through St Edmund Hall, Oxford, graduating in 2011. During their time at university, D'Arcy took up theatre on the side with their friends, beginning as a set designer before moving into acting and directing. Career T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patsy Ferran
Patricia Ferran (born 25 November 1989) is a Spanish-British actress. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before becoming known for her roles on stage and screen. She has received a number of accolades including a Laurence Olivier Award. Ferran started her career acting on the London stage acting in a revival of Noël Coward's '' Blithe Spirit'' (2014). She went on to win the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role in the Tennessee Williams revival '' Summer and Smoke'' (2018). She was Olivier-nominated for her performance as Blanche DuBois in another Tennessee Williams revival ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' (2023). She made her film debut in ''Tulip Fever'' (2017) she has since taken roles in '' Darkest Hour'' (2017), ''Living'' (2022), '' Firebrand'' (2023), and '' Mickey 17'' (2025). On television, she had a regular supporting part in '' Jamestown'' (2017) and took roles in '' Black Narcissus'' (2020) and '' Miss Austen'' (2025). Early life and educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Wind (film)
''King of the Wind'' is a 1990 British adventure film directed by Peter Duffell and starring Richard Harris, Glenda Jackson and Frank Finlay. It is based on the novel '' King of the Wind'' by Marguerite Henry. The film depicts the life of the Godolphin Arabian, an Arab colt in 18th-century Kingdom of Great Britain. Cast See also * List of films about horses Movies about horses constitute a popular film genre. Some examples include: 0–9 * ''8 Seconds'' (1994) * ''50 to 1'' (2014) A * ''Above the Limit'' (1900) * ''Aces of the Turf'' (1932) * ''A Day at the Races (film), A Day at the Races'' (193 ... References External links * 1990 films British adventure films 1990s adventure films Films directed by Peter Duffell Films about horses Films set in the 18th century Films set in England Films produced by William N. Panzer Films scored by John Scott (composer) 1990s English-language films 1980s British films 1990s British films English-language adventure fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Actress
The Academy Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since the 1st Academy Awards to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year. The award is traditionally presented by the previous year's Best Actor winner. However, in recent years, it has shifted towards being presented by previous years' Best Actress winners instead. The Best Actress award has been presented 97 times, to 80 different actresses. The first winner was Janet Gaynor for her roles in '' 7th Heaven'' (1927), '' Street Angel'' (1928), and '' Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans'' (1927), and the most recent winner is Mikey Madison for her role in '' Anora'' (2024). The record for most wins is four, held by Katharine Hepburn; Frances McDormand has won three times, and thirteen other actresses have won the award twice. Meryl Streep has received the most nominations i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday is a day honouring mother churches, the church where one is baptised and becomes "a child of the church", celebrated since the Middle Ages in the United Kingdom, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries on the fourth Sunday in Lent. On Mothering Sunday, Christians have historically visited their mother church—the church in which they received the sacrament of baptism. Constance Adelaide Smith revived its modern observance beginning in 1913 to honour Mother Church, 'mothers of earthly homes', the Virgin Mary (mother of Jesus), and Mother Nature. It gained popularity in response to the originally American Mother's Day. The holiday is often known as "Mother's Day" in the United Kingdom, and has become a secular celebration of mothers and motherhood. Mediaeval origin Mothering Sunday coincides with Laetare Sunday, also called Mid-Lent Sunday or Refreshment Sunday, a day of respite from fasting halfway through the penitential season of Lent. Its association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting took place mainly in European theatre of World War I, Europe and the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, Middle East, as well as in parts of African theatre of World War I, Africa and the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I, Asia-Pacific, and in Europe was characterised by trench warfare; the widespread use of Artillery of World War I, artillery, machine guns, and Chemical weapons in World War I, chemical weapons (gas); and the introductions of Tanks in World War I, tanks and Aviation in World War I, aircraft. World War I was one of the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflicts in history, resulting in an estimated World War I casualties, 10 million military dead and more than 20 million wounded, plus some 10 million civilian de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Drama
Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey through dating, courtship or marriage, marriage is featured. These films focus on the search for romantic love as the main plot focus. Occasionally, romance lovers face obstacles such as finances, physical illness, various forms of discrimination, psychological restraints, or family resistance. As in all quite strong, deep, and close romantic relationships, the tensions of day-to-day life, temptations (of infidelity), and differences in compatibility enter into the plots of romantic films. Romantic films often explore the essential themes of love at first sight, young and mature love, unrequited love, obsession, sentimental love, Spirituality, spiritual love, forbidden love, platonic love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
