Private Road
Private Road is a 1971 British drama film directed by Barney Platts-Mills and starring Susan Penhaligon and Bruce Robinson.
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| Directed by | Barney Platts-Mills |
| Written by | Barney Platts-Mills |
| Produced by | Barney Platts-Mills Andrew St. John |
| Starring | Susan Penhaligon Bruce Robinson |
| Cinematography | Adam Barker-Mill |
| Edited by | Jonathan Gili |
| Music by | David Dundas Michael Feast George Fenton |
Production company | Maya Films |
| Distributed by | Maya Films |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
Peter Morrisey (Bruce Robinson) is an author who has just published his first novel. He meets receptionist Ann Halpern (Susan Penhaligon) and falls in love. They spend some time in a cottage in Scotland living an idyllic pastoral life, then return to London. Peter gets a job at an advertising agency as a copywriter. Ann becomes pregnant and Peter asks her to marry him but she refuses. To Peter's shock, Ann decides to have an abortion without talking to him about it first. After a spell in hospital Ann returns home and her father gives her a house. Peter returns to his flat alone, still thinking that he will marry Ann. With his friend Stephen, Peter breaks into an office block and steals a typewriter so he can resume his writing career.
Cast
- Susan Penhaligon as Ann Halpern
- Bruce Robinson as Peter Morrissey
- Michael Feast as Stephen
- Robert Brown as Mr. Halpern
- George Fenton as Henry
- Kathleen Byron as Mrs. Halpern
- Patricia Cutts as Erica Talbot
- Trevor Adams as Alex Marvel
Awards
The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.[1]
Home media
After several years out of print it was reissued on Blu-ray and DVD by the BFI in 2011 as part of their Flipside reissue program.
References
- "Winners of the Golden Leopard". Locarno. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2012.