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A Month in the Country (1987)

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Release Date: Sep 27, 1987 Wide

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Pat O'Connor directs this tranquil version of the J. L. Carr novel, adapted for the screen by Simon Gray. The film concerns two emotionally scarred men recovering from the horrors of World War I during an idyllic summer in the English countryside. It is 1919, and war veteran Tom Birkin (Colin Firth) travels to the small English village of Oxgodly to restore a medieval church mural that is hidden under coats of plaster. At the same time, another war veteran, archaeologist John Moon (Kenneth

PG, 1 hr. 32 min.

Drama

Directed By: Pat O'Connor

Written By: J.L. Carr, Simon Gray

In Theaters: Sep 27, 1987 Wide

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Colin Firth
Tom Birkin
Kenneth Branagh
Charles Moon
Natasha Richardson
Alice Keach
Patrick Malahide
Reverand Mr. Keach
Anthony Haygarth
Douthwaite
Richard Vernon
Colonel Hebron
Jim Carter
Ellerback
Tim Barker
Mossop
Judy Gridley
Mrs. Clough
Eileen O'Brien
Mrs. Ellerback
Lisa Taylor
Emily Clough
John Atkinsons

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Explores the suffering and losses of lonely souls.

August 27, 2004 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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A small film that seems a little contrived these days but it's a good little film that tells a story that is still relevant today.

November 30, 2011

Dean Keep

I saw this movie in New York in 1987. A friend and I sat speechless after, pondering by the impact of the script and the effects of war on the artist, his quest for sanity through his work, the impact of his expertise on the cummunity, his historical discovery through the uncovering of the mural and his relationship

November 13, 2010

Glenda Mace

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