Hotel du Lac (film)
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Directed by | Giles Foster |
Written by | Christopher Hampton |
Based on | the novel by Anita Brooker |
Produced by | Sue Birtwistle |
Starring | Anna Massey Denholm Elliott |
Cinematography | |
Edited by | Dick Allen |
Music by | Carl Davis |
Distributed by | BBC |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Hotel du Lac is a television version of the 1984 Booker prize-winning novel by Anita Brookner. It stars Anna Massey and Denholm Elliott and was released in 1986 as an episode of the BBC's Screen Two series. It was directed by Giles Foster, produced by Sue Birtwistle with music by Carl Davis and cinematography by Kenneth MacMillan.[1]
It aired in the UK on 2 March 1986.[2]
Plot synopsis[]
A romance novelist, who is staying in a Swiss hotel, meets other English visitors, including Mrs Pusey, Mrs Pusey's daughter Jennifer, and an attractive middle-aged man, Mr Neville.
Cast[]
- Anna Massey as Edith Hope
- Denholm Elliott as Philip Neville
- Googie Withers as Mrs. Pusey
- Julia McKenzie as Jennifer Pusey
- Patricia Hodge as Monica
- Irene Handl as Madame de Bonneuil
- Barry Foster as David Simmonds
- Geoffrey Chater as George Webb
Production[]
It was filmed at the Park Hotel, Vitznau on Lake Lucerne.
Reception[]
The TV play was nominated for nine BAFTA Awards and won three for Best Actress (Anna Massey), Best Film Editor (Dick Allen) and Best Single Drama (Sue Birtwistle and Giles Foster).[3][4] One review pointed out that while there were some significant differences from the original book, the adaptation “does, finally, capture the spirit of the novel.”[5]
Home media[]
The film was released on VHS in 1988 and on DVD in 2003.
References[]
- ^ "Hotel Du Lac (1986)". BFI.
- ^ "Screen Two: Hotel du Lac". 2 March 1986. p. 33 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Television in 1987 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
- ^ "Television Craft in 1987 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
- ^ O'Connor, John (18 October 1986). "TV: 'HOTEL DU LAC' BEING OFFERED ON CABLE". New York Times. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
External links[]
- Hotel du Lac at the Internet Movie Database
- 1986 films
- English-language films
- 1986 television films
- BAFTA winners (films)
- BBC television dramas
- British television films
- British films
- Films based on British novels
- Films directed by Giles Foster