The Fool (1990 film)
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| Directed by | Christine Edzard |
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| Produced by | Celia Bannerman |
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| Cinematography | Robin Vidgeon |
| Edited by | Olivier Stockman |
| Music by | Michel Sanvoisin |
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| Distributed by | Barcino Barcino Films S.A. |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £4 million[1] |
The Fool is a 1990 British film, produced and directed by Christine Edzard from a script by Edzard and Olivier Stockman.
Plot[]
The narrative is grounded in the double life of a humble clerk who poses as the reclusive, but widely respected "Sir John." He thus moves in wealthy upper class circles and participates in grand investment schemes while living in a London slum.
The opening credits end with: “This film is dedicated to the anonymous men and women interviewed by Henry Mayhew in London between 1848 and 1861.”
The movie's detailed evocation of life in Victorian London drew on Henry Mayhew's vast personal archive of detailed interviews and vivid descriptions, which first appeared in a series of articles in the Morning Chronicle newspaper and were later compiled into the book London Labour and London Poor (1851).
Cast[]
- Derek Jacobi as Mr. Frederick / Sir John
- Cyril Cusack as The Ballad Seller
- Ruth Mitchell as The Girl
- Maria Aitken as Lady Amelia
- Irina Brook as Georgiana Shillibeer
- Paul Brooke as Lord Paramount
- Richard Caldicot as Duke
- James Cairncross as Mr. Trott
- Jim Carter as Mr. Blackthorn
- Jonathan Cecil as Sir Martin Locket
- Maria Charles as The Pure Gatherer
- Richard Clifford as George Locket
- James Cosmo as Mr. Bowring
- Rosalie Crutchley as Mrs. Harris
- Chris Darwin as Theatre Doorman
- Colleen Neary McClure as Beauty
Production[]
Jacobi and Cusack had previously worked with Edzard on her film adaptation of Charles Dickens Little Dorrit in 1987.[2]
The atmospheric camerawork was by British cinematographer Robin Vidgeon.[3]
Notes[]
- ^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 22.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Little Dorrit (1987)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "The Fool (1991)". BFI.
References[]
- Halliwell's Film Guide 2008, HarperCollins (2007)
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