Another Country (1984)
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Cast
as Guy Bennett
as Tommy Judd
as Jim Menzies
as Barclay
as Delahay
as Imogen Bennett
as Julie Schofield
as Devenish
as Fowler
as Harcourt
as Wharton
as Martineau
as Head Boy
as Spungin
as Arthur
as Arthur
as Best Man
as Henderson
as Batsman
as Senior Chaplain
as Waiter
as Chief Judge
as Prefect
as Spungin
as Trafford
as Ivy
as Nicholson
as Henderson
as Robbins
as Batsman
as Yevgeni
Critic Reviews for Another Country
All Critics (5) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (1) | DVD (1)
[The] moral would be trite if it didn't go unspoken; it becomes poignant because it's adamantly denied.
Impressive film adaptation of Julian Mitchell's award-winning play.
Elegantly shot, this fictionalized version of the British gay spy Guy Burgess, is intelligent but not entirely satisfying; even so, the young Rupert Everett and Colin Firth give splendid performances.
One of those sad affairs that commits exactly the sorts of errors that the filmmakers pretend to indict in wider society.
Audience Reviews for Another Country
In his first film, Kanievska brings out solid performances from both Rupert Everett and Colin Firth but succeeds only fairly at creating a compelling story whose themes could have been more efficiently explored and led to a much more thought-provoking drama.
Super Reviewer
Good story with good costumes and nice location. Cinematography, makeup and lighting were not up to snuff, unfortunately. Bold story for its time.
Super Reviewer
Another Country is always trying to be far more complex than it actually is. Fusing together themes of homosexuality, Communism, and the system of prefects in British boarding schools in the 1930's, it becomes a haphazard maze of inconsistencies and irritating subtext. Rupert Everett, the only shining light of the entire film, is only sparingly announced as gay amongst his peers, most of whom are so desperate for companionship that they have secret trysts with members of their classes. (Other notable roles go to very young Colin Firth and Cary Elwes.) With his usual suave flair and youthful grandeur, Everett is just sly enough not to outright confess throughout the plot that his sexuality is based on himself and not his situation. The prefect system on the other hand is both an annoying subplot, and supposedly overbearing presence in the lives of the schoolmates. Besides being terribly boring and longwinded, the absence of fear was evident on the screen. It didn't help that the score was yet another unpleasant 80's concoction, or that the wardrobe was peculiar for the time period.
Super Reviewer
Another Country Quotes
| Guy Bennett: | (singing wistfully, drunkenly) Who stole my heart away? Who makes me dream all day? Dreams I know can never come true. Seems as though I'll ever be blue. |
| Guy Bennett: | Who stole my heart away? Who makes me dream all day? Dreams I know can never come true. Seems as though I'll ever be blue. |