Taglines: He gave her freedom, she gave him love.
Another Time, Another Place movie synopsis. This story of a World War II romance in the Scottish highlands develops in a gradual but lyrical manner as Janie (Phyllis Logan), a Scottish woman married to a cold and remote man, starts an affair with Luigi (Giovanni Mauriello), an Italian confined to Janie’s small community until the war is over.
Luigi has two other compatriots to keep him company, but none of the Italians speak English, and life in exile is lonely. Although the townspeople continue to distrust the Italians, Luigi and Janie are kindred spirits, so when they meet, their mutual need is unconsciously acknowledged and sparks are ignited. Whether an illicit wartime romance will endure or not, that is another question entirely.
Another Time, Another Place is a 1983 British drama film directed by Michael Radford and starring Phyllis Logan, Giovanni Mauriello, Denise Coffey, Tom Watson, Gianluca Favilla, Gregor Fisher, Claudio Rosini, Jennifer Piercey, Yvonne Gilan and Carol Ann Crawford. The screenplay was based on the novel by Jessie Kesson. The film first screened on May 1983 in Cannes film Festival and on July 1983 in United Kingdom.
Film Review for Another Time, Another Place
It’s not often that a British film is realized with as much creative integrity as Another Time Another Place. The plot springs from the cultural difference between the inhabitants of a bleak Scottish agricultural village and a trio of Italians confined to the community during the World War II. One Italian in particular, the passionate Neopolitan Luigi (Giovanni Mauriello) mesmerizes Janie (Phyllis Logan) by seeming to offer an alternative to an emotionally cold marriage and a laborious penny-pinching life. The rest of the Scottish community remain suspicious of the strangers in their midst.
The developing relationship is narrated with a light and humorous touch, even though both parties are drawn to each other out of desperation. Central to the film’s effectiveness is the performance of Logan as the girl entranced. Eyes and gestures capture the initial longing followed by the remorse that follows surrender. The film’s impact derives also from representations of daily life and a landscape that changes with the seasons.
Another Time, Another Place (1983)
Directed by: Michael Radford
Starring: Phyllis Logan, Giovanni Mauriello, Denise Coffey, Tom Watson, Gianluca Favilla, Gregor Fisher, Claudio Rosini, Jennifer Piercey, Yvonne Gilan, Carol Ann Crawford
Screenplay by: Michael Radford, John Francis Lane
Cinematography by: Roger Deakins
Film Editing by: Tom Priestley
Costume Design by: Louise Frogley
Art Direction by: Hayden Pearce
Makeup Department: Yvonne Coppard, Anne McFadyen
Music by: John McLeod
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Cinegate, Rediffusion
Release Date: May 1983 (Cannes Film Festival), July 1983 (UK)
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