Full Circle

"She had no one to play with for thirty years."

1978 1h 38m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 80

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After the death of her daughter, wealthy housewife Julia Lofting abruptly leaves her husband and moves into an old Victorian home in London to re-start her life. All seems well until she is haunted by the sadness of losing her own child and the ghosts of other children.

“She had no one to play with for thirty years.”

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Cast

Mia Farrow
Julia Lofting
Keir Dullea
Magnus Lofting
Tom Conti
Mark Berkeley
Jill Bennett
Lily Lofting
Robin Gammell
David Swift
Cathleen Nesbitt
Heather Rudge
Anna Wing
Rosa Fludd
Edward Hardwicke
Captain Paul Winter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Loncraine
Writers: Dave Humphries
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United Kingdom.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Loncraine, shot by Peter Hannan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Colin Towns. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ron Wisman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Mia Farrow and Keir Dullea and Tom Conti carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "She had no one to play with for thirty years.".

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The take

Richard Loncraine directs. Peter Hannan behind the camera. Colin Towns scores. Ron Wisman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: Canada, United Kingdom.
4Directed by Richard Loncraine, shot by Peter Hannan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Colin Towns. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ron Wisman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mia Farrow and Keir Dullea and Tom Conti carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She had no one to play with for thirty years.".
9IMDB entry: tt0074611 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 80 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 14 themes, including "london, england", "based on novel or book", "loss of loved one", "haunted house".
12Released under 21 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Hannan
Original score: Colin Towns
Editing: Ron Wisman
Production design: Brian Morris
Costume design: Shuna Harwood
Makeup / hair: Richard Mills
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $840,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Full Circle (1978)

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ActorDirector2023-12-05
★ 10/10
Made between November & December 1976, Premiered at Cannes in 1977, "where it won a Award I might add", (Released in 1978 after cuts and an extra scene was put in ) the entire movie was Filmed on Location in London, and a couple of interiors shot at the old Lee International Film Studios (Wembely) later known as Fountain Studios, now sadly demolished. I "Totally ADORE this film", but admit I am bias, for it was the very "First" feature Film I worked on as a Professional Child Actor, and in scenes with Mia Farrow,(The Playground Sequence), sadly my close up and speaking part was dropped on the re edit after Cannes, one of a few to tighten up the pace of the film, but you can still spot me in it 4 times. Enough of me though and on to the Film, and why I think it is a superb Horror Film, The Music by Colin Towns is hauntingly beautiful, and fits the film perfectly, (a rare thing), the Cinematography by Peter Hannan is equally, Stunning, shot on anamorphic lenses, it captures the dank winter feel,which emphasizes the loose Julia (Mia Farrow's character) feels, I can not praise Hannan's work highly enough, Having had the pleasure to work with him on two films, here he captures every scene beautifully, The story is well crafted, and leads up to a great climax, it is a slow reveal, so don't expect jump scares and gallons of blood, there in it, but done with a much more subtle way, think creepy and sad more than in your face horror, the performances from all the cast are great, and include Jullian Fellowes, Nigel Havers, Peter Sallis,Keir Dullea, Sophie Ward, Samantha Gates,Ann Michell, Tom Conti, Jill Bennett, to name a few, (see imdb for full cast list) Only ever released on VHS once by MEDIA HOME Entertainment (Part of the Herron group) in 1982, it was mostly forgotten,except for hard core fans, until Film Historian Simon Fitzjohn read an item printed by the BFI back in 2016, and set out on a mission to get the film re released, after 7 years of extreme hard work, having tracked down a copy to watch and falling deeply in love with the film, as much as I had, over the 47 years since I worked on it. in April 2023, it was re released on 4K UHD DVD & Blu-ray, by the BFI in UK,IMPRINT in Australia, & Scream Factory in USA, and Le Chat Qui Fume in France, in collectors editions, in a fully restored print direct from the original 35mm Colour Film Negative that sat in Technicolor's Vaults, If you love shots of 1970's London, Classic cars, (we see Routemaster Buses, Land Rover, Austin Black Cabs, Mk3 Ford Cortina, Citron DS, etc, and a Haunting soundtrack and visually stunning and beautiful Film, then I think you will enjoy FULL CIRCLE(UK Original Title) aka THE HAUNTING OF JULIA (Original USA release Title in 1981)and the same tile used on the 1982 VHS Video Tape release. Directed by Richard Loncraine, my rating for the film is 10 out of 10 both as a die hard horror fan, and as a member of the Cast, not my best work from a clearly seen point of view due to the scene cuts, but it will always remain one of my personal favorites, as working with Mia Farrow was amazing, and some of my fellow Barbara Speake Stage School friends.and a great Crew.

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