A Masculine Ending

1992 1h 35m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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While English professor Loretta Lawson is attending a conference in Paris, she stays the night in the flat of a friend's acquaintance. She discovers a sleeping man in one of the bedrooms, and the next morning finds the man gone, but the bed soaked with blood. Returning to Cambridge, she begins to suspect her friend's acquaintance, and others on the staff of the college, are involved with the missing (murdered?) man, and decides to investigate for herself.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Janet McTeer
Loretta Lawson
Imelda Staunton
Bridget Bennet
Bill Nighy
John Tracey
Suzanna Hamilton
Veronica Puddephat
Paul Brooke
Humphrey Morris
Greg Wise
Jamie Baird
Joanna McCallum
Miriam Morris
Clarke Peters
Theo Sykes

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Antonia Bird
Writers: Alma Cullen
Languages: English, French
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Antonia Bird, shot by Fred Tammes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Janet McTeer and Imelda Staunton and Bill Nighy carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0121525 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Antonia Bird directs. Fred Tammes behind the camera. Andy Roberts scores. Susan Spivey cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, French.

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134 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
3Directed by Antonia Bird, shot by Fred Tammes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Andy Roberts. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Susan Spivey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Janet McTeer and Imelda Staunton and Bill Nighy carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0121525 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.