Hampstead

2017 1h 42m EN

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 223

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Emily Walters is an American widow living a peaceful, uneventful existence in the idyllic Hampstead Village of London, when she meets local recluse, Donald Horner. For 17 years, Donald has lived—wildly yet peacefully—in a ramshackle hut near the edge of the forest. When Emily learns his home is the target of developers who will stop at nothing to remove him, saving Donald and his property becomes her personal mission. Despite his gruff exterior and polite refusals for help, Emily is drawn to him—as he is to her—and what begins as a charitable cause evolves into a relationship that will grow even as the bulldozers close in.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Diane Keaton
Emily Walters
Brendan Gleeson
Donald Horner
James Norton
Philip
Lesley Manville
Fiona
Jason Watkins
James Smythe
Simon Callow
Judge
Alistair Petrie
Steve Crowley
Phil Davis
Fyfe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joel Hopkins
Writers: Robert Festinger
Languages: German, English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joel Hopkins, shot by Felix Wiedemann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson and James Norton carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5153236 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joel Hopkins directs. Felix Wiedemann behind the camera. Stephen Warbeck scores. Robin Sales cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in German, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
3Directed by Joel Hopkins, shot by Felix Wiedemann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Stephen Warbeck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Robin Sales shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson and James Norton carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5153236 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "friendship", "london, england", "widow", "snob".