@celeste_writes
A patient, formally daring work — the cinematography lingers on empty rooms longer than most audiences will tolerate, but those who stay are rewarded with the most haunting final act of the year.
Penelope Keeling, a sixty-four-year-old daughter of a famous artist, reflects on her life, and the fate and choices that defined it, when she arrives in the Mediterranean to stay with her headstrong daughter. Shifting through time, and falling into place like the pieces of a jigsaw, the truth of Penelope's rich, heartbreaking and surprising life unfolds.
Quick Stats
6.9
TMDB Rating
7
Votes
2h 54m
Runtime
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Budget
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Key Crew
DirectorPiers Haggard
WriterRosamunde Pilcher
CinematographyTony Imi
ComposerRichard Blackford
Production DesignRoger Cann
Produced by
Neue TonfilmGate Television ProductionsClasart Film + TV Produktions GmbHZDFORFTele München
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Critics & Reviews
3 featured@jhalberg
I walked in expecting another genre exercise and walked out feeling like I'd been eavesdropping on a confession. The lead performance is genuinely singular — a career-defining turn.
@priya_a
A few too many scenes feel borrowed from a better film, but the soundtrack and the production design carry the rest. Solid recommendation for fans of slow-burn European thrillers.
Cast
Vanessa Redgrave
Penelope Keeling
Maximilian Schell
Lawrence Sterne
Charles Edwards
Noel Keeling
Prunella Scales
Dolly Keeling
Victoria Smurfit
Olivia Keeling
Victoria Hamilton
Nancy Chamberlaine
Sebastian Koch
Cosmo König
Stephanie Stumph
Antonia König
Richard Hope
George Chamberlaine
Lucas Gregorowicz
Danus Muirfield
M
Maisie Dimbleby
Young Penelope
T
Toby Fisher
Ambrose Keeling
Alastair Mackenzie
Richard
C
Cherith Mellor
Mrs. Plackett
Hugh Sachs
Roy Brookner
