• Director(s)

    Fred Schepisi

  • Production Year

    1985

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    125m

  • Cast

    Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, André Maranne

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strong language, sex

A woman struggles to find purpose in post-war Britain in this period drama film based on the David Hare play. …

A woman struggles to find purpose in post-war Britain in this period drama film based on the David Hare play.

language
The film features strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('bitch', 'prick', 'bloody', 'shit', 'sod', 'God', 'hell', 'damn', 'Jesus', 'Christ').
sex
Prolonged scenes of sex include thrusting and sexual moaning. Verbal references are made to 'f**king'.
additional issues
Unlikable characters use racist language (for example, 'wog') and express xenophobic views, however discrimination is not endorsed by the narrative as a whole. There are also scenes of sexism and mental health discrimination. A man pushes his wife into a chair. In the same scene, his face is shown with blood on it after his wife tries to slam a door on him. There are also references to the husband keeping his wife sedated after references are made to a decline in her mental health. In one scene, she verbally threatens to end her life. There is a scene of drug misuse when a woman briefly smokes cannabis. Undetailed references are made to sexual violence.

  • Director(s)

    Fred Schepisi

  • Production Year

    1985

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    125m

  • Cast

    Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, André Maranne

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Classified Date:
13/08/1985
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Thorn-EMI Screen Entertainment
strong language, sex
Classified Date:
25/03/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
language
The film features strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('bitch', 'prick', 'bloody', 'shit', 'sod', 'God', 'hell', 'damn', 'Jesus', 'Christ').
sex
Prolonged scenes of sex include thrusting and sexual moaning. Verbal references are made to 'f**king'.
additional issues
Unlikable characters use racist language (for example, 'wog') and express xenophobic views, however discrimination is not endorsed by the narrative as a whole. There are also scenes of sexism and mental health discrimination. A man pushes his wife into a chair. In the same scene, his face is shown with blood on it after his wife tries to slam a door on him. There are also references to the husband keeping his wife sedated after references are made to a decline in her mental health. In one scene, she verbally threatens to end her life. There is a scene of drug misuse when a woman briefly smokes cannabis. Undetailed references are made to sexual violence.
Contains strong language and moderate sex
Classified Date:
08/06/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Limited
Classified Date:
10/09/1985
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Thorn-EMI Screen Entertainment

  • Classified date

    25/03/2025

  • Language

    English