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      1992 1h 24m Drama List
      Reviews An Edinburgh photographer (Celia Imrie) recalls her long-dead poet mother (Gerda Stevenson) who was drawn to the Orkney Islands. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member I picked this up from Youtube. I'm not sure why it's dated 2012 on here when actually it was made in the early 90s. It's about as far from Hollywood as you can get. The acting and scripting are pretty wooden and contrived, although the lead actors are quite good. It's Scottish, and it's about the sea, and it portrays 20th Century life from an everyday perspective. There are also a lot of arty shots of the sea and the shoreline. The story, of not only the mother's death but the grandmother's too, has the flavour of a non-fictional meditation on one's relationship to the world and one's family. It's not a great film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis An Edinburgh photographer (Celia Imrie) recalls her long-dead poet mother (Gerda Stevenson) who was drawn to the Orkney Islands.
      Director
      Margaret Tait
      Producer
      Ben Gibson, Rod Stoneman, Kate Swan
      Screenwriter
      Margaret Tait
      Production Co
      British Film Institute
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English (United Kingdom)
      Runtime
      1h 24m