A Month in the Country

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A Month in the Country

PG

Released Feb 19, 1988

1h 36m

Drama

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Two shaken soldiers (Colin Firth, Kenneth Branagh) recover from World War I one summer in a Yorkshire village.

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Michael Bronski

Gay Community News (Boston)

As minimal as A Month in the Country seems to be, it packs a wallop most larger films never achieve.

Aug 26, 2022

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Ángel Luis Inurria

El Pais (Spain)

A pleasant an enjoyable film, A Month in the Country gives the formal achievements of British cinema a certain spirituality, sensuality, and feeling. [Full Review in Spanish]

Apr 21, 2020

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Molly Haskell

Vogue

Ultimately, A Month in the Country is too full of exquisitely quiet moments that never explode.

Feb 27, 2020

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Nathanael Hood

The Retro Set

...what a precious, unexpected gem.

Rated: 7/10

Dec 28, 2018

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Matt Brunson

Creative Loafing

A Month in the Country is a movie of morsel-sized pleasures, yet there's a sizable joy to be had in catching Colin Firth and Kenneth Branagh at the start of their long and impressive careers.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 22, 2015

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 3/5

Aug 11, 2005

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Steve D

One of the slowest films ever made.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/28/24

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Audience Member

A small film that seems a little contrived these days but it's a good little film that tells a story that is still relevant today.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Colin Firth grows a cool mustache and shows a bit more range. He plays a stutterer 23 years before Kings Speech. Foreshadowing?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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I saw this movie in New York in 1987. A friend and I sat speechless after, pondering by the impact of the script and the effects of war on the artist, his quest for sanity through his work, the impact of his expertise on the cummunity, his historical discovery through the uncovering of the mural and his relationship with a woman so cut off from intellectual stimulation and erotic outlets.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Wonderful story, great acting. Lonely souls finding love that cannot be.... a truly beautiful film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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An interesting film which makes me want to read the novel, but unfortunately it never gets up much steam and leaves several loose ends dangling at the end. Also, the last scene, featuring as we learn in the credits, "old Birkin" was completely incomprehensible to me. An independent feeling and lots of pregnant pauses. Enjoy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Synopsis

Two shaken soldiers (Colin Firth, Kenneth Branagh) recover from World War I one summer in a Yorkshire village.

Director: Pat O'Connor
Producer: Kenith Trodd
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Channel Four Films, Euston Films
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 19, 1988, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 3, 2020
Runtime: 1h 36m

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