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She's Been Away

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As the mental ward where patient Lillian Huckle (Peggy Ashcroft) has lived for more than 50 years is about to close, the elderly woman faces a return to the outside world. With nowhere to go, her nephew, Hugh Ambrose (James Fox), begrudgingly offers to take her in. While Lillian's presence in the Ambrose household is initially a disruption, the septuagenarian eventually forms a bond with Hugh's pregnant wife, Harriet (Geraldine James), whose loneliness she understands all too well.

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Liz B I thought this was a complete mishmash of time, place and people and completely and utterly unbelievable. Yes, people were admitted to mental asylums for fifty plus years for being "flighty". They were not however, prevented from going shopping etc., and when these wonderful asylums were closed in the late 80's, folk were accommodated in group homes under "community " care. That's a joke in itself. As for the police being unable to track down a pregnant woman and an oddball older lady, it stretched the imagination a step too far. I found myself at a complete loss as to whether I was watching some film set in the 40's, 50's, 60's with nothing fitting in anywhere. Disappointing from such fine actors and a ridiculous script. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review Judy R I just loved this movie! Geraldine James was superb! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/22/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis As the mental ward where patient Lillian Huckle (Peggy Ashcroft) has lived for more than 50 years is about to close, the elderly woman faces a return to the outside world. With nowhere to go, her nephew, Hugh Ambrose (James Fox), begrudgingly offers to take her in. While Lillian's presence in the Ambrose household is initially a disruption, the septuagenarian eventually forms a bond with Hugh's pregnant wife, Harriet (Geraldine James), whose loneliness she understands all too well.
Director
Peter Hall
Producer
Ken Trodd
Genre
Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 46m