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Dominican Rep. The Browning Version
- Original title
- The Browning Version
- Year
- 1994
- Running time
- 97 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- Ronald Harwood. Theater: Terence Rattigan
- Cast
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Albert Finney
Greta Scacchi
Matthew Modine
Julian Sands- Ben Silverstone
Michael Gambon
Jim Sturgess
Maryam d'Abo- Joseph Beattie
- Mark Bolton
- David Lever
- Bruce Myers
- Dinah Stabb
- Jeff Nuttall
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Remake. Schools & University. Education
- Movie Groups
- Terence Rattigan Adaptations
- Synopsis
- Andrew Crocker-Harris (Albert Finney), a teacher of Greek and Latin at a traditional English prep school, is called the "Hitler of the Lower Sixth" by his students. His rigidity and cruelty are the sad remnants of an extinguished passion for classical literature. But as he is poised to leave the school--forced into retirement by the headmaster and made ridiculous by the infidelities of his wife Laura (Greta Scacchi)--Crocker-Harris finds his love for learning rekindled by the interest and sympathy of a young student named Taplow (Ben Silverstone), who gives him Robert Browning's translation of Aeschylus' AGAMEMNON as a parting gift. Based on a Terence Rattigan play, THE BROWNING VERSION is a character study that finds pathos in British stodginess and makes a subdued plea for the nobility of teaching. Finney is the powerful center of the film, portraying a man whom time and opportunity have passed by. As humiliations are piled upon his character, Finney registers nothing but silent resignation, even as he ratchets up his stoicism to face the next disappointment.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1994: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)1994: Nominated for BAFTA Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay1994: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Actor (Albert Finney)
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