Summaries

Locked away in an asylum as a young girl because she was an embarrassment to her family, then forgotten, an old woman returns to what's left of her kin and to her memories.

A woman who has been institutionalized for 60 years for the "crime" of not conforming to the 1920s image of what a proper young woman should be (in other words, she did what she wanted and didn't care what anyone else thought about it) is finally released to the custody of her family, consisting of her grand-nephew and his family. At first she keeps a self-imposed distance from the relatives, but she soon finds herself coming around to her nephew's wife, a free spirit who is under the thumb of her cold and controlling husband.[email protected]

Details

Keywords
  • 1920s
  • sarcasm
  • manic behavior
  • great aunt great nephew relationship
  • suspected kidnapping
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Oct 7, 1989
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations UK
Production companies British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 43m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
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