Ascendancy is a 1983 British drama film directed by Edward Bennett and starring Julie Covington and Ian Charleson.[3] It tells the story of a woman who is a member of the British landowning 'Ascendancy' in Ireland during World War I. Gradually, she learns about the Irish independence movement, and becomes involved with it.[4]
| Ascendancy | |
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| Directed by | Edward Bennett |
| Written by | Edward Bennett Nigel Gearing |
| Produced by | Penny Clark |
| Starring | Julie Covington Ian Charleson |
| Cinematography | Clive Tickner |
| Edited by | Charles Rees George Akers |
| Music by | Ronnie Leahy |
| Distributed by | Production company: British Film Institute |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £250,000[1] or £183,000[2] |
Cast
edit- Julie Covington as Connie Wintour
- Ian Charleson as Lt. Ryder
- John Phillips as Wintour
- Susan Engel as Nurse
- Philip Locke as Dr Strickland
- Kieran Montague as Dr Kelson
- Rynagh O'Grady as Rose
- Philomena McDonagh as Mary
- Michael McKnight as Vesey
- Jeremy Sinden as Darcy
- Shay Gorman as Keir
Awards
editThe film was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear.[5]
References
edit- ^ BRITISH PRODUCTION 1981 Moses, Antoinette. Sight and Sound; London Vol. 51, Iss. 4, (Fall 1982): 258.
- ^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 19.
- ^ "Ascendancy (1983)". BFI. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Ascendancy (1982) - Edward Bennett | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1983 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
External links
edit- Ascendancy at the BFI's Screenonline
- Ascendancy at IMDb
- Ascendancy at AllMovie
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