A Month in The Country

– Set in the early 1920s, the film follows Tom Birkin, who has been employed to carry out restoration ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 36 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
A Month in the Country (1987)

Set in the early 1920s, the film follows Tom Birkin, who has been employed to carry out restoration work on a Medieval mural discovered in a church in the small rural community of Oxgodby, Yorkshire. The escape to the idyllic countryside is cathartic for Birkin, haunted by his experiences in World War I. Birkin soon fits into the slow-paced life of the remote village, and over the course of the summer uncovering the painting begins to lose his trauma-induced stammer and tics.

Producing Country:
UK
Filming Locations:
Genre:
Release Date:

04 Dec 1987

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Pat O'Connor

Writer:

J.L. Carr (novel), Simon Gray

Main Actors:

Colin Firth, John Atkinsons, Jim Carter, Patrick Malahide

Plot:

Five centuries ago a mural was created in a country church in the north of England and then hidden under layers of white paint. Looking at it again will be a distraction, the Rev. Mr. Keach tells WWI veteran Tom Birken who will spend a month in the country restoring the mural. Another veteran, James Moon, is looking for the grave of an ancestor of the patroness of the church who fought in the Crusades. The rector's wife, Alice, comes to see the mural and later visits Birken's bell tower abode, bringing a basket of apples. Will she open the book in which he has pressed the yellow rose she gave him earlier?

Awards:

1 win.

Production:

Cinema Club

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10