Cider With Rosie

– Produced for the PBS TV series Masterpiece Theatre, this adaptation of Laurie Lee's autobiographical..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1998
Cider with Rosie (1998)

Produced for the PBS TV series Masterpiece Theatre, this adaptation of Laurie Lee's autobiographical novel follows a young man's maturation in the country town of Gloucestershire near the end of World War I. As young Laurie (Dashiell Reece) comes of age under the protective eye of his mother (Juliet Stevenson), he learns to live with an eccentric collection of friends, neighbors, and relatives. As he enters his teenage years, Laurie (now played by Joe Roberts) discovers women, specifically Rosie Burdock (Lia Barrow). Veteran screenwriter John Mortimer adapted Lee's book, with Lee narrating.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA, UK
Filming Locations:
Release Date:

28 Feb 1999

Language:

English

Director:

Charles Beeson

Writer:

Laurie Lee (memoirs), John Mortimer

Main Actors:

Juliet Stevenson, Dashiell Reece, Joe Roberts, David Troughton

Plot:

A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the First World War.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10