High Season

– On the isle of Rhodes, Katherine, an expatriate English photographer, lives with her daughter. A you..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
High Season (1987)

On the isle of Rhodes, Katherine, an expatriate English photographer, lives with her daughter. A young local wants to encourage tourism, so he commissions a sculpture of the Unknown Tourist for the town square; the sculptor he brings to Rhodes is Kate's ex-husband. Also there to see Kate is Sharp, an aging antiquarian and her dear friend. He has something important to tell her. As Kate, her ex, and Sharp sort out things that go back years, two English tourists bumble about, one thinking he's fallen in love with Kate, his wife thinking she's found her own lover. A rare vase, a spy, old friendships, the statue's unveiling, and off-hand English sorting-out play into the resolution.

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Producing Country:
UK
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High Season (1987) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Jun 1988

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Clare Peploe

Writer:

Clare Peploe, Mark Peploe

Main Actors:

Jacqueline Bisset, James Fox, Irene Papas, Sebastian Shaw

Plot:

On the isle of Rhodes, Katherine, an expatriate English photographer, lives with her daughter. A young local wants to encourage tourism, so he commissions a sculpture of the Unknown Tourist for the town square; the sculptor he brings to Rhodes is Kate's ex-husband. Also there to see Kate is Sharp, an aging antiquarian and her dear friend. He has something important to tell her. As Kate, her ex, and Sharp sort out things that go back years, two English tourists bumble about, one thinking he's fallen in love with Kate, his wife thinking she's found her own lover. A rare vase, a spy, old friendships, the statue's unveiling, and off-hand English sorting-out play into the resolution.

Awards:

1 win.

Production:

British Screen

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%