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Antonia is the pampered wife of an upper class wine merchant, Martin Lynch-Gibbon. She tells her husband that she is in love with their best friend, psychiatrist Palmer Anderson. Palmer and Antonia wish to deal with the situation in a civilized manner by remaining friends with Martin.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067738/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0</ref> |
Antonia is the pampered wife of an upper class wine merchant, Martin Lynch-Gibbon. She tells her husband that she is in love with their best friend, psychiatrist Palmer Anderson. Palmer and Antonia wish to deal with the situation in a civilized manner by remaining friends with Martin.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067738/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0</ref> |
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Meanwhile, Martin tries to keep his mistress, Georgie Hands, a secret. |
Meanwhile, Martin tries to keep his mistress, Georgie Hands, a secret. |
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Palmer's sister, Honor Klein, is met at a railway station by Martin instead of Palmer. She once taught Georgie at [[Oxford University]], tells Palmer and Antonia about their affair. Honor then introduces Georgie to Martin's womanizing brother, Alexander. This is just the start of the various liaisons. |
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Martin visits his sculptor brother Alexander who lives in a large suburban villa. |
Martin visits his sculptor brother Alexander who lives in a large suburban villa. |
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| A Severed Head | |
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| Directed by | Dick Clement |
| Written by | Frederic Raphael |
| Produced by | Elliott Kastner Alan Ladd, Jr. Denis Holt |
| Starring | Lee Remick Richard Attenborough Ian Holm Claire Bloom |
| Cinematography | Austin Dempster |
| Edited by | Peter Weatherley |
| Music by | Stanley Myers |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
A Severed Head is a 1970 British comedy-drama film directed by Dick Clement, and starring Claire Bloom, Lee Remick, Richard Attenborough, and Ian Holm. It is based on the novel of the same name by Iris Murdoch. [1]
Opening Credits
The highly unique credits features accurate dolls of each cast member in turn, rotating against a black backround.
Plot
Antonia is the pampered wife of an upper class wine merchant, Martin Lynch-Gibbon. She tells her husband that she is in love with their best friend, psychiatrist Palmer Anderson. Palmer and Antonia wish to deal with the situation in a civilized manner by remaining friends with Martin.[2]
Meanwhile, Martin tries to keep his mistress, Georgie Hands, a secret.
Palmer's sister, Honor Klein, is met at a railway station by Martin instead of Palmer. She once taught Georgie at Oxford University, tells Palmer and Antonia about their affair. Honor then introduces Georgie to Martin's womanizing brother, Alexander. This is just the start of the various liaisons.
Martin visits his sculptor brother Alexander who lives in a large suburban villa.
Cast
- Lee Remick - Antonia Lynch-Gibbon
- Richard Attenborough - Palmer Anderson
- Ian Holm - Martin Lynch-Gibbon
- Claire Bloom - Honor Klein
- Jennie Linden - Georgie Hands
- Clive Revill - Alexander Lynch-Gibbon
- Ann Firbank - Rosemary Lynch-Gibbon
- Rosamund Greenwood - Miss Seelhaft
- Constance Lorne - Miss Hernshaw
- Nerys Hughes - nurse
References
- ^ "A Severed Head" (review). Variety. 31 December 1970. Via Variety.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067738/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
External links
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