The read
It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
Romantic novelist Edith Hope so horrifies her friends that they banish her to the solitude of a Swiss hotel. She decides to work out her exile by observing her fellow guests.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Carl DavisOriginal Music Composer
- Giles FosterDirector
- Christopher HamptonWriter
Cast
- Anna MasseyEdith Hope
- Denholm ElliottPhilip Neville
- Googie WithersMrs. Pusey
- Patricia HodgeMonica
- Julia McKenzieJennifer Pusey
- Barry FosterDavid Simmonds
- Irene HandlMadame de Bonneuil
- Ann FirbankPenelope Milne
- Geoffrey ChaterHarold Webb
- Jeffry WickhamGeoffrey Long
- Maurice TravailHotel proprietor
- Jean-Marc BarrAlain
Themes
hotelbroken engagementmelancholylonelinessnovelistfaux pasrepressed feelings