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Wondrous Oblivion (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
101 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Paul Morrison

Written By:
Paul Morrison

Actors:
Sam Smith ..... David Wiseman
Leagh Conwell ..... Jessop
Dominic Barklem ..... Pritchard
Jo Stone-Fewings ..... Mr. Pugh
Emily Woof ..... Ruth
Yasmin Paige ..... Lilian
Richard Ashton ..... W.G. Grace
Carol MacReady ..... Mrs. Wilson
Stanley Townsend ..... Victor
Osnat Schmool ..... Mrs. Glickstein
Mark Penfold ..... Head Teacher
Tom Roberts ..... James Bryce
Philip Whitchurch ..... Mr. Woodberry
Angela Wynter ..... Grace
Petra Letang ..... Loretta

Synopsis:

Writer/director Paul Morrison, who directed the cross-cultural period drama Solomon and Gaenor, returns to similar ground, though in a lighter vein, with Wondrous Oblivion. Sam Smith stars as David Wiseman, a Jewish boy living in London in 1960 who dreams of being a world-class athlete. David is totally obsessed with cricket, and loves playing, even though he is one of the worst players at his school. His parents, Ruth (Emily Woof of The Full Monty) and Victor (Stanley Townsend), are struggling with the bigoted residents of their working-class neighborhood, but the neighbors get a bit more friendly to the Wisemans when Dennis (Delroy Lindo), a Jamaican laborer, and his family move in next door. David is shocked and delighted when he realizes that Dennis and his daughter, Judy (Leonie Elliott), are installing a cricket pitch in their backyard. Before long, and against the wishes of his worried parents, David is spending a lot of time next door, becoming very friendly with Judy, and becoming a much better cricket player. Ruth gradually warms to Dennis, but the rest of the neighborhood grows increasingly hostile. Wondrous Oblivion was presented by the Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center as part of the 2005 New York Jewish Film Festival.

Young Jewish lad David's passion is cricket. Unfortunately he's pretty hopeless at it so is delighted that the new next-door neighbours are also cricket lovers - they even put a net up in the garden - and are prepared to coach him. But this is 1950's London and they are West Indian, so David's parents find themselves under pressure to put an end to their son's friendship. As they themselves are immigrants from wartime Germany who have suffered bigotry in Britain they have difficult choices to make.

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