Burning an Illusion

Burning an Illusion (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

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

Running Time:
101 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film

Movie filmed in 1981 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Menelik Shabazz

Written By:
Menelik Shabazz

Actors:
Cassie McFarlane ..... Pat Williams
Victor Romero ..... Del Bennett
Brian Bovell ..... Nat West
John Challis ..... Man in car
Ian Cullen ..... Desk Sergeant
Andy de la Tour ..... Foreman
Malcolm Frederick ..... Chamberlain
Janet Kay ..... Singer in club
Sam Kelly ..... Pest
Trevor Laird ..... Sonia
Beverley Martin ..... Pat's Mother
Corinne Skinner-Carter ..... Scotty
Chris Tummings ..... Tony
Larrington Walker ..... Christine
Nicola Wright ..... Cynthia
Angela Wynter

Synopsis:

The story of a black woman's awakening. Pat Williams (Cassie McFarlane) is a girl with a steady job and a London flat, who looks forward to settling down to a comfortable married life. Her dream is shattered when her boyfriend, Del (Victor Romero) spirals out of control as he loses his job and is arrested after a fight. The film explores the growing tensions in Pat and Del's relationship and then Pat's gradual realization that her aspirations are simply those that a white world has imposed on her. She becomes drawn into the world of 'Africa' and the realization of her own cultural background. A pioneering first feature from Menelik Shabazz, much of it was shot around the Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove communities, Burning An Illusion was the first British film to give a central voice to black women, charting her journey to emotional maturity, emancipation and political awakening.

Drama. A young British-born black woman comes of age and begins to question her attitude to life previously influenced by middle-class aspirations and security through marriage. Set in Notting Hill.

A young black woman in England becomes increasingly frustrated with her life with her lazy, demanding boyfriend, and with the help of friends seeks something better.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 16 October, 2008.

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