Neither the Sea Nor the Sand ( The Exorcism of Hugh )

Neither the Sea Nor the Sand (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Exorcism of Hugh
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1972 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Fred Burnley

Written By:
Rosemary Davies
Gordon Honeycombe

Actors:
Susan Hampshire ..... Anna Robinson
Frank Finlay ..... George Dabernon
Michael Petrovitch ..... Hugh Dabernon
Michael Craze ..... Collie
Jack Lambert ..... Dr. Irving
Betty Duncan ..... Mrs. MacKay
David Garth ..... Mr. MacKay
Anthony Booth ..... Delamare

Synopsis:

Anna (Susan Hampshire) arrives in Jersey, determined to escape her personal troubles, and meets Hugh (Michael Petrovitch). Hugh has a tremendous affinity with the sea and as he shows Anna round the island they begin to fall in love. Hugh persuades Anna not to return to her husband and they go to the old house that Hugh shares with his brother, George (Frank Finlay). George resents the intrusion of a woman and the brothers fall out when he discovers them in bed. They flee to a remote part of Scotland and life is bliss until one day Hugh is found dead on the beach. Anna however believes that their love can overcome death. One morning, Anna is proved right...

With minimalist production values and little dialog, this romantic fantasy takes place on the barren Isle of Jersey where a troubled wife has come to sort out the tumult of her life. She encounters a lighthouse-keeper there and they quickly become lovers. Together they flee to Scotland. One day they are making love on a beach when the lighthouse keeper dies. Things don't get better when he returns from the dead to haunt her.

Hugh dies of an heart-attack while holidaying with his mistress in Scotland. She remains heart-broken and acts as if Hugh was not dead, keeping his disintegrating body with her. A friend comes to investigate and forces her to come to her senses. She decides to rejoin her lover in death.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 04 April, 2009.