Dean Spanley ( My Talks with Dean Spanley )

Dean Spanley (DVD) (*)

Out of Stock

Original Title: My Talks with Dean Spanley
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )

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

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Behind the scenes
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
New Zealand ( Australia, New Zealand )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Toa Fraser

Written By:
Lord Dunsany
Alan Sharp

Actors:
Jeremy Northam ..... Narrator - Fisk Junior
Sam Neill ..... Dean Spanley
Bryan Brown ..... Wrather
Peter O'Toole ..... Fisk Senior
Elizabeth Goram-Smith ..... A young lady of stature
Charlotte Graham ..... Woman in Cloisters
Bruce Hopkins ..... Farmer
Art Malik ..... Swami Nala Prash
Judy Parfitt ..... Mrs Brimley
Eva Sayer ..... Girl
Dudley Sutton ..... Marriot
Ramon Tikaram ..... Nawab of Ranjiput

Synopsis:

Multiple Oscar nominee Peter O'Toole adds yet another offbeat role to his long resume with the mystical comedy-drama Dean Spanley. Adapted from Lord Dunsany's popular novella My Talks with Dean Spanley and helmed by Toa Fraser, the film stars O'Toole as Horatio Fisk, an irascible, cantankerous septuagenarian living out his final days at the turn of the 20th Century. Despite his distant and slightly strained relationship with his son Henslowe (Jeremy Northam), Horatio willfully joins the young man on regular outings; the tedium and monotony of these routines eventually grow so overwhelming, however, that the two decide to attend a lecture on the Transmigration of Souls by a visiting Hindu Swami. At the meeting, their paths intersect with the eccentric Dean Spanley (Sam Neill), and a friendship blossoms between Spanley and Henslowe. When Spanley joins Henslowe for a private dinner, and accepts his invitation to sample a rare Hungarian wine known as the Imperial Tokay, Spanley instinctively brings forth reminiscences of a prior life lived out as a canine - and his recollections hold a rather bizarre connection to Horatio's familial past.

England, 1904. Henslowe Fisk and his ailing father decide to go to a lecture on re-incarnation. While there, they meet Dean Spanley. Later encountering the Dean Henslowe decides to ask the man to dinner, enticing him with the promise of his favourite tipple Imperial Tokay. After two glasses of the wine - the Dean begins to recount strange recollections of his past life. Henslowe becomes intrigued and as these alcohol-induced investigations continue, it becomes clear that Dean Spanley has an initmate connection to someone else close to Henslowe, a revelation that will ultimately prove incredibly cathartiic for all concerned.

Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be trusted, Fisk Senior has little time or affection for his son, but when the pair visit an eccentric Indian, they start a strange journey that eventually allows the old man to find his heart.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 13 August, 2009.

Customers who bought this product also purchased

Yasujirô Ozu - 4 Film Collection (The Student Comedies) - 2-DVD Set (DVD)	Carnival in Flanders (DVD)	The Monocled Mutineer 2-DVD Set (DVD)
The First of the Few (DVD)	The Rainbow Jacket (DVD)	Saraband for Dead Lovers (DVD)