A Harlot's Progress (AUS)

A Harlot's Progress (AUS) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Justin Hardy

Written By:
Clive Bradley

Actors:
Toby Jones ..... William Hogarth
Zoe Tapper ..... Mary Collins
Sophie Thompson ..... Jane Hogarth
Richard Wilson ..... Sir James Thornhill
Geraldine James ..... Mother Needham
Adam Levy ..... Nathaniel Hirsch
Nicholas Rowe ..... Henry Fielding
Oliver Ryan ..... Samuel Scott
Francis Magee ..... James Dalton
John Castle ..... Sir John Gonson
Roger Hammond ..... Doctor Rock
Philip Martin Brown ..... Gaoler
Kate Ambler ..... Top floor whore

Synopsis:

A series of engravings about a prostitute by 18th Century British artist William Hogarth is the inspiration behind this new historical drama. This period costume drama looks at the facts of Hogarths life and the subject of his first major series of engravings, which follow the life and death of a 22-year old prostitute arriving in Covent Garden in 18th Century London. Using these tent poles of truth, as well as the clues that Hogarth left in his engravings, the drama pieces together a fictitious version of Hogarths story, suggesting that the prostitute was a real person, and that Hogarth actually knew her.

TV film. Drama based on William Hogarth's series of paintings A Harlot's Progress, the story behind them, and Hogarth's relationship with Mary Collins as she descends into prostitution.

Drama looking at artist William Hogarth and his relationship with the prostitute that inspired his most famous piece.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 12 December, 2009.