Sky West and Crooked ( Bats with Baby Faces ) ( Gypsy Girl )

Sky West and Crooked (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Bats with Baby Faces
Alternate Title: Gypsy Girl
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

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

Running Time:
98 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1966 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
John Mills

Written By:
Mary Hayley Bell

Actors:
Hayley Mills ..... Brydie White
Ian McShane ..... Roibin
Annette Crosbie ..... Mrs. White
Laurence Naismith ..... Edwin Dacres
Geoffrey Bayldon ..... Rev. Phillip Moss
Pauline Jameson ..... Mrs. Moss
Norman Bird ..... Mr. Cheeseman - undertaker
June Ellis ..... Mrs. Cheeseman
Hamilton Dyce ..... Bill Slim - grave digger
Judith Furse ..... Mrs. Rigby
Anne Blake ..... Mrs. Potts
Jack Bligh ..... Fred Strong
Michael Nightingale ..... Doctor
Wyn Jones ..... Miller
Dafydd Havard ..... Schoolmaster

Synopsis:

Directed by John Mills and starring his daughter, Hayley, Sky West and Crooked tells the story of an isolated, traumatised yet free-spirited young girl, who finds solace in a rather unusual pastime. Tension mounts in the West Country village in which Brydie White (Hayley Mills) has lived all her life. As a child, she witnessed the death of her friend Julian, who was accidentally killed whilst playing with his father's shotgun. Brydie, wounded and left mentally damaged by the accident, has no memory of the event. But while the villagers have suspicions, Julian's father, Edwin (Laurence Naismith), holds her squarely responsible for the death. Ostracised and misunderstood, Brydie retreats from the adult world and finds companionship among a group of younger children with whom she pursues a new pastime - solemnly burying deceased animals in a sequestered corner of the churchyard. As the children's activities cause consternation in the village, Edwin Dacres' anger reaches boiling point. But there is yet more for the innocent Brydie to contend with: Roibin (Ian McShane), a handsome young gypsy, has fallen in love with her... Hayley Mills' emotionally compelling performance is at the heart of this touching, poignant and often humorous film. Sky West and Crooked was both written and adapted by Hayley Mills' mother, Mary Hayley Bell, and stars Annette Crosbie as Brydie's alcoholic mother and Geoffrey Bayldon as the beleaguered but sympathetic Reverend Moss; the film also boasts beautiful cinematography by Arthur Ibbetson and a haunting score by Oscar-winning composer Malcolm Arnold.

A girl with learning difficulties is traumatised at a young age after witnessing an accidental death of a child. Essentially abandoned by her alcoholic mother and misunderstood and ostracized by the 1960s English rural community she lives in, suspicious of the circumstances of the accident, she finds solace in the natural world and animals around her. She eventually finds friendship and love with a Romany gypsy.

A young, lonely, mentaly retarded teenage girl finds solace in burying dead animals after the sudden death of a friend of hers.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 27 May, 2010.

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