Woman in a Dressing Gown

Woman in a Dressing Gown (DVD) (*)

$23.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Berlin International Film Festival
Golden Globes

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

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

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1957 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
J. Lee Thompson

Written By:
Ted Willis

Actors:
Yvonne Mitchell ..... Amy Preston
Anthony Quayle ..... Jim Preston
Sylvia Syms ..... Georgie Harlow
Andrew Ray ..... Brian Preston
Carole Lesley ..... Hilda Harper
Michael Ripper ..... Pawnbroker
Nora Gordon ..... Mrs. Williams
Marianne Stone ..... Hairdresser
Olga Lindo ..... Manageress
Harry Locke ..... Wine merchant
Max Butterfield ..... Harold
Roberta Woolley ..... Christine
Melvyn Hayes ..... Newsboy
Cordelia Mitchell ..... Hilda's baby

Synopsis:

Woman in a Dressing Gown is a 1957 British film directed by J. Lee Thompson (Ice Cold In Alex, Cape Fear, The Guns Of Navarone) and stars Sylvia Syms (Ice Cold In Alex, No Trees In The Street) Anthony Quale (Ice Cold In Alex, The Guns Of Navarone) and Yvonne Mitchell who won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival for her role as Amy. A powerful and progressive drama of a marriage in crisis, Woman In A Dressing Gown is an early slice of social realism. A married, middle-aged woman is shocked to discover that her husband, who she thought was content in their marriage, has become infatuated with a beautiful younger woman and is planning to leave his family for her.

Amy and Jim Preston have been married for twenty years but, in her husband's eyes, she has become sloppy both about the house and herself. Jim has no problems with falling in love with Georgie Harlow, a fellow-office worker who is pretty and young...and willing. Jim finally asks Amy for a divorce so he can marry Georgie, and Amy pleads for him to stay but he walks out. He soon realizes that he can't go through with the desertion of Amy and their teen-age son, Brian, and returns home.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 14 October, 2012.

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