Age of Innocence, also known as Ragtime Summer,[1] is a 1977 Canadian-British film directed by Alan Bridges and starring David Warner, Honor Blackman and Trudy Young. It is not based on the novel, The Age of Innocence.[2][3][4]
| Age of Innocence | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Alan Bridges |
| Written by | Ratch Wallace |
| Produced by | Deanne Judson George Willoughby |
| Starring | David Warner Honor Blackman Trudy Young Lois Maxwell |
| Cinematography | Brian West |
| Edited by | Michael MacLaverty |
| Music by | Max Urban |
Production companies | Judson Pictures Incorporated The Rank Organisation |
| Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors Danton Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Countries | Canada United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$850,000 |
Plot
editIn 1921 Canada, a young British man, Henry Buchanan, is a teacher at a local boys' school but his pacifist views, and his record as a conscientious objector during World War I, stir up controversy.[5]
Cast
edit- David Warner as Henry Buchanan
- Honor Blackman as Mrs. Boswell
- Trudy Young as Clarissa
- Lois Maxwell as Mrs. Hogarth[6]
- Cec Linder as Dr. Hogarth
Production
editFilmed on 35 mm in July and August 1976. Filming locations included Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Burleigh Falls, Lakefield College School, and Lakefield, Ontario.[7]
Reception
editIn Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion (2006), Robert Murphy said that the film explored romantic sensibility and sexual repression.[8]
References
edit- ^ Lerner, Loren R. (January 1, 1997). Canadian Film and Video: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802029881 – via Google Books.
- ^ Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah (January 8, 2001). Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. Wallflower Press. ISBN 9781903364215 – via Google Books.
- ^ Roberts, Jerry (June 5, 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810863781 – via Google Books.
- ^ Walsh, Michael. "Bringing an era alive: Conscience in conflict with reputation". reelingback.com.
- ^ Walsh, Michael. "Bringing an era alive: Conscience in conflict with reputation". reelingback.com.
- ^ "Age of Innocence (1977)". BFI. Archived from the original on March 11, 2017.
- ^ "1977 Ragtime Summer On DVD Signed By Trudy Young NEW ! | #439604981". Worthpoint.
- ^ Murphy, Robert (July 25, 2019). Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781838715335 – via Google Books.