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The Go-Between
Why this pick
A ravishingly restrained English period romance in which class boundaries, a summer landscape, and youthful innocence make an affair feel tender yet quietly doomed.
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MOVIE1988 1h 35m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
England, 1904. A young lawyer from London, Mr. Ashton and his best friend are hiking across Dartmoor. As he twisted his ankle, Ashton is forced to seek help at a nearby farmhouse and stay there for a few days. Innocent beauty Megan David catches the attention of Ashton. He decides to stay longer, and he and Megan fall in love, much to the displeasure of Megan's aunt and her loutish son. Before Ashton leaves the farm, he vows to return and take Megan away with him.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
James Wilby
Frank Ashton
Imogen Stubbs
Megan David
Susannah York
Mrs. Narracombe
Kenneth Colley
Jim
Jerome Flynn
Joe Narracombe
Lee Billett
Nick
Oliver Perry
Rick
Harry Burton
Garton