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Plot

In this film, Barbara, a middle-aged woman living in Edinburgh in the present, is overwhelmed by memories of Greta, her long-dead mother from the 1930s to the 1950s. Flashbacks show the girl with her poetess mother in Edinburgh and the Orkney Isles. Her mother was fascinated by the sea which would later claim her life. In the present, one of her long-time friends is a well-known artist, and Barbara begins to rekindle strong ties with him when they meet at a gallery showing.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
84min.
Distributor(s):
British Film Institute
Director(s):
Margaret Tait
Starring:
Jack Shepherd , Celia Imrie , James Fleet
Themes:
Mothers and Daughters