Rent A Month in the Country (1987)
3.6 of 5 from 88 ratings
1h 32min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- In a tranquil Yorkshire village, Tom (Colin Firth) is employed to uncover a medieval mural hidden in the local church. When he meets a fellow WW1 survivor, James Moon (Kenneth Branagh), the two spend an idyllic summer healing from the traumas they have suffered. As Tom grows to understand the meaning of the mural, he begins to find his way in the village and the hidden passions that flow beneath the surface. As Tom comes to terms with his forbidden love for the beautiful rector's wife, James must also face his own demons and struggles. Through their work they find reassurance and escape from their experiences, and can begin a personal journey to recovery.
- Actors:
- Colin Firth, Kenneth Branagh, John Atkinsons, Jim Carter, Patrick Malahide, Richard Vernon, Tim Barker, Vicki Arundale, Martin O'Neil, Natasha Richardson, Tony Haygarth, Eileen O'Brien, Elizabeth Anson, Barbara Marten, Ken Kitson, Judy Gridley, Lisa Taylor, Andrew Wilde, David Gillies, David Garth
- Directors:
- Pat O'Connor
- Producers:
- Kenith Trodd
- Writers:
- J.L. Carr, Simon Gray
- Studio:
- Cinema Club
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Archaeology on Screen: Part 2, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Kenneth Branagh, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/06/2016
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- An Interview with Colin Firth (2016, 40 mins)
- An Interview with Pat O'Connor (2016, 21 mins)
- Audio commentary with film historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Isolated music and effects track
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Reviews (1) of A Month in the Country
Intriguing Understated Drama - A Month in the Country review by CV
I rented the DVD after having read the novel last year and felt the film did it great justice. It's an understated drama where tension arises from implication and symbols pointing to things of issue. This is a very young Firth and Brannagh of 1987. Both of these characters have just endured the Great War which has left deep psychological scarring for both though they have contrasting personalities; Firth is withdrawn and laconic while Brannagh has a more easy-going air. Both have been commissioned to do archeological work on a village church in Yorkshire; one digging for a Saxon remains and the other disclosing a wall painting in the belfry. Firth as Mr Birkin encounters both church and chapel people and there are many contrasts to note in this terse simmering drama. The filming of a heat-wave in August is splendid and the actress who plays the vicar's wife steals every scene she is in. Read the short novel first if you can though I don't think anything is omitted.
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