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Every Picture Tells a Story (1984)

Director: James Scott

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From Time Out Film Guide

Scott reaches back into his family history to describe the adolescence of his father, painter William Scott. The film traces William's life from his childhood in an Irish Catholic family in Scotland to his teenage years in Enniskillen and Belfast. The fundamental theme is the emergence of the boy's talent as an artist, part rooted in his harsh childhood experiences and part born of his need to break away from those roots. Handsomely stylised images and performances of unassailable authority make it very beautiful, and sometimes very moving.

Author: TR

Time Out Film Guide

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Cast & crew

Director: James Scott

Producer: Christine Oestreicher

Cast: Phyllis Logan, Alex Norton, Leonard O'Malley, Mark Airlie, John Docherty, Melanie Fleming full cast

Duration: 83 mins


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