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Bookmark this pageWhile Parents Sleep (1935)
Director: Adrian Brunel
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From Time Out Film Guide
Brunel was the great might-have-been of British cinema. Tactless, radical, idiosyncratic, he was allowed frustratingly few outlets for his talents. His most prolific period was the mid '30s, when his sheer efficiency ensured him regular work making ultra-cheap 'quota quickies'. Thematic consistency is hardly likely where the sole consideration is cost, but Brunel's effectiveness as a stylist is remarkable. Here, with a stage play script, a couple of tatty sets, and a bunch of unknown actors, he produces a witty, sharply paced, economical essay on class and manners in inter-war Britain. It's ironic that while Brunel was energetically devoting his talents to programme fillers, the moguls of film production were bent on importing American and continental directors for their disastrously expensive 'prestige' productions.Author: RMy
Cast & crew
Director: Adrian Brunel
Producer: Paul Soskin
Cast: Jean Gillie, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Mackenzie Ward, Romilly Lunge, Athole Stewart, Davy Burnaby full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 72 mins
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