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Bookmark this pageThe Innocent (1984)
Director: John MacKenzie
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From Time Out Film Guide
Set in a cotton-mill town in the depths of the '30s depression, this professes to offer a truthful picture of life and love on the dole, but too often settles for quaint nostalgia. A young epileptic roams the Yorkshire dales (spectacularly shot) in search of the rare, wonderful kingfisher when the adult world becomes too bewildering and tough. The film has all the makings of a Sunday afternoon tearjerker, only MacKenzie is too honest to pull too heavily on the heartstrings. He is rewarded by merely revealing the thinness of the characterisation and the meagreness of the script.Author: JE
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- Peter Daley said...
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Posted on Mar 28 2009 02:53
Wow! Would you believe it? You are kind! Yes, mum is still at the same address in H-in-R/dale. Hope cause of crutches is nothing serious! Cheers Lynda
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- Lynda Gray said...
- Posted on Mar 27 2009 18:08 It was myself that went out with Pat - Karen (my sister was in your year) I have the video somewhere but I am on crutches at the moment and can't get into the attic to find it! Do your parents still live in the same place because I could send a copy to their address? It may be a couple of weeks before I am mobile again, but I am sure that the video is lurking up there somewhere!!
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- Posted on Mar 26 2009 00:04 Did you go out with Pat or was that your sister? If it was your sister, then you were in my year. Woud be great to get The Innocent on DVD - it seems to have disappeared from history Cheers Pete
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- Lynda Gray said...
- Posted on Mar 19 2009 08:46 Peter, I have it on video and will try and get it put on DVD. Repost on here and we will try and get it sorted!I am from Langcliffe and knew your family!
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- Posted on Jul 24 2008 04:42 Where can I get a copy of this on DVDcomment you type in this box will appear on the site
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Cast & crew
Director: John MacKenzie
Producer: Jacky Stoller
Cast: Andrew Hawley, Kika Markham, Kate Foster, Liam Neeson, Patrick Daley, Paul Askew, Lorraine Peters, Tom Bell, Miranda Richardson full cast
Duration: 96 mins
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