Loosely based on Ronald Blythe's acclaimed book Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village, this unassuming yet powerful film traces three generations of one Suffolk family and their lives in the farming industry. Described as a work of rural realism, and shot in sumptuous widescreen, Akenfield features a cast of non-professional actors drawn from the communities of several Suffolk villages. Featuring improvised dialogue and shot mostly at weekends over the course of a year, the film offers an authentic depiction of country life over the changing seasons. With all... three generations grandfather, father and son performed by the same actor (local famer Garrow Shand), the film paints a compelling picture of a traditional way of life facing a period of great change, brought about by the industrialisation of the twentieth century. Extras: 2K restoration by the BFI National Archive Original trailer Akenfield Revisited (Rex Pyke, 2004, 40 mins): a documentary looking back at the making of Akenfield Behind the scenes footage of the filming of Akenfield Akenfield at the NFT (Audio only, 2004): onstage interview with Sir Peter Hall, Ronald Blythe and Garrow Shand On-set interview with Ronald Blyth (1974) Interview with actor Garrow Shand (2004) Interview with writer Ronald Blythe (2004) Interview with director Sir Peter Hall (2004) New interview with Rex Pyke, producer of Akenfield (2016) Stills Gallery Fully illustrated booklet with contributions from Sir Peter Hall and Ronald Blythe [show more]
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Peter Hall directs this drama based on the book by Ronald Blythe. The film follows farmhand Tom Rouse (Garrow Shand) as he tries to escape the rural existence that he lives out in a small Suffolk village with his widowed mother Dulcie (Peggy Cole). In the days leading up to his grandfather's funeral, Tom remembers the lives of his father and grandfather (both Shand) who were both born, raised and worked in the same Suffolk village. He reflects upon the hardships and changes they have all had to face as he feels trapped by the area and tied to his ancestral home.
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