Heading Home (1991 film)
| Heading Home | |
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| Directed by | David Hare |
| Written by | David Hare |
| Produced by | Rick McCallum |
| Starring | Gary Oldman Joely Richardson Stephen Dillane Stella Gonet |
| Cinematography | Oliver Stapleton |
| Edited by | Frances Parker |
| Music by | Stanley Myers |
| Distributed by | BBC Two |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Heading Home is a British television drama film written and directed by David Hare. It was first broadcast on BBC Two on 13 January 1991 as part of the Screen Two anthology series.[1] The film stars Gary Oldman, Joely Richardson, Stephen Dillane, and Stella Gonet.
Synopsis
[edit]Set in post-World War II London, Heading Home follows Janetta Wheatland, a young woman from the provinces who moves to the city to start a new life. She becomes involved with two very different men: Leonard Meopham, a charismatic figure in the Bohemian literary crowd of Soho, and Ian Tyson, an ambitious property developer. As Janetta navigates her relationships and the complexities of post-war society, she finds herself entangled in both the literary and criminal underworlds of London.
Production
[edit]Heading Home was partly filmed at London Library in St James's Square, London.[2]
Reception
[edit]Heading Home has been described as being an example of Bildungsroman, a type of coming-of-age literary genre[3] along with exploring themes of love and existentialism.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Gary Oldman as Ian Tyson
- Joely Richardson as Janetta Wheatland
- Stephen Dillane as Leonard Meopham
- Stella Gonet as Beryl James
- Michael Bryant as Derek Green
- Eugene Lipinski as Juliusz Janowski
- John Moffatt as Mr. Evernden
- Leon Eagles as Mr. Ashcroft
- Sandy McDade as Lesley Perwne
- David Schneider as Stamford Hill Cowboy
- Lollie May as Mrs. Gill
- Alan Pattison as Roman
- Irena Delmar as Singer
- Paul Reeves as Anton
- Julian Firth as Charlie
- Rowena Cooper as Older Janetta
References
[edit]- ^ Belbin, Mike (29 January 2009). "Playing the public and the personal". Weekly Worker. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ Love In The Stacks. The London Library Magazine. 2015. pp. 14–16. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ DeVinney, Karen (1996). "Transmitting the Bildungsroman to the Small Screen: David Hare's "Dreams of Leaving" and "Heading Home"". Literature/Film Quarterly. 24 (1): 92–98. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ Homden, Carol (1995). "13. Heading Home?". The Plays of David Hare. Cambridge University Press.