Background (1953)
- Directed by
- Daniel Birt
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A British drama about the emotional strain of divorce on a family. It follows a couple and their children as they navigate the fallout of a broken marriage.
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What happens
Background (U.S. Edge of Divorce) is a 1953 British domestic drama film dealing with the effects of divorce, directed by Daniel Birt and starring Valerie Hobson, Philip Friend and Norman Wooland. It marked the film debut of Barbara Hicks. It was based on the 1950 play of the same title by Warren Chetham-Strode, who also wrote the screenplay for the film, with Don Sharp. It was made at Southall Studios, with sets designed by the art director Michael Stringer. The film was produced by Group 3 Films and distributed by ABPC. Background was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom on 3 November 1953. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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