Christabel (1988)
- Directed by
- Adrian Shergold
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 2h 29m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 3 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
An English woman marries a German lawyer in the 1930s and lives through World War II in Germany. The series follows her experiences during the Nazi era.
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What happens
Christabel is a four-part British drama series first shown on BBC2 between 16 November and 7 December 1988. It is based on the memoirs of Christabel Bielenberg, an English woman married to a German lawyer during World War II. Her book, The Past is Myself depicted life in Germany during 1932 - 1945. The screenplay was written by Dennis Potter, and was directed by Adrian Shergold. Each episode runs around 65 minutes. It stars Elizabeth Hurley in one of her earliest leading roles. Part of the series was filmed at the disused Camperdown Works jute mill complex in Dundee, which doubled for 1940s Berlin. Other scenes were filmed in Hungary and Austria. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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