During a train ride, an anxiety attack leads middle-aged illustrator John (Sir Alan Bates) into an identity crisis. As his marital problems merge and blur into his fantasy life with prostitutes and call girls, a long-dormant secret friend of his childhood surfaces in his delusions. Writer and Director Dennis Potter viewed John as “a victim of what he himself has created, a sexual fantasy that gets out of control. Fantasy should be one of the registered sexually transmitted diseases, which in John’s case, it is.” |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 5.8/10 | |
Released: | September 25, 1992 | |
Runtime: | 97 min | |
Genres: | Drama Fantasy | |
Countries: | United Kingdom | |
Companies: | Channel Four Films Whistling Gypsy Production Channel Four Films Whistling Gypsy Production | |
Cast: | Alan Bates Frances Barber Tony Doyle Gina Bellman | |
Crew: | Dennis Potter | |
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