Age of Innocence (1977 film)

Age of Innocence, also known as Ragtime Summer,[1] is a 1977 Canadian-British film directed by Alan Bridges and starring David Warner, Honor Blackman and Trudy Young. It is not based on the novel, The Age of Innocence.[2][3][4]

Age of Innocence
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Directed byAlan Bridges
Written byRatch Wallace
Produced byDeanne Judson
George Willoughby
StarringDavid Warner
Honor Blackman
Trudy Young
Lois Maxwell
CinematographyBrian West
Edited byMichael MacLaverty
Music byMax Urban
Production
companies
Judson Pictures Incorporated
The Rank Organisation
Distributed byJ. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
Danton Films
Release date
  • 28 April 1977 (1977-04-28)
Running time
101 minutes
CountriesCanada
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
BudgetUS$850,000

Plot

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In 1921 Canada, a young British man, Henry Buchanan, is a teacher at a local boys' school but his pacifist views, and his record as a conscientious objector during World War I, stir up controversy.[5]

Cast

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Production

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Filmed on 35 mm in July and August 1976. Filming locations included Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Burleigh Falls, Lakefield College School, and Lakefield, Ontario.[7]

Reception

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In Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion (2006), Robert Murphy said that the film explored romantic sensibility and sexual repression.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Lerner, Loren R. (January 1, 1997). Canadian Film and Video: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802029881 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah (January 8, 2001). Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. Wallflower Press. ISBN 9781903364215 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Roberts, Jerry (June 5, 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810863781 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Walsh, Michael. "Bringing an era alive: Conscience in conflict with reputation". reelingback.com.
  5. ^ Walsh, Michael. "Bringing an era alive: Conscience in conflict with reputation". reelingback.com.
  6. ^ "Age of Innocence (1977)". BFI. Archived from the original on March 11, 2017.
  7. ^ "1977 Ragtime Summer On DVD Signed By Trudy Young NEW ! | #439604981". Worthpoint.
  8. ^ Murphy, Robert (July 25, 2019). Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781838715335 – via Google Books.
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