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 | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Alan Bridges |
| Produced by | Deanne Judson George Willoughby |
| Written by | Ratch Wallace |
| Starring | David Warner Honor Blackman Trudy Young Lois Maxwell |
| Music by | Max Urban |
| Cinematography | Brian West |
| Edited by | Michael MacLaverty |
Production company | Judson Pictures Incorporated The Rank Organisation |
| Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors Danton Films |
Release date | 28 April 1977 |
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Canada United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$850,000 |
Production
Filmed on 35 mm in July and August 1976. Filming locations included Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Burleigh Falls, Lakefield College School, and Lakefield, Ontario.[5]
Plot
In 1919 Canada, a pacifist schoolteacher becomes a conscientious objector.[6]
Cast
- David Warner as Henry Buchanan
- Honor Blackman as Mrs. Boswell
- Trudy Young as Clarissa
- Lois Maxwell as Dr. Hogarth[7]
Reception
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
- Lerner, Loren R. (January 1, 1997). "Canadian Film and Video: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature". University of Toronto Press – via Google Books.
- Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah (January 8, 2001). "Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide". Wallflower Press – via Google Books.
- Roberts, Jerry (June 5, 2009). "Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors". Scarecrow Press – via Google Books.
- Walsh, Michael. "Bringing an era alive: Conscience in conflict with reputation". reelingback.com.
- "1977 Ragtime Summer On DVD Signed By Trudy Young NEW ! | #439604981". Worthpoint.
- Paietta, Ann C. (November 18, 2014). "Teachers in the Movies: A Filmography of Depictions of Grade School, Preschool and Day Care Educators, 1890s to the Present". McFarland – via Google Books.
- "Age of Innocence (1977)". BFI.
- Murphy, Robert (July 25, 2019). "Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion". Bloomsbury Publishing – via Google Books.
External links
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