I Was Happy Here
I Was Happy Here | |
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Directed by | Desmond Davis |
Screenplay by | Edna O'Brien Desmond Davis |
Based on | story A Woman by the Seaside by Edna O'Brien |
Starring | Sarah Miles |
Cinematography | Manny Wynn |
Edited by | Brian Smedley-Aston |
Music by | John Addison |
Production companies | Partisan Productions The Rank Organisation |
Distributed by | Rank Organisation |
Release date | July 1966 (UK) |
Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £167,779[1][2] |
I Was Happy Here is a 1966 drama film directed by Desmond Davis. The film won three awards at the 1966 San Sebastián International Film Festival.[3] The film was released in the U.S. as Time Lost and Time Remembered.[4]
Plot
Cass follows the bright lights to London, but is quickly disillusioned. She meets (and marries) Doctor Langdon, but soon realises her desire to return to her home by the sea, and her first love, Colin.
Cast
- Sarah Miles as Cass Langdon
- Cyril Cusack as Hogan
- Julian Glover as Dr. Matthew Langdon
- Sean Caffrey as Colin Foley
- Maire Keane as Barkeeper
- Eve Belton as Kate
- Cardew Robinson as Gravedigger
Production
The film was the first in a series of co production between the NFFC and Rank. It was originally called Passage of Love.[5]
Filming
Filming began in June 1965 with a six-week shoot in County Clare, Ireland, followed by three weeks in London and another week in Ireland.[6]
The movie was filmed in Lahinch,
Reception
The film received some supportive reviews but was a box office disappointment and lost money.[8]
Critical reception
Notes
- Petrie, Duncan James (2016). "Resisting Hollywood Dominance in Sixties British Cinema : The NFFC/Rank Joint Financing Initiative" (PDF). Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television.
References
- ^ Petrie p 10
- ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 360 gives figure as £169,200
- ^ "I Was Happy Here" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Time Lost and Time Remembered (1966) - Desmond Davis - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ Petrie p 6-7
- ^ Petrie p 9
- ^ "I was Happy Here". Irish Film London. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Petrie p 11-12
- ^ "Time Lost and Time Remembered (1966) - Desmond Davis - Review - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "I Was Happy Here".
- ^ "Time Lost And Time Remembered". TVGuide.com.
External links
- I Was Happy Here at IMDb