Venus Peter
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Venus Peter is a 1989
British
drama film
directed by Ian Sellar and produced by Christopher Young for Young films. The film is an adopation of the novel A Twelvemonth and a Day by Christopher Rush
. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard
section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival
. It was filmed on the Orkney Islands, in the North of Scotland
. The film crew paid members of the Orkney community to act as extras in the film.
In 1999 Richard Mowe, curator of film at the National Museum of Scotland
, chose the film as one of his top twenty Scottish films of the century.
1989 in film
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British
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Ian Sellar and produced by Christopher Young for Young films. The film is an adopation of the novel A Twelvemonth and a Day by Christopher Rush
Christopher Rush (writer)
Christopher Rush is a Scottish writer, born in St Monans and for thirty years a teacher of literature in Edinburgh. His books include A Twelvemonth and a Day and the highly acclaimed To Travel Hopefully.A Twelvemonth and a Day served as inspiration for the film...
. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival
1989 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Wim Wenders *Christine Gouze-Renal*Claude Beylie*Georges Delerue*Hector Babenco*Krzysztof Kieślowski*Peter Handke*Renée Blanchar*Sally Field*Silvio Clementelli-Feature film competition:* Chimère by Claire Devers...
. It was filmed on the Orkney Islands, in the North of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The film crew paid members of the Orkney community to act as extras in the film.
In 1999 Richard Mowe, curator of film at the National Museum of Scotland
National Museum of Scotland
The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, was formed in 2006 with the merger of the Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the Royal Museum next door, with collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world...
, chose the film as one of his top twenty Scottish films of the century.
Cast
- George Anton - Billy
- Louise Breslin - Leebie
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- Queen Paloma - Peter CaffreyPeter CaffreyPeter Caffrey was an Irish actor best known for playing Padraig O'Kelly on Series 1-4 of Ballykissangel, but also well regarded for his role as a transvestite in the film , and ....
- Father - Sinéad CusackSinéad CusackSinéad Moira Cusack is an Irish stage, television and film actress. She has received two Tony Award nominations: once for Best Leading Actress in Much Ado About Nothing , and again for Best Featured Actress in Rock 'n' Roll .-Background:...
- Miss Balsilbie - Emma Dingwall - Jenny
- Ken Drury - Gowans
- Christopher Fairbanks - Blind man
- Cecil Garson - Gollie
- David HaymanDavid HaymanDavid Hayman is a Scottish film and television actor and director, best known for his role as DCS Mike Walker in ITV drama Trial and Retribution. He also a prominent supporter of the SNP's call for Scottish independence....
- Kinnear - Sam Hayman - Baby Peter
- Scott Heddle - Peem
- Ray Jeffries - Bank manager
- Sheila KeithSheila KeithSheila Keith was a British actress, active in films and TV, born to Scottish parents in London while they were visiting the city and brought up in Aberdeen, Scotland....
- Epp - Mary MacLeodMary MacleodMary Macleod is a British Conservative Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Brentford and Isleworth since the 2010 general election....
- Miss Sangster - Ray McAnallyRay McAnallyRay McAnally was an Irish actor famous for his performances in films such as The Mission, My Left Foot, and A Very British Coup.-Background:...
- Grandpa - Alex McAvoyAlex McAvoyAlex McAvoy was a Scottish actor, known for his role as Sunny Jim in the BBC Scotland adaptation of Neil Munro's Para Handy stories, The Vital Spark....
- Beadle - Robin McCaffrey - Georgina
- Julia McCarthy - Agnes
- Caroline PatersonCaroline PatersonCaroline Paterson is a Scottish actress who has appeared in many Scottish television shows such as one-off STV drama, The Steamie and the BBC's Rab C. Nesbitt. However, she is most recognized for her role in EastEnders as Mark Fowler's wife, Ruth...
- Mother - Gordon R. Strachan - Peter
- Alan Tall - McCreevie
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- Bystander - Lorraine Buchan - Bystander
- Justin Kimmett - Little Boy