Wetherby Page #2

Synopsis: The mysterious death of an enigmatic young man newly arrived in the suburb of Wetherby releases the long-repressed, dark passions of some of its residents.
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Director(s): David Hare
Production: Palace Video
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
R
Year:
1985
102 min
250 Views


I met her on the doorstep.

I thought...

Who invited you?

No one.

Are you saying...

it's not possible.

Are you saying...

I met Marcie on the doorstep.

I introduced myself.

I thought you came with her.

No.

It's not possible.

Then I said John Morgan,

if you remember.

Yes.

And you shook my hand.

Come on.

Come in, come in.

The more, the merrier.

And you accepted me.

I'll lay

an extra place.

Thank you.

It's absurd. It's impossible.

No.

no!

No!

Yes! Yes!

No.

Yes!

Don't you mean yes?

I mean yes! Yes!

Let me see.

Let me look at you.

You're not meant to.

I know.

Do you fly these?

Not a chance.

Engine fitters

don't get to fly.

It's three years before you

get to go on a flying course.

Longer, maybe,

and then not one of these.

Really? They take the troops

out in these... To the jungle.

Oh!

To the war.

You come down seven times

before you get to Malaya.

It takes over a week.

By the time you get there, you know

you've been traveling. I'm sure.

Did you realize you might

have to fight when you joined?

You're an airman,

you want to fly.

You're a soldier,

you want to fight.

Not much point else.

No.

I'll walk you home.

Happen if I were killed,

I'd still say fine.

I joined to fight.

Didn't have to.

Could just have

done national service,

Tramped the parade ground.

We're not even at war.

Well, not properly at war.

Half a war.

Malaya's half a war.

But I liked the idea.

Is your mum in bed?

I think so.

If she ever asks,

we saw the third man.

Jean?

Still awake?

Yes. How was it?

Good.

Orson Wells killed

all these children,

Then they shot him

in a sewer in the end.

That's good.

Yes.

Good night.

Never dreamt...

Never thought any

such happiness possible.

Hiding in the dark.

Loving a man in the dark.

Never knew any such

happiness possible at all.

How bad is it?

Why did he do it?

Depressed, I suppose.

So why did he do it in here?

I love the warm evenings.

Something.

Tea?

Doesn't get dark till eight.

How long are you

staying with Marcia?

I'm not.

Shock.

Moves towards him.

What do you mean?

He explains.

Unbelievable.

Right pocket.

That's it.

there seems

little point...

Ah!

My goodness!

I'm sorry, you startled me.

New lock?

The chances of the same

thing happening again...

Anyway, I let him in.

Well, it doesn't matter

how well you're locked up.

At times you're always going

to have to let people in.

Are you all right?

Yes.

I've been trying to sleep,

as best I may.

Yes, I'm sorry.

We don't clean up afterwards.

We just take the body away.

It seems a bit callous, I know.

But the thinking is... That

if we always had to clear up,

The police would spend their

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David Hare

Sir David Hare Born5 June 1947 (age 70) St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex OccupationPlaywright, screenwriter, director EducationMA (Cantab.), English Literature Alma materLancing College Jesus College, Cambridge Notable worksThe Judas Kiss Plenty Pravda The Absence of War Licking Hitler Skylight Strapless The Blue Room Stuff Happens Notable awardsBAFTA, Golden Bear, Olivier Award SpouseNicole Farhi Sir David Hare (born 5 June 1947) is an English playwright, screenwriter and theatre and film director. Best known for his stage work, Hare has also enjoyed great success with films, receiving two Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for writing. more…

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