Starting Over (2007 film)

Starting Over
Written by	Screenplay; Matthew Thomas; Novel; Robin Pilcher
Directed by	Giles Foster
Starring	Suzanne von Borsody; Iain Glen; Rutger Hauer
Theme music composer	Richard Blackford
Country of origin	Germany; United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Rikolt von Gagern
Cinematography	Tony Imi
Editor(s)	Catherine Creed
Running time	115 minutes (Germany); 89 minutes (UK)
Production company(s)	Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF); Gate Television Productions
Distributor	Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Release
Original release	26 December 2007;

Starting Over is a 2007 Scottish romantic drama television film directed by Giles Foster, produced by the British company Gate Television Productions for the German television channel Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF). Based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Robin Pilcher, the film stars Suzanne von Borsody, Iain Glen and Rutger Hauer.[1][2]

Plot summary

The film explores how an aristocratic woman's life changes when her brother dies and her marriage breaks down. Lady Elizabeth Dewhurst (Suzanne von Borsody) believes her husband Gregor (Iain Glen) is at fault for the accidental death of her beloved brother Simon (William Mickleburgh). Their marriage has been rocky, but this is the last straw and she asks him to move out of the household. Elizabeth's best friend Mary Phillips (Rachel Fielding) has had her eye on Gregor for some time and sees this as her chance. She encourages them to use the services of a powerful but shady family attorney, Mr. Sharp (Jonathan Coy), and Sharp expects to benefit financially from the division of the Dewherst estate. Peter Rosen (Rutger Hauer) is visiting from a local University. Liz is drawn to him for a mild affair, even though he is the professor of her son Alex (Daniel Sharman).

Cast

Suzanne von Borsody as Lady Elizabeth Dewhurst
Iain Glen as Gregor Dewhurst
Rutger Hauer as Peter Rossen
Jonathan Coy as David Sharp
Colette O'Neil as Mrs Lawson
Richard Addison as Mr. Hamilton
Daniel Sharman as Alexander Dewhurst
Rachel Fielding as Mary Phillips
William Mickleburgh as Simon McNichols
Leeann Watson (nee Dodds) as extra in lecture hall.

Production

The story is set in Scotland. The film was shot in Scotland in July and August 2007.

Release

The film had its television premiere on 26 December 2007.

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References

"Robin Pilcher: Am Anfang war die Liebe". zelluloid.de (in German). Zelluloid. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
"Robin Pilcher - Am Anfang war die Liebe". film.the-fan.net (in German). Retrieved 6 July 2009.

External links

Starting Over on IMDb

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[1] "Robin Pilcher: Am Anfang war die Liebe". zelluloid.de (in German). Zelluloid. Retrieved 5 July 2009.

[2] "Robin Pilcher - Am Anfang war die Liebe". film.the-fan.net (in German). Retrieved 6 July 2009.