Venus Peter
Venus Peter is a 1989 British drama film directed by Ian Sellar and produced by Christopher Young for Young films. The film is an adaptation 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.[1] 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.
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| Directed by | Ian Sellar |
| Produced by | Christopher Young |
| Written by | Ian Sellar Christopher Rush |
| Starring | Gordon R. Strachan Ray McAnally David Hayman Sinéad Cusack Caroline Paterson |
| Music by | Jonathan Dove |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Beristain |
| Edited by | David Spiers |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1,200,000 |
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.[2]
Japanese rock band Venus Peter are named after the film.
The duration of the film is 94 minutes.
Cast
- George Anton as Billy
- Louise Breslin as Leebie
- Juliet Cadzow as Princess Paloma
- Peter Caffrey as Father
- Sinéad Cusack as Miss Balsilbie
- Emma Dingwall as Jenny
- Ken Drury as Gowans
- Christopher Fairbank as Blind man
- Cecil Garson as Gollie
- David Hayman as Kinnear
- Sam Hayman as Baby Peter
- Scott Heddle as Peem
- Ray Jeffries as Bank manager
- Sheila Keith as Epp
- Mary MacLeod as Miss Sangster
- Ray McAnally as Grandpa
- Alex McAvoy as Beadle
- Robin McCaffrey as Georgina
- Julia McCarthy as Agnes
- Caroline Paterson as Mother
- Gordon R. Strachan as Peter
- Alan Tall as McCreevie
- Cameron Stout as Bystander
- Lorraine Buchan as Bystander
- Justin Kimmett as Little Boy
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References
- "Festival de Cannes: Venus Peter". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- Richard Mowe, Top 20 Scottish films of the 20th Century, iofilm Scotland, August 1999
External links
- Venus Peter on IMDb
- Venus Peter at AllMovie
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