Metroland (1997 film based on Julian Barnes novel)

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Metroland is a 1997 British drama film, based on Julian Barnes’s novel, that follows a young man’s nostalgic reassessment of his suburban married life and bohemian past in 1960s Paris.

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instanceOf British drama film
film
authorOfSourceWork Julian Barnes NERFINISHED
basedOn Metroland (novel) NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Witold Stok NERFINISHED
containsFlashbacksTo 1960s Paris GENERATED
containsFlashforwardsTo late-1970s suburban life GENERATED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Philip Saville NERFINISHED
distributor FilmFour Distributors NERFINISHED
editedBy John Wilson NERFINISHED
filmingLocation London, England
surface form: London

Paris NERFINISHED
genre drama film
romantic drama film
hasAdaptationRelationshipWith Metroland (novel) NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainCharacter Annick NERFINISHED
Chris NERFINISHED
Marion NERFINISHED
Toni NERFINISHED
medium feature film
musicBy Mark Knopfler NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus contrast between bohemian past and domestic present
nostalgic reassessment of suburban married life
notableFor soundtrack by Mark Knopfler
originalLanguage English
producer Andrew Bendel NERFINISHED
Stephen Evans NERFINISHED
productionCompany Channel Four Films NERFINISHED
Scala Productions NERFINISHED
publicationYearOfSourceWork 1980
releaseFormat theatrical film
releaseYear 1997
runtimeMinutes 105
screenwriter Adrian Hodges NERFINISHED
setInLocation London suburbs
Paris NERFINISHED
setInPeriod 1960s
stars Christian Bale NERFINISHED
Elsa Zylberstein NERFINISHED
Emily Watson NERFINISHED
Lee Ross NERFINISHED
theme marriage and fidelity
middle-class suburban life
youthful idealism vs. adult compromise
timeStructure nonlinear narrative
title Metroland NERFINISHED

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Metroland inspiredWork Metroland (1997 film based on Julian Barnes novel)