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Sulla soglia degli anni Cinquanta, una giovanissima orfana di guerra trova una nuova famiglia in una compagnia teatrale, dove fa anche il primo, amaro incontro con l'amore e con il mondo ipocrita degli adulti.
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Disc 1
DVD
An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
113 min
ComedyDramaRomance
Liverpool. 1947. Right after World War II, a star struck naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan, the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth as she becomes drawn into a web of sexual politics and intrigue and learns about the grown-up world of the theater.
Credits
Director
Mike Newell
Writer
Charles Wood
Cast
Georgina Catesas Stella
Hugh Grantas Meredith Potter
Alan Rickmanas P.L. O'Hara
Alun Armstrongas Uncle Vernon
Peter Firthas Bunny
Prunella Scalesas Rose
Rita Tushinghamas Aunt Lily
Alan Coxas Geoffrey
Edward Petherbridgeas St.Ives
Nicola Pagettas Dotty Blundell
Cinematographer
Dick Pope
Composer
Richard Hartley
Editor
Jon Gregory
Producer
Philip Hinchcliffe
Hilary Dwyer
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 22, 2026