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
basedOn Metroland (novel)
linked to: Metroland
cinematographyBy Witold Stok
containsFlashbacksTo 1960s Paris
containsFlashforwardsTo late-1970s suburban life
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Philip Saville
distributor FilmFour Distributors
editedBy John Wilson
filmingLocation London
linked to: London, England

Paris
genre drama film
romantic drama film
hasAdaptationRelationshipWith Metroland (novel)
linked to: Metroland
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainCharacter Annick
linked to: Chantal

Chris
Marion
Toni
medium feature film
musicBy Mark Knopfler
narrativeFocus contrast between bohemian past and domestic present
nostalgic reassessment of suburban married life
notableFor soundtrack by Mark Knopfler
originalLanguage English
producer Andrew Bendel
Stephen Evans
productionCompany Channel Four Films
linked to: Film4 Productions

Scala Productions
publicationYearOfSourceWork 1980
releaseFormat theatrical film
releaseYear 1997
runtimeMinutes 105
screenwriter Adrian Hodges
setInLocation London suburbs
Paris
setInPeriod 1960s
stars Christian Bale
Elsa Zylberstein
Emily Watson
Lee Ross
theme marriage and fidelity
middle-class suburban life
youthful idealism vs. adult compromise
timeStructure nonlinear narrative
title Metroland

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