Secret Places
| Secret Places | |
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| Directed by | Zelda Barron |
| Written by | Zelda Barron |
| Based on | novel by Janice Elliott |
| Produced by | Simon Relph Ann Skinner Al Clark |
| Starring | Marie Theres Relin Tara MacGowran Claudine Auger Jenny Agutter |
| Cinematography | Peter MacDonald |
| Edited by | Laurence Méry-Clarl |
| Music by | Michel Legrand |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1.25 million[1] |
Secret Places is a 1984 British drama film directed by Zelda Barron and starring Marie Theres Relin, Tara MacGowran, Claudine Auger and Jenny Agutter.[2] It was based on a novel by Janice Elliott. It was one of the most popular films shown at the 1984 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
Plot
[edit]The film, which takes place during the Second World War, tells the story of a German refugee girl sent to an English boarding school, where she bonds with an English girl.
Cast
[edit]- Marie Theres Relin as Laura Meister
- Tara MacGowran as Patience
- Claudine Auger as Sophie Meister
- Jenny Agutter as Miss Lowrie
- Cassie Stuart as Nina
- Ann-Marie Gwatkin as Rose
- Pippa Hinchley as Barbara
- Sylvia Coleridge as Miss Trott
- Klaus Barner as Dr. Meister
- Rosemary Martin as Mrs. MacKenzie
- Amanda Grinling as Miss Winterton
- Veronica Clifford as Miss Mallard
- Adam Richardson as Stephen
- Zoe Caryl as Junior
- Erika Spotswood as Valerie
- Bill Ward as Mr. Watts
- Rosamund Greenwood as Hannah
- Maurice O'Connell as Police sergeant
- Margaret Lacey as Mrs. Burgess
- Marissa Dunlop as Little girl
- Mike Heywood as Soldier in train
- Andrew Byatt as Soldier in train
- Tony London as Cockney soldier
- Georgia Slowe as Cordelia
- John Henson as Jack
- Robert Kelly as Gerald
- Paul Ambrose as David
- Francisco Morales as Carlo
- Stewart Guidotti as Alfredo
- Mark Lewis as Dino
- Jessica Walter as Girl #1 in art room
- Sian Dunlop as Girl #2 in art room
- Alan Berry as Dr. Parrish
- Lala Lloyd as Nurse
- John Segal as Al
Production
[edit]Zelda Barron was a top script supervisor and production assistant who had worked on movies such as Reds and Yentl. She formed a company, Skreba Productions, which she co-founded with Simon Relph and Ann Skinner, using the first two letters of their surnames for the title. After making Return of the Soldier, they optioned a novel, Secret Places by Janice Elliot and Barron wrote the script.[4]
Initial development funds were provided by Virgin Films. The budget was raised by the National Film Finance Corporation, Rank, and Rediffusion. Filming started August 1983.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Zelda gets a break". Southern Daily Echo. 28 July 1984. p. 18.
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ Fred Haeseker (9/13/1984). "Polished British Film Likely Festival Favorite". The Calgary Herald.
- ^ Blandford, Linda (8 May 1985). "She was the one who was always there". The Guardian. p. 12.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (11 September 2025). "Forgotten British Film Studios: The Rank Organisation 1982-1997". Filmink. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
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