My Life So Far

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My Life So Far (1999)

PG-13 08/28/1999 (US) Comedy, Drama 1h 38m

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Imagine a summer in paradise with nothing to do except everything your heart desires.

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A memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman, including an aviator. When the elder woman's son shows up at the estate with his French fiancé, everything gets thrown into turmoil. The young boy takes a sudden interest in her sexual allure and his father is disturbed by his own non-Victorian feelings.

Hugh Hudson

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Simon Donald

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Colin Firth

Edward Pettigrew
Rosemary Harris

Gamma MacIntosh
Irène Jacob

Aunt Heloise
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Moira 'Mumsie' Pettigrew
Malcolm McDowell

Uncle Morris MacIntosh
Robert Norman

Fraser Pettigrew
Tchéky Karyo

Gabriel Chenoux
Kelly Macdonald

Elspeth Pettigrew
Roddy McDonald

Rollo
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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on May 4, 2023

Subtle, smart, amusing coming-of-age film in Scotland

Fraser, who's around 10-11 years-old, lives on one of those huge British manors in 1930 with a strong matriarch, Gammy (Rosemary Harris), and a household staff. Elderly Uncle Morris (Malcolm McDowell) visits with his young French fiancé, Heloise (Irène Jacob), who incites the fascination of both Fraser and his dad, Edward (Colin Firth). Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio plays Edward's wife.

Based on a true story, "My Life So Far" (1999) is essentially a coming-of-age tale set in rural Scotland almost a dozen years after WW1 and just as... read the rest.

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