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Antonia & Jane

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Antonia & Jane
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1hr 15min
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1991
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Synopsis: From director Beeban Kidron, Antonia & Jane is a look at an enduring friendship between a pair of decidedly opposite people. Beautiful, sophisticated, and self-assured, Antonia (Saskia Reeves) has it all -- or so it seems to the pudgy wallflower Jane (Imelda Staunton), who secretly resents the fact that her own inner light is invariably extinguished whenever her glamorous friend enters a room. The fact that Antonia stole and married Jane's first lover only makes matters worse. While Jane vents her ... Full Synopsis
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Tart, sophisticated, and remarkably concise, this episodic British comedy showcased the wonderful vulnerability of Imelda Staunton more than a decade before Vera Drake earned her Oscar attention. As plain, mournful Jane, the less outwardly successful of the two title characters, Staunton bypasses any conventional notion of the perpetual bridesmaid. Her character may play second fiddle to Saskia Reeves' ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Antonia McGill
Jane Hartman
Howard Nash
Stephen Carlinsky
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