Antonia and Jane (1990)
Plain Jane Hartman hates her life. She's goofy, boring and only has sex if she reads Iris Murdoch novels out loud to her loopy boyfriend. Her oldest friend Antonia McGill knows about everything. She orders the right food; she can complain and get results. She's beautiful and has a brilliant career. Is it any wonder that they hate each other's guts?
- Date of release
- 1990-07-18
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Beeban Kidron
Casting
- Imelda Staunton — Jane Hartman
- Saskia Reeves — Antonia McGill
- Bill Nighy — Howard Nash
- Brenda Bruce — Therapist
- Richard Hope — Norman Beer
- Lila Kaye — Jane's Mother
- Alfred Marks — Uncle Vladimir Hartman
- Joe Absolom — Daniel Nash
- Allan Corduner — Stephen Carlinsky
- Ian Redford — Jeremy Woodward
- John Bennett — Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
- Maria Charles — Sylvia Pinker
Interesting facts
Antonia and Jane is a 1990 comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron and starring Saskia Reeves and Imelda Staunton in the title roles, shown in ScreenPlay on 18 July 1990. It is about two mismatched woman friends who have had a love–hate relationship with each other since childhood. The story is told in flashback episodes as narrated by the two characters to their counsellor, prior to their annual dinner date.
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