My Life So Far (Original title)World of Moss (Working title)
Dates: 1998 (Copyright), 12 May 2000 (Release)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirector: Hugh Hudson
Synopsis: Based on the autobiographical book `Son of Adam' by Sir Denis Forman. Set in a wealthy Scottish household in the 1920s, the story of an inquisitive ten-year-old boy. When his uncle visits with a pretty French fiancée in tow, everyone falls in love with her, including the boy. A story based on the childhood of Sir Denis Forman. A large family presides at Harewood House, a castle situated in the Scottish Highlands, between the two World Wars. Gamma Macintosh is the matriarch of the family; the other members include Moira and her husband Edward, an aspiring inventor of flying machines and automobiles, and their children, particularly Fraser, the ten-year-old son of the family. Feelings are stirred when Moira's brother, Morris, visits the castle along with his alluring French fianceé, Heloise.
Genre: Historical drama
Subjects: Scotland, Forman, Denis (1917-), 1920s, 1930s, Inventions
Releases
Date: Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby / Digital StereoRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8860 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 12 May 2000Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 98 mins 27 secs - Length: 8860 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Buena Vista International (UK)
Date: 27 November 2000Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Colour - SoundRuntime: 91 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Title: My life so farAuthor: BINNS, John Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n132 June 2000 Page: 61
Title: New filmsAuthor: COCHRANE, Emma Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v10 n6 June 2000 Page: 48
Title: ReviewsAuthor: LAWRENSON, Edward Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Empire n132 June 2000 Pages: 96-97
Title: In person: Kelly MacdonaldAuthor: KENNEDY, Colin Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Kelly Macdonald who talks about her latest work in MY LIFE SO FAR and in HOUSE!.
In: Film Review n594 June 2000 Page: 34
Title: MY LIFE SO FARAuthor: BINNS, John Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Film Review n600 December 2000 Page: 78
Title: My life so farArticle type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Variety 31 May 1999 Page: 29
Title: FILM REVIEWSAuthor: MCCARTHY, Todd Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1104 18 Apr 1997 Page: 5
Title: News in brief: Stars picked for World of MossArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1114 27 Jun 1997 Page: 3
Title: [Screen International - n1114 27 Jun 1997: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: on the state of production
In: Screen International n1101 28 Mar 1997 Page: 42
Title: European ProductionArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1125117
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1998 (Copyright), 12 May 2000 (Release)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirector: Hugh Hudson
Synopsis: Based on the autobiographical book `Son of Adam' by Sir Denis Forman. Set in a wealthy Scottish household in the 1920s, the story of an inquisitive ten-year-old boy. When his uncle visits with a pretty French fiancée in tow, everyone falls in love with her, including the boy. A story based on the childhood of Sir Denis Forman. A large family presides at Harewood House, a castle situated in the Scottish Highlands, between the two World Wars. Gamma Macintosh is the matriarch of the family; the other members include Moira and her husband Edward, an aspiring inventor of flying machines and automobiles, and their children, particularly Fraser, the ten-year-old son of the family. Feelings are stirred when Moira's brother, Morris, visits the castle along with his alluring French fianceé, Heloise.
Genre: Historical drama
Subjects: Scotland, Forman, Denis (1917-), 1920s, 1930s, Inventions
Releases
Date: Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby / Digital StereoRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8860 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 12 May 2000Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 98 mins 27 secs - Length: 8860 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Buena Vista International (UK)
Date: 27 November 2000Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Colour - SoundRuntime: 91 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Credits
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©/Copyright: Miramax Film Corp., Production Company: Enigma Productions, In association with: Hudson Film, Presented by: Miramax International, Presented in association with: Scottish Arts Council Lottery Fund, Filmed... by: Enigma (Moss) Ltd, With the participation of: Scottish Screen, Executive Producer: Harvey Weinstein, Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein, Executive Producer: Paul Webster, Producer: David Puttnam, Producer: Steve Norris, Co-producer: Nigel Goldsack, Production Executive: Iain York, Unit Manager: Janet Riddoch, Production Manager: Andrew Barratt, Production Co-ordinator: Rachel Kinnock, Production Accountant: Kevin Trehy, Location Manager: Graeme Gordon, Post-production Supervisor: Stephen Barker, Assistant Director (1st): Bill Westley, Assistant Director (2nd): Mark Layton, Assistant Director (3rd): Toby Hosking, Script Supervisor: Libbie Barr, Casting Director: Patsy Pollock, Script Editor: Jane Wittekind, Screenplay: Simon Donald, Based on the book 'Son of Adam' by: Sir Denis Forman, Script Consultant: Colin Vaines, Director of Photography: Bernard Lutic, Aerial Cameraman: Adam Dale, Camera Operator: David Worley, Camera/Steadicam Operator: Alastair Rae, Camera Assistant/Focus Puller: Tony Breeze, Camera Assistant/Focus Puller: John Hemborough, Camera Assistant/Focus Puller: Andrew Newall, Jonathan Webb, Clapper Loader: Oliver Driscoll, Jaspreet Bal, Special Visual Effects: MillFilm, MillFilm (Visual Effects Supervisor): Karl Mooney, MillFilm (Digital Prep): Sophie Chometton, MillFilm (Visual Effects Producer): Meg Guidon, Simon Stanley-Clamp, MillFilm (Visual Effects Assoc Producer): Emma Norton, Dave Early, MillFilm (3D Animation): Andrew Kind, MillFilm (Editorial Supervisor): Judy Rogers, David Lomax, MillFilm (Visual Effects Editor): John Seymour, Ivor Middleton, MillFilm (Film Out Supervisor): Tim Caplan, Kevin Modeste, MillFilm (Software Engineer): Jonathan Bennett, Tim Zaccheo, MillFilm (3D Software): Chris J.D. Shaw, MillFilm (Digital Matte Artist): Andrew Garnet-Lawson, MillFilm (Technical Supervisor): Martin Parsons, MillFilm (Compositor): Ian Plumb, MillFilm (Executive Producer): Mickey Mcgovern, Special Effects: Effects Associates, Special Effects: Dominic Tuohy, Special Effects: Terry Schubert, Snow Business: David Crownshaw, Special Effects Crew: John Cox, Special Effects Crew: Tim Howell, Special Effects Crew: John Mason, Vicky Meddings, Edited by: Scott Thomas, Assembly Editor: Christopher Lloyd, Production Designer: Andy Harris, Art Director: John Frankish, Art Director (Extra Shooting): John Bunker, Art Director (Inventions): Alain Chennaux, Set Decorator: Gillie Delap, Set Decorator (Inventions): Ann Mollo, Storyboard Artist: Billy O'Brian, Chief Props Maker: Penny Crisp, Property Master: Arthur Wicks, Costume Designer: Emma Porteous, Wardrobe Supervisor: Cynthea Dowling, Hair/Make-up Supervisor: Caroline Noble, Title Design: Richard Morrison, Optical Effects by: Peter Govey Opticals, Translite Photography: Stilled Movie, Alan White, Colour Timer: Peter Hunt, Music: Howard Blake, Cellist (Recording): Wendy Wetherby, Concertina Player: Simon Thoumire, Pianist: David Harrod, Solo Violin: Andrew Haveron, Solo Piano for Beethoven's "Für Elise": Howard Blake, Musical Director: Harry Rabinowitz, Music Supervisor: Bob Last, Original Score Recorded at: AIR Studios (London), Musical Associate: John Wilson, [Score] Recording Engineer: Mike Ross, Music Consultant: Nicholas Kraemer, Sound Supervisor: Ian Fuller, Production Sound Mixer: Ken Weston, Rudi Buckle, Production Boom Operator: Colin Codner, Sound Re-recorded at: Shepperton Sound, Re-recording Mixer: Ray Merrin, Graham Daniel, Dialogue Editor: Brian Blamey, Dialogue Editor: Gillian Dodders, Sound Effects Editor: Colin Chapman, Sound Effects Editor: Derek Lomas, Sound Effects Editor: Nigel Mills, ADR Editor: Alan Paley, ADR Editor: Grahame Peters, Stunt Co-ordinator: Paul Weston, Stunt Co-ordinator: Pat Bailey, Stunt Co-ordinator: Del Baker, Stunt Co-ordinator: John McQuillian, Aerial Co-ordinator: Marc Wolff, Film Stock: Kodak, Dialogue Coach: Joan Washington, Animals: Stunt Dogs, Animal Co-ordinator: Gilly Raddings, Helicopter/Aerial Crew: Flying Pictures, Filming Helicopter Pilot: Marc Wolff
Cast
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Colin Firth (Edward Pettigrew), Rosemary Harris (Gamma Macintosh), Irène Jacob (Heloise), Tchéky Karyo (Gabriel Chenoux), Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (Moira Pettigrew), Malcolm McDowell (Uncle Morris Macintosh), Kelly Macdonald (Elspeth Pettigrew), Robert Norman (Fraser Pettigrew), John Bett (Uncle Crawford), Freddie Jones (Reverend Finlayson), Brendan Gleeson (Jim Menzies), Sean Scanlan (Andrew Burns), Moray Hunter (Jim Skelly), Anne Lacey (Aunt Eunice), Jimmy Logan (Tom Skelly), Eileen McCallum (Mrs Henderson), Clive Russell (the tramp), Roddy Mcdonald (Rollo), Daniel Baird (Finlay), Jennifer Fergie (Brenda), Kirsten Smith (Meg), Olivia Preston (Debs Haig), Sarah Turner (Ruth Haig), Carmen Pieraccini (Sissie), Elaine Ellis (Aggie), Julie Wilson Nimmo (Sarah), Elspeth McNaughton (Marnie), Stewart Forrest (Donald Burns), Caroline Spencer (Cassie Burns), Ralph Riach (Sir David Drummond), Andrea Hart (Lillian), Terry Neason (Hector), Jenni Keenan-Green (Caroline), Jenny Foulds (Frances), Paul Young (Doctor Gebbie), Pamela Kelly (Euphemia Gebbie), Eric Barlow (miner), Gordon McCorkell (young miner), Neil McMenemy (miner's son), Lorenzo Boni (baby Fraser), Robyn Cochrane (baby Brenda), Ross Anderson (young Rollo), Joanne Turner (young Debs Haig), Nicole O'Neill (young Elspeth), Victoria Campbell (young Meg), George Knight (old gardener)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(10)
In: Film Review vSpec. n34 Year book 2001 Page: 92Title: My life so farAuthor: BINNS, John Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n132 June 2000 Page: 61
Title: New filmsAuthor: COCHRANE, Emma Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v10 n6 June 2000 Page: 48
Title: ReviewsAuthor: LAWRENSON, Edward Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Empire n132 June 2000 Pages: 96-97
Title: In person: Kelly MacdonaldAuthor: KENNEDY, Colin Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Kelly Macdonald who talks about her latest work in MY LIFE SO FAR and in HOUSE!.
In: Film Review n594 June 2000 Page: 34
Title: MY LIFE SO FARAuthor: BINNS, John Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Film Review n600 December 2000 Page: 78
Title: My life so farArticle type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Variety 31 May 1999 Page: 29
Title: FILM REVIEWSAuthor: MCCARTHY, Todd Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1104 18 Apr 1997 Page: 5
Title: News in brief: Stars picked for World of MossArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1114 27 Jun 1997 Page: 3
Title: [Screen International - n1114 27 Jun 1997: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: on the state of production
In: Screen International n1101 28 Mar 1997 Page: 42
Title: European ProductionArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1125117
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film