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Nineteen Nineteen (Original title)1919 (Alternative title)
Date: 1984 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Hugh Brody

Synopsis: Period drama. A man and woman meet in Vienna in 1970 and together recall the events of 1919 when they were separate patients of Sigmund Freud. One was suicidal after a lesbian affair, the other unable to love except without sex. They discuss their memories of Freud and his analysis of their problems. These memories of 1919 are seen in flashback.

Genre:
Medical drama

Subject:
Freud, Sigmund (1856-1939)
Releases
Date: December 1985Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - MonoRuntime: 99 mins Length: 8871 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: British Film Institute
Date: July 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 99 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Credits (36)
Production Company: British Film Institute Production Board, In association with: Channel Four, Executive Producer: Peter Sainsbury, Producer: Nita Amy, Associate Producer (Vienna): Gerhard Czepe, Unit Manager (Vienna): Sylvie Pateisky, Production Manager: Donna Grey, Technical Officer: Andy Powell, Assistant Director: Peter Chadwick, Assistant Director: Joanna Smith, Assistant Director (Vienna): Karl Ludwig, Screenplay: Hugh Brody, Screenplay: Michael Ignatieff, Based on an idea by: Michael Ignatieff, Director of Photography: Ivan Strasburg, Editor: David Gladwell, Assistant Editor: Li Guy, Assistant Editor: Chris Young, Art Director: Caroline Amies, Assistant Art Director: Jock Scott, Costume Designer: Jane Robinson, Wardrobe: Danny Everett, Make-up: Madeline Masters, Titles: Camera Effects, Titles: Frameline, Opticals: Neil Sharp, Music: Brian Gascoigne, Music Recording: Alan Snelling, Sound Recording: Mike Mcduffie, Assistant Sound Recording: David Priest, Sound Re-recording: Peter Maxwell, Sound Editor: Charles Ware, Assistant Sound Editor: Budge Tremlett, Effects Artist: Beryl Mortimer, Jerry Foster
Cast (17)
Paul Scofield (Alexander Scherbatov), Maria Schell (Sophie Rubin), Frank Finlay (voice of Dr Sigmund Freud), Diana Quick (Anna), Clare Higgins (young Sophie), Colin Firth (young Alexander), Sandra Berkin (Nina), Jacqueline Dankworth (Alexander's sister), Alan Tilvern (Sophie's father), Christopher Lahr (child Alexander), Bridget Amies (child's nurse), Christine Hargreaves, Ronald Nunnery, Willy Bowman, Annet Peters, Keith Kraushaar, Norman Chancer
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (16)
In: Cinéaste v15 n3 1987  Pages: 48-49
Title: [Cinéaste - v15 n3 1987: no known title]Language: English

In: British National Film and Video Catalogue v24 1986
Title: [British National Film & Video Catalogue - v24 1986: no known title]Language: English

In: Time Out n804 16 Jan 1986  Page: 15
Title: [Time Out - n804 16 Jan 1986: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Paul Scofield.

In: Films and Filming n376 January 1986  Page: 40
Title: [Films and Filming - n376 January 1986: no known title]Language: English

In: Screen International n527 14 Dec 1985  Page: 30
Title: [Screen International - n527 14 Dec 1985: no known title]Language: English

In: City Limits n218 6 Dec 1985  Page: 12
Title: [City Limits - n218 6 Dec 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: David Puttnam and Mandy Merck give opposing views of the film.

In: The Listener v114 n2939 12 Dec 1985  Page: 37
Title: [The Listener - v114 n2939 12 Dec 1985: no known title]Language: English

In: Screen International n487 9 Mar 1985  Page: 195
Title: [Screen International - n487 9 Mar 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Brief report on BFI presence at Berlin 1985 festival, and comments from Scoffield on the film.

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v52 n623 December 1985  Pages: 382-383
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v52 n623 December 1985: no known title]Language: English

In: Time Out n798 5 Dec 1985  Page: 57
Title: [Time Out - n798 5 Dec 1985: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Caption review.

In: Films v5 n4 April 1985  Page: 25, 27
Title: [Films - v5 n4 April 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Comment on the film, in a report on the Berlin Film Festival

In: The Hollywood Reporter v281 n39 1 May 1984  Page: 38
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v281 n39 1 May 1984: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.

In: Three Sixty° n1 August 1984  Pages: 10-11
Title: [Three Sixty° - n1 August 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report.

In: Variety 12 Dec 1984  Page: 17
Title: [Variety - 12 Dec 1984: no known title]Language: English

In: Screen International n433 18 Feb 1984  Page: 13
Title: [Screen International - n433 18 Feb 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note.

In:   Page: 36
Title: [ - : no known title]


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
Title: Nineteen, nineteen
Author: BRODY, Hugh  Pages: 96p.


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(39)
Accessible materials to view(9)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8889 FeetStock date: 1987BFI identifier: C-556488
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)


Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8917 FeetBFI identifier: C-628561
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)


Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-456560
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access


Description: Video - BFI identifier: C-885429
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Description: MP4MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-110870
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Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1506647
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Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1509511
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Description: MP4MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-110870
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Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-592230-2
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Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-592268
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request


Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-592268-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request



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Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access


Description: Betacam SPLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-110820
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Description: VHS cassetteTX date: 1987-05-18BFI identifier: C-907171
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Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 94.34 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1987-05-18BFI identifier: C-1505991
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Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1506647
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access


Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 95.08 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1987-05-18BFI identifier: C-1506741
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Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1509511
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Film materials(15)
Description: 16mm Colour Reversal InternegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 151 FeetStock date: 1984BFI identifier: C-983067
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Description: 16mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 3591 FeetStock date: 1984BFI identifier: C-1093711
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Description: 16mm Reversal Colour InternegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 3591 FeetStock date: 1984BFI identifier: C-1085972
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8908 FeetStock date: 1984BFI identifier: C-655344
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8882 FeetStock date: 1984BFI identifier: C-655345
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8889 FeetStock date: 1987BFI identifier: C-556488
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)


Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8917 FeetBFI identifier: C-628561
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)


Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-456560
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access


Description: 35mm MagneticBase: SafetySound: SoundStock date: 1984-09-22BFI identifier: N-3630596
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


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Description: 35mm Magnetic recordingBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8886 FeetBFI identifier: C-654969
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Description: 35mm Magnetic recordingBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 827 FeetBFI identifier: C-590016
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Description: 35mm Magnetic recordingBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8886 FeetBFI identifier: C-590017
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Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 11466 FeetBFI identifier: C-983064
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Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8886 FeetBFI identifier: C-983065
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film