In the Bleak Midwinter (Original title)A Midwinter's Tale (Alternative title)
Date: 01 December 1995 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Kenneth Branagh
Synopsis: Drama built around a provincial church production of 'Hamlet'; the joys and anxieties of theatrical life.Synopsis: A disillusioned, out-of-work actor sets about mounting his own production of 'Hamlet' in a village church at Christmas.
Genre: Comedy
Subject: Amateur theatre
Releases
Date: 1995Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8852 Feet
Title: Backstage with the Bard: or Building a Better MousetrapAuthor: TIBBETTS, John C. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Suggests that some Shakespearean films employs Shakespearean theatrical references and allusions as 'mousetrap' device to explore the actions & characters of the story: TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942), Les ENFANTS DU PARADIS, A DOUBLE LIFE, WALLAH
In: Shakespeare Bulletin v15 n4 Autumn 1997 Page: 33,34
Title: "Melancholy Clown": The Cult of Hamlet in Withnail and I andAuthor: LAWSON, Chris Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
In: Post Script v17 n1 Autumn 1997 Pages: 79-87
Title: An interview with Michael MaloneyAuthor: STARKS, Lisa S. Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Actor Michael Maloney discusses his work as a Shakespearean film actor. He compares the directing styles of Zeffirelli, Branagh and Oliver Parker, and refers to his work in Parker's OTHELLO and Branagh's IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER.
In: Post Script v17 n1 Autumn 1997 Pages: 43-52
Title: Double takes: Branagh gets to HamletAuthor: BUHLER, Stephen M. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A study of Branagh's IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER and HAMLET which considers the ways in which he deals with the precedent set by Laurence Olivier.
In: Premiere v10 n2 October 1996 Page: 127,128
Title: Home GuideArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: video note
In: European Film Reviews n6 [1996] Page: 10
Title: [European Film Reviews - n6 [1996]: no known title]Author: MALCOLM, Derek Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Empire n79 January 1996 Page: 40
Title: New filmsAuthor: ERRIGO, Angie Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Shakespeare Bulletin v14 n3 Summer 1996 Page: 38
Title: A midwinter's taleAuthor: COURSEN, H R Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n90 December 1996 Page: 133
Title: video movies to rentAuthor: WESTBROOK, Caroline Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of video-release.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v338 n41 5 Sep 1995 Page: 10,29
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v338 n41 5 Sep 1995: no known title]Author: HUNTER, David Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Premiere v3 n11 December 1995 Pages: 70-74
Title: "Fuck This..."Author: NAUGHTON, John Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Profile and interview with Kenneth Branagh, including comments on IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER.
In: Sight and Sound v5 n12 December 1995 Page: 47
Title: reviewsAuthor: JAYS, David Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n999 17 Mar 1995 Page: 16
Title: UK Film and TV productionArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1000 24 Mar 1995 Page: 1
Title: [Screen International - n1000 24 Mar 1995: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1033 10 Nov 1995 Page: 4,5
Title: Mifed BriefsArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Various notes on rights acquired at the 1995 MIFED market
In: Screen International n994 10 Feb 1995 Page: 2
Title: Branagh set for WinterAuthor: HODGSON, Rebecca Article type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English
In: Premiere v8 n12 August 1995 Page: 25
Title: In the WorksAuthor: BERGMAN KRAUSE, Eliza Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Production note, with brief comment from Kenneth Branagh.
In: Screen International n1024 8 Sep 1995 Page: 27
Title: ReviewsAuthor: BAHANIA, Ana Maria Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Premiere v3 n11 December 1995 Page: 20
Title: [Premiere - v3 n11 December 1995: no known title]Author: BREALEY, Louise Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1003 14 Apr 1995 Page: 17
Title: UK productionArticle type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English
In: Eyepiece v16 n2 Apr/May 1995 Page: 20
Title: [Eyepiece - v16 n2 Apr/May 1995: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: In-production crew list and location details.
In: Eyepiece v16 n3 Jun/Jul 1995 Pages: 11-12
Title: Branagh's latest.Author: BURROWS, Kerry Ann Article type: Location ReportLanguage: English
Description: Location report on the making of the film, with a look at director of photography Roger Lanser and the techniques, film stock and equipment he is using.
In: Variety 11 Sep 1995 Page: 107
Title: [Variety - 11 Sep 1995: no known title]Author: MCCARTHY, Todd Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Author: BUHLER, Stephen M. Pages: xi, 213p.
Title: Shakespeare, film, fin de siècle
Author: BURNETT, Mark Thornton Pages: vii-xiv, 244p.
Title: Framing Shakespeare on film
Author: HOWLETT, Kathy M. Pages: xvii,255p.
Title: Teaching Shakespeare with film and television: a guide
Author: COURSEN, H. R Pages: xi,193p.
Title: In the bleak midwinter
Author: BRANAGH, Kenneth Pages: iii-v. 88p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1995BFI identifier: C-976872
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-1517944
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-1517944
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1995BFI identifier: C-976871
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1995BFI identifier: C-976872
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access
Date: 01 December 1995 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Kenneth Branagh
Synopsis: Drama built around a provincial church production of 'Hamlet'; the joys and anxieties of theatrical life.Synopsis: A disillusioned, out-of-work actor sets about mounting his own production of 'Hamlet' in a village church at Christmas.
Genre: Comedy
Subject: Amateur theatre
Releases
Date: 1995Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8852 Feet
Credits
(34)
Production Company: Midwinter Films, Producer: David Barron, Associate Producer: Iona Price, Associate Producer: Tamar Thomas, Location Manager: Tom White, Assistant Director: Simon Moseley, Assistant Director: Emma Pounds, Assistant Director: Mathew Penry Davey, Assistant Director: Emma Griffiths, Script Supervisor: Anna Worley, Screenplay: Kenneth Branagh, Director of Photography: Roger Lanser, Camera Operator: Trevor Coop, Focus Puller: Nick Penn, Focus Puller: Simon Finney, Clapper/Loader: Skip Margetts, Grip: Darren Quinn, Editor: Neil Farrell, Production Designer: Tim Harvey, Costume Designer: Caroline Harris, Chief Make-up Artist/Hair: Jenny Shircore, Title Design: Alan Church, Title Design: Simon Giles, Music: Jimmy Yuill, Sound Mixer: Peter Glossop, Sound Re-recording Mixer: Robin O'Donoghue, Dominic Lester, Sound Editor: Richard Fettes, Dialogue Editor: Jim Roddan, Foley Mixer: Ed Colyer, Foley Editor: Gerard McCann, Fight Arranger: Nick Hall, Studio: Shepperton Studios
Cast
(22)
Richard Briers (Henry Wakefield), Joan Collins (Margaretta D'Arcy), Hetta Charnley (Molly), Ann Davies (Mrs Branch), Julia Sawalha (Nina), John Sessions (Terry Du Bois), Michael Maloney (Joe Harper), Mark Hadfield (Vernon Spatch), Nicholas Farrell (Tom Newman), Celia Imrie (Fadge), Jennifer Saunders (Nancy Crawford), Gerard Horan (Carnforth Greville), James D. White (Tim), Robert Hines (Mortimer), Allie Byrne (tap dancer), Adrian Scarborough (young actor), Brian Pettifer (ventriloquist), Patrick Doyle (Scotsman), Shaun Prendergast (mule train man), Carol Starks (audience member), Edward Jewesbury (Nina's father), Katy Carmichael (mad puppet woman)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(23)
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v29 n2 2001 Pages: 147-164Title: Backstage with the Bard: or Building a Better MousetrapAuthor: TIBBETTS, John C. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Suggests that some Shakespearean films employs Shakespearean theatrical references and allusions as 'mousetrap' device to explore the actions & characters of the story: TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942), Les ENFANTS DU PARADIS, A DOUBLE LIFE, WALLAH
In: Shakespeare Bulletin v15 n4 Autumn 1997 Page: 33,34
Title: "Melancholy Clown": The Cult of Hamlet in Withnail and I andAuthor: LAWSON, Chris Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
In: Post Script v17 n1 Autumn 1997 Pages: 79-87
Title: An interview with Michael MaloneyAuthor: STARKS, Lisa S. Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Actor Michael Maloney discusses his work as a Shakespearean film actor. He compares the directing styles of Zeffirelli, Branagh and Oliver Parker, and refers to his work in Parker's OTHELLO and Branagh's IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER.
In: Post Script v17 n1 Autumn 1997 Pages: 43-52
Title: Double takes: Branagh gets to HamletAuthor: BUHLER, Stephen M. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A study of Branagh's IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER and HAMLET which considers the ways in which he deals with the precedent set by Laurence Olivier.
In: Premiere v10 n2 October 1996 Page: 127,128
Title: Home GuideArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: video note
In: European Film Reviews n6 [1996] Page: 10
Title: [European Film Reviews - n6 [1996]: no known title]Author: MALCOLM, Derek Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Empire n79 January 1996 Page: 40
Title: New filmsAuthor: ERRIGO, Angie Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Shakespeare Bulletin v14 n3 Summer 1996 Page: 38
Title: A midwinter's taleAuthor: COURSEN, H R Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n90 December 1996 Page: 133
Title: video movies to rentAuthor: WESTBROOK, Caroline Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of video-release.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v338 n41 5 Sep 1995 Page: 10,29
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v338 n41 5 Sep 1995: no known title]Author: HUNTER, David Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Premiere v3 n11 December 1995 Pages: 70-74
Title: "Fuck This..."Author: NAUGHTON, John Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Profile and interview with Kenneth Branagh, including comments on IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER.
In: Sight and Sound v5 n12 December 1995 Page: 47
Title: reviewsAuthor: JAYS, David Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n999 17 Mar 1995 Page: 16
Title: UK Film and TV productionArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1000 24 Mar 1995 Page: 1
Title: [Screen International - n1000 24 Mar 1995: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1033 10 Nov 1995 Page: 4,5
Title: Mifed BriefsArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Various notes on rights acquired at the 1995 MIFED market
In: Screen International n994 10 Feb 1995 Page: 2
Title: Branagh set for WinterAuthor: HODGSON, Rebecca Article type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English
In: Premiere v8 n12 August 1995 Page: 25
Title: In the WorksAuthor: BERGMAN KRAUSE, Eliza Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Production note, with brief comment from Kenneth Branagh.
In: Screen International n1024 8 Sep 1995 Page: 27
Title: ReviewsAuthor: BAHANIA, Ana Maria Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Premiere v3 n11 December 1995 Page: 20
Title: [Premiere - v3 n11 December 1995: no known title]Author: BREALEY, Louise Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1003 14 Apr 1995 Page: 17
Title: UK productionArticle type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English
In: Eyepiece v16 n2 Apr/May 1995 Page: 20
Title: [Eyepiece - v16 n2 Apr/May 1995: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: In-production crew list and location details.
In: Eyepiece v16 n3 Jun/Jul 1995 Pages: 11-12
Title: Branagh's latest.Author: BURROWS, Kerry Ann Article type: Location ReportLanguage: English
Description: Location report on the making of the film, with a look at director of photography Roger Lanser and the techniques, film stock and equipment he is using.
In: Variety 11 Sep 1995 Page: 107
Title: [Variety - 11 Sep 1995: no known title]Author: MCCARTHY, Todd Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(5)
Title: Shakespeare in the cinema: ocular proofAuthor: BUHLER, Stephen M. Pages: xi, 213p.
Title: Shakespeare, film, fin de siècle
Author: BURNETT, Mark Thornton Pages: vii-xiv, 244p.
Title: Framing Shakespeare on film
Author: HOWLETT, Kathy M. Pages: xvii,255p.
Title: Teaching Shakespeare with film and television: a guide
Author: COURSEN, H. R Pages: xi,193p.
Title: In the bleak midwinter
Author: BRANAGH, Kenneth Pages: iii-v. 88p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1995BFI identifier: C-976872
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-1517944
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-1517944
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1995BFI identifier: C-976871
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1995BFI identifier: C-976872
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access