The Young Visiters (1984)

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Country: UK
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Release: 1985-03-14
Director: James Hill
Writers: James Hill , Daisy Ashford
Language: English
Stars: Alec McCowen , Carina Radford , Kenny Ireland , Tracey Ullman , John Harding , John Bett , Anthony Milner , John Standing , Bryan Pringle , Taryn Kay
Runtime: 93 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Young Visiters , The Young Visiters (United Kingdom)
Plot: After a brief introduction by J.M. Barrie (Alec McCowen) and shots of the young Daisy Ashford (Carina Radford) working on a book, this children's fantasy film about the aristocracy in England at the end of the 19th century begins its surreal journey. Comedienne Tracey Ullman plays Ethel Monticue, a woman who must decide between two suitors: the suave and worldly Bernard Clark (John Harding) or the clod Alfred (Kenny Ireland), sent off to London to learn how to become a gentleman. Unreal sequences, such as entering the chambers of the aristocratic elite through caverns, or a train that is really a horse stable, take the narrative of the film away from logic and into the fantasy of a child's imagination. Ullman and Ireland are excellent as the comic Ethel and Alfred, and in general this make-believe tale is one that could be appreciated by parents as well as children.
IMDB:tt1409139