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The Dwelling Place (1994)
Directed by Gavin Millar
Overview
Adaptation of Catherine Cookson’s novel. Set in the 1830s, the film tells the story of 16-year-old Cissie Brodie after the death of parents, and the repossession of the family home. She finds a barren place to live and care for her younger brothers and sisters with the help of Matthew, a local carpenter, but her life becomes complicated when the aristocratic Fischel family take an unwelcome interest.
Length 180 minutes
Actors
James Fox | Jack Thompson | Lucy Cohu | Mark Gatiss | Ray Stevenson | Philip Voss | Julie Hesmondhalgh | Tracy Whitwell