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Memoirs of a Survivor (1981)
Directed by David Gladwell
Overview
Based on the acclaimed novel by Doris Lessing, this dystopian science fiction tale concerns a woman struggling to make her way in a post-apocalyptic society. D (Julie Christie) is living in a city that’s at the point of collapse following a catastrophic nuclear war; lawlessness and violence rule the day, and gangs of brutal youth roam the streets. With the help of her teenage companion Emily (Leonie Mellinger), D tries to make her way, and in order to cope, she often escapes into a fantasy world in which she lives in genteel Victorian surroundings in the 19th century.
Rated R | Length 115 minutes
Actors
Julie Christie | Christopher Guard | Leonie Mellinger | Debbie Hutchings | Nigel Hawthorne | Pat Keen | Georgina Griffiths | Christopher Tsangarides | Mark Dignam | Alison Dowling | John Franklyn-Robbins | Rowena Cooper | Barbara Hicks | John Comer | Adrienne Byrne | Marion Owen Smith | Tara MacGowran | Jeanne Watts | Pamela Cundell | Bryan Matheson | Anne Tirard | Jeillo Edwards | Arthur Lovegrove | Mark Farmer | John Altman | David Squire | Dexter Fletcher | Lee Macdonald