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Antonia and Jane
Antonia and Jane

Antonia and Jane

Genres

Drama

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Plain Jane Hartman hates her life. She's goofy, boring and only has sex if she reads Iris Murdoch novels out loud to her loopy boyfriend. Her oldest friend Antonia McGill knows about everything. She orders the right food; she can complain and get results. She's beautiful and has a brilliant career. Is it any wonder that they hate each other's guts?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

77 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

18 July 1990

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton

Jane Hartman

Saskia Reeves

Saskia Reeves

Antonia McGill

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Howard Nash

Brenda Bruce

Brenda Bruce

Therapist

Richard Hope

Richard Hope

Norman Beer

Lila Kaye

Lila Kaye

Jane's Mother

Alfred Marks

Alfred Marks

Uncle Vladimir Hartman

Joe Absolom

Joe Absolom

Daniel Nash

Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

Stephen Carlinsky

Ian Redford

Ian Redford

Jeremy Woodward

John Bennett

John Bennett

Uncle Irwin Carlinsky

Maria Charles

Maria Charles

Sylvia Pinker

Patricia Leventon

Patricia Leventon

Rosa Gluberman

Alfred Hoffman

Alfred Hoffman

Harry Rosenthal

Iain Cuthbertson

Iain Cuthbertson

Edgar

Sheila Allen

Sheila Allen

Tutor

Trevor Peacock

Trevor Peacock

A.D. Humphries

Peter Wingfield

Peter Wingfield

Taxi Driver

Bonnie Parker

Bonnie Parker

Young Jane

Tania Rodrigues

Tania Rodrigues

Policewoman

Claire Rayner

Claire Rayner

Herself

Michael Ignatieff

Michael Ignatieff

Himself

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