Unnatural Searches ( English Unnatural Pursuits ) - a two-part British comedy television movie of 1992 directed by Christopher Morahan . The production of the British television channel BBC in conjunction with the American television network A&E Television Networks based on the play of the same name by Simon Gray from the book “Unnatural Search and Other Pieces: The Diary of the Author” ( Eng. An Unnatural Pursuit & Other Pieces: A Playwright's Journal , 1985). A parody of theatrical life.
| Unnatural Searches | |
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| Unnatural pursuits | |
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| Genre | comedy |
| Producer | Christopher Morahan |
| Producer | Barry Henson (Executive) , Kenit Trod Michael Weiring (executive) |
| Author script | Simon Gray (play) |
| In the main cast | Alan Bates |
| Operator | Alec Curtis |
| Composer | Robert Lockhart |
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| Tongue | |
| First impression | December 7, 1992 |
| Last impression | December 9, 1992 |
| Number of episodes | 2 |
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The premiere took place on BBC2 on December 7 and 9, 1992 [1] [2] .
Content
Story
A playwright suffering from alcoholism follows his play “Unnatural Search” from the first day of rehearsals to a world tour from London to Los Angeles, Dallas and New York.
Cast
- Alan Bates - Hamish Part
- Bob Balaban - Director
- Brett Anderson - Sunny (hotel worker)
- Sarah Newman - Susie (girl from the video salon)
- Spike Spencer - Waiter
- Sarah Sutton - Wendy
- Whale Sharabayka - Digby Mason
- Richard Wilson - Hector Duff
- John Maloney
- Tom Hickey
- Vincent Marcello
- Stephen trombley
Awards and nominations
- In 1993, the film received the BAFTA Television Award for Best Editing (Francis Parker).
- Alan Bates was also nominated for Best Actor, but received no award.
Interesting Facts
- Victoria, the wife of actor Alan Bates, died during the filming of the film, but he did not stop working [3] .
Notes
- ↑ UNNATURAL PURSUITS PART 1 I'M THE AUTHOR in the BFI database
- ↑ UNNATURAL PURSUITS PART 2 I DON'T DO CUDDLES in the BFI database
- ↑ Unnatural Searches Archived Jan. 3, 2010 on Wayback Machine on Alan Bates website