Metroland

It's not a place, it's a state of mind.

Categories: Comedy, Drama
In late-1970s suburban London, Chris and Marion have settled into a comfortable yet all-too-predictable middle-class existence. Chris receives an unexpected visit from his free-spirited friend Toni, a reunion that reminds him of a more carefree time in 1960s Paris. Now, with lingering doubts about his marriage bubbling up, Chris must make the choice between revisiting his youthful abandon with Toni or facing the here and now with Marion.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1997-08-30
Run time: 105 minute / 1:45
Director: Philip Saville
Production Companies : MACT Productions, Arts Council of England, Blue Horizon Productions, Eurimages, European Co-production Fund, Filmanía S.L., BBC Film
Production Countries: France, Spain, United Kingdom

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Christian Bale
as Chris
Emily Watson
as Marion
Lee Ross
as Toni
Elsa Zylberstein
as Annick
John Wood
as The Retired Commuter
Bill Thomas
as Middle-Aged Commuter
Lucy Speed
as Punk Girl
Boris Terral
as Jacques
Ifan Meredith
as Mickey
Jonathan Aris
as Dave
Amanda Ryan
as Joanna
Rufus
as Henri
Brian Protheroe
as Woody
Mark Chapman
as Tennis Player (uncredited)
Directing
Philip Saville Director

Writing
Adrian Hodges Writer

Camera
Jean-François Robin Director of Photography

Art
Mark Kebby Art Direction

Sound
Julie Ankerson Foley Editor

Costume & Make-Up
Elaine Nichols Assistant Makeup Artist
Roseann Samuel Makeup Designer

Sound
Ken Barton Dialogue Editor

Costume & Make-Up
Jenny Beavan Costume Design

Sound
Tim Alban Sound

Costume & Make-Up
Beverley Binda Assistant Makeup Artist

Art
John Bush Set Decoration

Editing
Greg Miller Editor

Art
Don Taylor Production Design

Production
John Wyn Evans Executive Producer

Camera
Jamie Sewell Clapper Loader

Lighting
Ian Franklin Electrician

Sound
Roz Colls Music Supervisor

Camera
Leigh Gold Focus Puller

Sound
Andre Schmidt Sound Effects Editor

Production
Adrian Hodges Associate Producer

Camera
Paul Englefield Second Unit Director of Photography
Alf Tramontin Steadicam Operator

Sound
Tim Owens Dialogue Editor
John Sewell Foley Artist

Camera
Peter Mountain Still Photographer

Lighting
John Attwood Electrician

Camera
Merritt Gold Focus Puller
Roger Tooley Steadicam Operator

Production
Kate Rhodes James Casting

Lighting
Richard Vidal Electrician

Sound
Brian Simmons Sound Recordist

Crew
Tom Delmar Stunt Coordinator

Camera
Danny Cohen Clapper Loader

Lighting
Eric Baraillon Electrician

Sound
Jeremy Price Foley Recordist

Camera
Simon Finney Focus Puller

Lighting
Dave Gray Standby Rigger

Camera
Marie-Laure Prost Focus Puller

Lighting
Mitch Spooner Genetator Operator

Sound
John Pitt Sound

Directing
Susanna Lenton Script Supervisor

Lighting
Tony Burns Electrician

Sound
Simon Gershon Sound Effects Editor

Production
Andrew Bendel Producer
Enrique Posner Co-Producer
Joy Spink Line Producer
Martine De Clermont-Tonnerre Executive Producer

Sound
Stuart Davies Dialogue Editor
Tom Fawcett Dialogue Editor
Fiona Woolley Sound Effects Editor

Production
François-Xavier Decraene Line Producer
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre Co-Producer

Lighting
Gary Parnham Electrician
Sean Young Standby Rigger

Camera
Andy Young Grip

Lighting
Jimmy Wilson Gaffer

Directing
Laurent Soulet Assistant Director
Nanna Mailand-Mercado Third Assistant Director
Guy Travers First Assistant Director
William Booker Second Assistant Director

Sound
Guy Fletcher Musician

Writing
Julian Barnes Novel

Sound
Mark Knopfler Original Music Composer





















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