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: 1998-08-21
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

Editing
Greg Miller Editor

Camera
Jean-François Robin Director of Photography

Art
Don Taylor Production Design
Mark Kebby Art Direction
John Bush Set Decoration

Costume & Make-Up
Jenny Beavan Costume Design
Beverley Binda Assistant Makeup Artist
Elaine Nichols Assistant Makeup Artist
Roseann Samuel Makeup Designer

Sound
Tim Alban Sound
Julie Ankerson Foley Editor
Ken Barton Dialogue Editor
Stuart Davies Dialogue Editor
Tom Fawcett Dialogue Editor
Simon Gershon Sound Effects Editor
Tim Owens Dialogue Editor
John Pitt Sound
Jeremy Price Foley Recordist
Andre Schmidt Sound Effects Editor
John Sewell Foley Artist
Brian Simmons Sound Recordist
Fiona Woolley Sound Effects Editor

Production
Andrew Bendel Producer
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre Co-Producer
Martine De Clermont-Tonnerre Executive Producer
François-Xavier Decraene Line Producer
John Wyn Evans Executive Producer
Adrian Hodges Associate Producer
Enrique Posner Co-Producer
Joy Spink Line Producer
Kate Rhodes James Casting

Sound
Roz Colls Music Supervisor

Directing
Susanna Lenton Script Supervisor

Crew
Tom Delmar Stunt Coordinator

Camera
Danny Cohen Clapper Loader
Simon Finney Focus Puller
Peter Mountain Still Photographer

Lighting
John Attwood Electrician
Eric Baraillon Electrician
Tony Burns Electrician

Camera
Paul Englefield Second Unit Director of Photography

Lighting
Ian Franklin Electrician

Camera
Leigh Gold Focus Puller
Merritt Gold Focus Puller

Lighting
Dave Gray Standby Rigger
Gary Parnham Electrician

Camera
Marie-Laure Prost Focus Puller
Jamie Sewell Clapper Loader

Lighting
Mitch Spooner Genetator Operator

Camera
Roger Tooley Steadicam Operator
Alf Tramontin Steadicam Operator

Lighting
Richard Vidal Electrician
Jimmy Wilson Gaffer

Camera
Andy Young Grip

Lighting
Sean Young Standby Rigger

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

Sound
Guy Fletcher Musician

Writing
Julian Barnes Novel

Sound
Mark Knopfler Original Music Composer





















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