The Designated Mourner
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
David Hare
Miranda Richardson
Mike Nichols
David De Keyser
David De Keyser
Jason Adams
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set in an unnamed country not unlike our own, at a time that could be tommorow or the day after, the drama centers around Jack, a student of no particular distinction who finds himself at the center of the intellectual elite, courtesy of his marriage to Judy, whose father, Howard, is a revered poet and thinker held in disfavor by an increasingly repressive regime. As the political and military situation in the country deteriorates and violence spreads through the society, Jack realizes that the ivory tower his family inhabits has become a prison. In a series of candid, even shocking reminiscences, he recounts his abandonment of the world of ideas and his gradual rebirth as a socially acceptable "low brow." As Howard and his kind are systematically destroyed by a society that no longer needs or wants artists, Jack manages to survive, mourning a culture that has all but died.
Director
David Hare
Crew
Jason Adams
Jason Adams
George Akers
Angela Allen
Roderick Barron
Mike Bartlett
Jane Biro
Bob Crowley
Liam Daniel
Barney Davis
Tina Earnshaw
John Fletcher
Michael Green
Donna Grey
Kim Grey
Jamie Harcourt
David Hare
Simon Harris
Richard Hartley
Toby Hefferman
Tim Lewis
Roger Lowe
Dennis Mctaggart
Dennis Mctaggart
Mike Miller
Sheila Fraser Milne
Chris Pinnock
Danny Pinnock
Larry Prinz
Miles Proudfoot
John F Ralph
Howard Rayner
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn
Mark Shivas
Oliver Stapleton
Simon Thompson
J Glyn Williams
Clive Winter
Severin Woxholt
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States May 2, 1997
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States February 1997
Released in United States June 6, 1997
Released in United States on Video February 29, 2000
Released in United States Spring May 2, 1997
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 27 - March 6, 1997.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Berlin Panorama) February 13-24, 1997.
"The Designated Mourner" marks the on-screen debut of helmer Mike Nichols.
Began shooting June 2, 1996.
Completed shooting June 4, 1996.
Three day studio filming of the the 1996 National Theater production in London.
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 27 - March 6, 1997.)
Released in United States February 1997 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Berlin Panorama) February 13-24, 1997.)
Released in United States on Video February 29, 2000
Limited Release in United States May 2, 1997
Released in United States Spring May 2, 1997
Released in United States June 6, 1997 (Westside Pavilion; Los Angeles)
