The Summer House


1h 22m 1992

Brief Synopsis

Set in 1950s England, the offbeat story of a young woman whose engagement to an unappealing, older man leads to unexpected--and hilarious--complications.

Film Details

Also Known As
Summer House
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Period
Release Date
1992
Production Company
Bbc Films; Bbc Worldwide
Distribution Company
Samuel Goldwyn Company; Bbc Worldwide; Cabin Fever Entertainment Inc; Sonar Entertainment
Location
Luxor, Egypt; London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 22m

Synopsis

Set in 1950s England, the offbeat story of a young woman whose engagement to an unappealing, older man leads to unexpected--and hilarious--complications.

Film Details

Also Known As
Summer House
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Period
Release Date
1992
Production Company
Bbc Films; Bbc Worldwide
Distribution Company
Samuel Goldwyn Company; Bbc Worldwide; Cabin Fever Entertainment Inc; Sonar Entertainment
Location
Luxor, Egypt; London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 22m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Disqualified for Oscar consideration by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences due to a provision that a film cannot appear on TV anywhere in the world before it is released theatrically in Los Angeles.

Released in United States Winter December 21, 1993

Expanded Release in United States December 25, 1993

Released in United States on Video July 11, 1995

Released in United States November 1992

Released in United States January 1993

Released in United States October 1993

Shown at London Film Festival November 6-21, 1992.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 7-17, 1993.

Shown at MIFED in Milan October 24-29, 1993.

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 20-24, 1993 in East Hampton, New York.

Debut screenplay for American expatriate playwright Martin Sherman.

Broadcast over BBC TV in United Kingdom on "Screen 2" January 1993.

Completed shooting March 24, 1992.

Began shooting February 1, 1992.

Adapted from "The Clothes in the Wardrobe," part of the "The Summerhouse Trilogy," by Alice Thomas Ellis.

Released in United States Winter December 21, 1993

Expanded Release in United States December 25, 1993

Released in United States on Video July 11, 1995

Released in United States November 1992 (Shown at London Film Festival November 6-21, 1992.)

Released in United States January 1993 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 7-17, 1993.)

Released in United States October 1993 (Shown at MIFED in Milan October 24-29, 1993.)

Released in United States October 1993 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 20-24, 1993 in East Hampton, New York.)