She's Been Away (1989)

07/09/1989 (GB) • 1h 43m

Drama, TV Movie

But her return set them both free

Overview

A woman who has been institutionalized for 60 years for the "crime" of not conforming to the 1920s image of what a proper young woman should be (in other words, she did what she wanted and didn't care what anyone else thought about it) is finally released to the custody of her family, consisting of her grand-nephew and his family. At first she keeps a self-imposed distance from the relatives, but she soon finds herself coming around to her nephew's wife, a free spirit who is under the thumb of her cold and controlling husband.

Top Billed Cast

Peggy Ashcroft

Lillian Huckle

Geraldine James

Harriet Ambrose

James Fox

Hugh Ambrose

Rebecca Pidgeon

Young Lillian

Jackson Kyle

Dominic Ambrose

Cryss Jean Healey

Young Margaret


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

road trip

flashback

free spirit

pregnant woman

family reunion

mental illness

unwanted pregnancy

mental hospital

runaway woman

old age

controlling husband

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