Cider with Rosie (TV Movie 1998)

Cider with Rosie (TV Movie 1998). 1h 40m | Not Rated

“In 1975, the BBC made a film version of Cider with Rosie, also approved by Laurie Lee, and featuring Rosemary Leach as the mother. The earlier production is a triumph compared to this one, with a wonderful semi-impressionistic view of this dramatisation of English village life after the first world war.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn the 1975 version, look for example at the final shot where we see the young Laurie passing the real life elderly Laurie. What a glorious touch! Fortunately I have the first version on tape (and now preserved on a DVD!). u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis later version, sadly, is strictly run of the mill made-for-TV drama compared to the 1975 one, which was produced by Eileen Diss and scripted by Hugh Whitemore, 2 of the BBCu0026#39;s greatest!.”