Century Movie Review 1994

Ambitious young doctor Paul Reisner (Owen), the son of a prosperous Jewish father (Stephens), gets a position at a London research hospital headed by the charismatic Professor Mandry (Dance). Paul manages to disgrace himself by provoking Mandry and is dismissed but finds out some disturbing information and is determined to discredit his former mentor. Anti-Semitism lurks as does the change from Victorian mores to the challenging dawn of the 20th century. Complex performances are somewhat undermined by the static direction.

Distribution

USA Home Entertainment, 1 W. Forest, Englewood, NJ 07631-4004, Phone: (201)871-1000, URL: http://www.polygram-us.com

Available on VHS
Running time 112 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Period Piece: 20th Century, Doctors & Nurses, London, New Year's Eve

Screenplay

Stephen Poliakoff

Cast

Clive Owen, Charles Dance, Miranda Richardson, Robert Stephens, Joan Hickson, Lena Headey, Neil Stuke

Cinematography

Witold Stok

Director

Stephen Poliakoff

Music

Michael Gibbs

Producer

Therese Pickard, Mark Shivas, Ruth Caleb, ITC Entertainment, BBC Films, I.R.S. Releasing