A memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman, including an aviator. When the elder woman's son shows up at the estate with his French fiancé, everything gets thrown into turmoil. The young boy takes a sudden interest in her sexual allure and his father is disturbed by his own non-Victorian feelings.

Colin Firth
Edward Pettigrew

Rosemary Harris
Gamma MacIntosh

Irène Jacob
Aunt Heloise

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Moira 'Mumsie' Pettigrew

Malcolm McDowell
Uncle Morris MacIntosh
Robert Norman
Fraser Pettigrew

Tchéky Karyo
Gabriel Chenoux

Kelly Macdonald
Elspeth Pettigrew
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Release Date
August 25, 1999
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
PG-13
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
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