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Man in an Orange Shirt
Dear Ann,
I don’t know who I am anymore. I seem to have shifted from a steady diet of British murder mysteries to British family dramas.
In June, my local PBS stations were running Man in an Orange Shirt, a drama that tells two gay love stories, 60 years apart, in the same family. A wife, and later, grandmother, is a central character in both stories. In her grandmother years, she is played by Vanessa Redgrave, who is her usual tower of power in a role that is complex and far from heroic. The story is beautiful, deeply sad and also hopeful. The recreation of World War II and post-war Britain is visually stunning, with gorgeous city and country scenes.
Man in an Orange Shirt is streaming on PBS Passport now, and also available on iTunes and Amazon.
Here’s the Boston Globe review of Man in an Orange Shirt.
Love,
Kay
I saw this movie. The change in acceptance comes full circle for this woman, as it does for her grandson.
I found this movie on Passport (while knitting, as you do) and loved it. So well done and such a beautiful story!
I always look forward to your recommendations !
It’s free on PBS.org until tonight. PBS has stuff for free for 2 weeks after the airdate. Otherwise you need to be a Passport member.
GREAT recommendation!!! What a beautiful movie! Thank you, Kay!
Oh my. I was in need of something new to watch. I always enjoy your selections. But this is making me terribly sad.
It’s sad but I think true-to-life, and hang on for the contemporary story, which is much more upbeat.
Thank you so much for posting this. I was able to watch it before it wasn’t available for free viewing. Everything that Masterpiece does is impeccable. I have “cut the cord” with cable because there are so many channels of nothing but garbage but, thank God, I still can get PBS over the air. Love is eternal and it should not be denied of anyone.
Are there sweaters?!! Good, woolly, British, WWII era sweaters?
YOU’D THINK I WOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS but yes! There are some excellent sweaters including an amazing Fair Isle.