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A young Englishwoman spends twenty years to make whatever kind of life for herself, at the expense of others around her, in post-World War II England.A young Englishwoman spends twenty years to make whatever kind of life for herself, at the expense of others around her, in post-World War II England.A young Englishwoman spends twenty years to make whatever kind of life for herself, at the expense of others around her, in post-World War II England.
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total
André Maranne
- Villon
- (as Andre Maranne)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe original Broadway production of "Plenty" by David Hare opened at the Plymouth Theater in New York City on January 6, 1983, and ran for ninety-two performances until it closed on March 27, 1983. The play was nominated for four Tony Awards in 1983, including Best Play. Also, the play won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Foreign Play of the 1982 to 1983 season.
- GoofsQueen Elizabeth II's coronation was in 1953, yet the flag display in the background includes the Canadian "maple leaf" flag which was not adopted until 1965.
- Quotes
Susan Traherne: I would stop, I would stop, I would stop fucking talking if I ever heard anybody else say anything worth fucking stopping talking for!
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Crossover Dreams/Maxie/Mishima/Plenty (1985)
Featured review
Alone In The World
"Plenty" is a film I watch as often as other people watch "It's A Wonderful Life" or the first "Terminator", yes, I know, I must be a very strange guy. I was a teenager when I saw "Plenty" on stage at the National Theater in London. I remembered the play vividly, Kate Nelligan's performance was sensational. Fred Schepsi's "Plenty" has a totally unique life of its own. We're allowed into Susan's mind and Susan has Meryl Streep's face. Her performance makes her character's intellect visible, cinematic. Intimidating, fascinating, extraordinarily beautiful performance. I think David Hare has written here one of the best female characters I've ever seen and Meryl Streep strips it of every pretense. She can lie even to herself but not to us. It is mesmerizing at times. A ping pong ball going through the character's brain as she listens. Alone, so alone in the world. She never expresses it with words although she, I think, is totally aware of it. The infuriating sense of being incapable to adapt, to belong. Wanting and not wanting. Mesmerizing! As if this wasn't enough, Tracey Ullman, Charles Dance, Sting, Ian McKellen and John Gielgud giving, perhaps one of the best film performances during the final part of of his life I felt rather lonely in my love for this film until I started reading some of the comments posted here and realized I wasn't all alone in the world. Nice to meet you all.
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- Oct 31, 2007
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,148,000
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $436,266
- Sep 22, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $6,148,000
- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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