About the Film
A chance meeting reunites Joe and Mary, childhood sweethearts from the 1940s. But after 60 years apart, is there still love between them? How have their separate experiences shaped their lives over this long period apart, and is there still time for them to share the happiness that has so long been denied?
BAFTA-winning actors Virginia McKenna and Keith Michell star in this moving love story of life and death. Diana Quick plays Angela, who guides Mary through this emotional period, with the help of Geoffrey Whitehead and Patricia Brake. Up and coming actors Roger Ringrose and Vanessa Kirby provide the contrast to the ageing couple, and Geoffrey Bayldon guests as Joe’s old friend Alfie.
But all is not as it first appears; the story of Joe and Mary’s reunion is not so simple. The gentle narrative hides a twist, that will have viewers rethinking their assumptions of love and loss. With three weddings, two funerals and plenty of dancing, “Love/Loss” is a thoughtful and romantic film for all ages, that will have you smiling and crying.
Feature Film - Love/Loss
Neil plays Gary Marshal alongside screen legends Keith Michell and Virginia McKenna directed by Guy Daniels. Release date TBA..
The 90-minute film is written and directed by documentary film maker Guy Daniels, and shot by BAFTA-considered DoP Mark Moreve. Filmed exclusively on location in and around the village of Knebworth in Hertfordshire.
Virginia McKenna and Keith Mitchell.
Virginia McKenna (Mary) won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1956 film, ‘A Town Like Alice’ and two years later was nominated for Best Actress again for her role as Violette Szabo in ‘Carve Her Name with Pride’. However, she is best remembered for her 1966 role as Joy Adamson in the true-life film ‘Born Free’ for which she received a nomination for a Golden Globe. She won the 1979 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a British musical for her performance opposite Yul Brynner in ‘The King and I’. She established the “Born Free Foundation” in 1991 with her late husband Bill Travers, and was awarded an OBE in 2004.
Keith Michell (Joe) has appeared extensively in cinema and television, notably as the King in the 1970 BBC series ‘The Six Wives of Henry VIII’, for which he won a TV BAFTA for Best Actor and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. He also starred in the subsequent film version, ‘Henry VIII and His Six Wives’ in 1972 and played Heathcliff in BBC Television’s 1962 adaptation of ‘Wuthering Heights’. He has starred in several musicals, including the first London production of ‘Man of La Mancha’. He is also the illustrator of “Captain Beaky”, a collection of Jeremy Lloyd’s poems for children.
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