8.2 /10 1 Votes
91% Rotten Tomatoes Produced by Sue Birtwistle Cinematography Kenneth MacMillan Director Giles Foster Producer Sue Birtwistle | 7.3/10 IMDb Directed by Giles Foster Music by Carl Davis Initial release 1986 Music director Carl Davis Written by Christopher Hampton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Based on the novel by Anita Brooker Starring Anna Massey
Denholm Elliott Cast Anna Massey, Denholm Elliott Similar Dutch Girls, No Kidding, Dentist in the Chair, Home Sweet Home, Nothing but the Best | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hotel du lac trailer 1986
Hotel du Lac is a television version of the Booker prize-winning novel by Anita Brookner. It stars Anna Massey and Denholm Elliott and was released in 1986 as an episode of the BBC's "Screen Two" series. It was directed by Giles Foster, produced by Sue Birtwistle with music by Carl Davis and cinematography by Kenneth MacMillan.
Contents
It aired in the UK on 2 March 1986.
Cast
Production
It was filmed at the Park Hotel, Vitznau on Lake Lucerne.
Reception
The TV play was nominated for nine BAFTA Awards and won three for Best Actress (Anna Massey), Best Film Editor (Dick Allen) and Best Single Drama (Sue Birtwistle and Giles Foster). One review pointed out that while there were some significant differences from the original book, the adaptation 'does, finally, capture the spirit of the novel.'