May 16th  
Another Country*      
(GB 1984)                               
Twentieth Century Fox/Virgin/Goldcrest. 90m.

An exiled public schoolboy in Russia reflects on how he became that way after being punished for falling in love with another boy.
Barely disguised account of Guy Burgess and friends at Eton in the 1930s; the scenario ultimately doesn't convince, and the period English setting is looked at through jaded nostalgic eyes, but the interplay between the new young talents is rewarding.

Written by: Julian Mitchell, from his play.
Producer: Alan Marshall.
Director: Marek Kanievska.
Starring: RupertEverett, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes, Michael Jenn, Robert Addie, Tristan Oliver, Anna Massey, Guy Henry.
Photography: Peter Biziou.
Music: Michael Storey.
Editing: Gerry Hambling.

Preceded by:
Salvage with a Smile*
(GB 1940. 6m. bw; w,d: Adrian Brunel; s: Aubrey Mallalieu, Ronald Shiner, Kathleen Harrison.)