Soft Targets (1982)
Soft Targets (1982)
DVDRip | AVI | 640x480 | XviD @ 1085 Kbps | English AC3 2.0 @ 128 Kbps | 94 min | 829 Mb
Genre: Comedy, Drama
DVDRip | AVI | 640x480 | XviD @ 1085 Kbps | English AC3 2.0 @ 128 Kbps | 94 min | 829 Mb
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Charles Sturridge
Writer: Stephen Poliakoff
Stars: Ian Holm, Helen Mirren, Nigel Havers
Helen Mirren and Ian Holm star in this Stephen Poliakoff production about two people who find themselves exiles in their own way.
Alexei Varyov is a Soviet journalist who is paranoid of the British Home Office… he bumps into and can't help being drawn to Celia Watson and is soon whisked into an unforgettable world… meeting all sorts of eccentric people along the way.
Ian Holm is excellent in this period piece from the tail end of the cold war. Helen Mirren, Celia Gregory and Nigel Havers all support well - there is even a tiny cameo from a very youthful Rupert Everett.
I'm a big fan of Poliakoff as both a stage and TV/film writer, but have always found his stage work filmic and therefore am finding a preference for his TV/Film work. In true Poliakoff style, there are sinister undertones, but how much is espionage, how much is prejudice and how much is paranoia?
This is a superb TV film and well worth seeking out if you haven't seen it.
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Soft Targets (1982)
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