The Law of Enclosures (2000) - Turner Classic Movies

The Law of Enclosures


1h 51m 2000

Brief Synopsis

Beatrice and Henry are inexplicably and impossibly stuck in 1991 - stuck in the same jobs and fashions, stuck with the same scars and habits, and stuck watching the same thing on television day in and day out. For 40 years, they have been prisoners of their marriage - and the Gulf War, which rages o

Film Details

Also Known As
Law of Enclosures
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Romance
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Buffalo Gal Pictures; TTlTfilm Canada
Distribution Company
Cineplex Odeon Films; Cineplex Odeon Films
Location
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 51m

Synopsis

Beatrice and Henry are inexplicably and impossibly stuck in 1991 - stuck in the same jobs and fashions, stuck with the same scars and habits, and stuck watching the same thing on television day in and day out. For 40 years, they have been prisoners of their marriage - and the Gulf War, which rages on TV from the moment they meet until the hour of their death. By cutting back and forth between their first and last years together, the film paints a portrait of a couple blind to the love that binds them, but who yearn for - and finally rediscover - a grace they thought they'd lost forever.

Film Details

Also Known As
Law of Enclosures
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Romance
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Buffalo Gal Pictures; TTlTfilm Canada
Distribution Company
Cineplex Odeon Films; Cineplex Odeon Films
Location
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 51m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States 2001

Released in United States April 2001

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Programme Features) January 24 - February 24, 2001.

Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Dramatic Features) April 20-28, 2001.

Completed shooting October 22, 1999.

Began shooting September 26, 1999.

Odeon Films is a division of Alliance Atlantis Pictures International.

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.)

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Programme Features) January 24 - February 24, 2001.)

Released in United States April 2001 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Dramatic Features) April 20-28, 2001.)