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Turtle Diary is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Irvin released in USA on 14 february 1986 with Glenda Jackson
Turtle Diary (1985)
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Add to a movie listTurtle Diary is a 1985 British film about "people rediscovering the joys of life and love," based on a screenplay adapted by Harold Pinter from Russell Hoban's novel Turtle Diary, directed by John Irvin, and starring Glenda Jackson, Ben Kingsley, and Michael Gambon. The film contains elements of romance, comedy, and drama and has been described as a romantic comedy.
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Two lonely Londoners - Neaera Duncan, a children's author (Glenda Jackson), and William Snow, a bookstore assistant (Ben Kingsley) - find common ground when visiting the sea turtles at London Zoo; independently of each other, both perceive that the turtles are unnaturally confined, and they hatch a plan with the assistance of zookeeper George Fairbairn (Michael Gambon) to smuggle them out and release them into the sea, which they ultimately succeed in accomplishing. Their release of the turtles represents metaphorically their release of themselves from their own inhibitions.Actors
Glenda Jackson
(Neaera Duncan)
Ben Kingsley
(William Snow)
Richard Johnson
(Mr. Johnson)
Michael Gambon
(George Fairbairn)
Jeroen Krabbé
(Mr. Sandor)
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