2 Movies Starring Bryan Pringle

The Boy Friend

The Boy Friend

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1972-02-25

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

137 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (2031 Reviews)

Director:

Ken Russell

Cast:

Writer:

Ken Russell (screenplay)

Sandy Wilson (musical)

Fullplot:

The assistant stage manager of a small-time theatrical company (Polly Browne) is forced to understudy for the leading lady (Rita) at a matinèe performance at which an illustrious Hollywood director (Cecil B. DeThrill) is in the audience scouting for actors to be in his latest "all-talking, all-dancing, all-singing" extravaganza. Polly also happens to fall in love with the leading man (Tony) and imagines several fabulous fantasy sequences in which the director is free to exercise his capacity for over-the-top visuals in this charming 1920's era flick.

American Friends

American Friends

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-04-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (526 Reviews)

Director:

Tristram Powell

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Palin (story)

Michael Palin (screenplay)

Tristram Powell (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Francis Ashby, a senior Oxford don on holiday alone in the Alps, meets holidaying American Caroline and her companion Elinor, the blossoming Irish-American girl she adopted many years before. Ashby finds he enjoys their company, particularly that of Elinor, and both the women are drawn to him. Back at Oxford he is nevertheless taken aback when they arrive unannounced. Women are not allowed in the College grounds, let alone the rooms. Indeed any liaison, however innocent, is frowned on by the upstanding Fellows.

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