26 minutes of pure, devastating heartbreak. Pack tissues.
A woman ruminates about her ex-partner. He is involved in a new relationship. She is alone.
Acting
Barbara Jefford's face does ALL the work.
Direction
Knights lets silence scream louder than dialogue.
Writing
Monologue that cuts like a diary you shouldn't read.
Director
Robert Knights
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for BBC's 'Second City Firsts,' this short exemplifies how 1970s television experimental slots gave voice to interior women's stories mainstream cinema ignored.
Jefford was primarily a stage Shakespearean—this rare screen role weaponized her classical training for microscopic emotional control.
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