Acting
Gemma Jones delivers devastating fragility beneath stubborn pride.
Production
The cluttered cottage becomes a suffocating fifth character.
Director
Tom Browne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Browne based this on his own parents' decline; the cottage is shot in his actual childhood home.
Richard Johnson's final film performance — he died months after release, making Leonard's frailty almost unbearably prophetic.
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