The Secret Rapture (1993)
Katherine Coleridge (Joanne Whalley-Kilmer) is a basically miserable and mentally unstable woman who is married to even-aged Isobel's father, Robert (Peter Whitaker), who is the only one willing to give Katherine the unconditional love that she craves lest her inner chaos should wholly consume her. For any kind of peace of mind, she is consequently entirely dependent on him. As, however, her husband dies (of natural causes), Katherine quite instinctively transfers her primal need for all-encompassing care to his daughter, Isobel (Juliet Stevenson). As this is a serious intrusion upon her and her boyfriend's private life, Isobel rejects Katherine, at first. She soon realizes that Katherine needs her attention more than her boyfriend, whom she then opts to leave, to go and live with Katherine in her father's countryside cottage. The last scenes of the movie, not to be revealed here, raises the question of who, after all, were the more needful of Isobel's love.
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Worldwide
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Domestic DistributorCastle Hill Productions
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Earliest Release DateApril 29, 1994
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MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 37 min
GenresDrama
Romance
Thriller
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Howard Davies | Director |
| David Hare | Writer |
| David Hare | Writer |
| Simon Relph | Producer |
| Richard Hartley | Composer |
| Ian Wilson | Cinematographer |
| George Akers | Editor |
| Barbara Gosnold | Production Designer |
| Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Juliet Stevenson | |
| Joanne Whalley | |
| Penelope Wilton | |
| Neil Pearson |
