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Where Angels Fear to Tread is a 1991 British drama film directed by Charles Sturridge and starring Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Rupert Graves, Giovanni Guidelli, Barbara Jefford, and Helen Mirren. [2] The screenplay by Sturridge, Tim Sullivan, and Derek Granger is based on the 1905 novel of the same name by E. M. Forster.
Bonham Carter at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. English actress Helena Bonham Carter has been acting since the early 1980s. First appearing in the television series A Pattern of Roses in 1983 before making her film debut playing Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a View (1985) and the title character in Lady Jane (1986).
1991 Where Angels Fear to Tread: Lilia Herriton 1993 The Hawk: Annie Marsh Royal Deceit: Geruth 1994 The Madness of King George: Queen Charlotte: Children of God: The Narrator (voice) 1995 The Snow Queen: Snow Queen (voice) [1] 1996 Some Mother's Son: Kathleen Quigley Also associate producer 1997 Critical Care: Stella 1998 Sidoglio Smithee ...
The title comes from a line in Alexander Pope's poem An Essay on Criticism: "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread". The BBC adapted the novel for television in 1966 as a Play of the Month. In 1991 it was made into a film by Charles Sturridge, starring Rupert Graves, Giovanni Guidelli, Helen Mirren, Helena Bonham Carter, and Judy Davis. [1]
She was cast as Adela Quested in David Lean's final film A Passage to India (1984), an adaptation of E. M. Forster's novel, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. [4] Variety praised Davis for having "the rare gift of being able to look very plain (as the role calls for) at one moment and uncommonly beautiful at another. [9]
Cast Genre Notes 1991: A Kiss Before Dying: James Dearden: Matt Dillon, Sean Young, Max von Sydow, Diane Ladd, James Russo: Romantic thriller: Co-production with the US Afraid of the Dark: Mark Peploe: James Fox, Fanny Ardant: Drama: Co-production with France American Friends: Tristran Powell: Michael Palin, Connie Booth, Trini Alvarado: Comedy
Portrait of Barbara Jefford as Rosalind in Shakespeare's 'As You Like It', Sydney, 1953. After spending just one year working in repertory theatre she was given the part of Isabella in 1950 in Peter Brook's production of Measure for Measure at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, (later the base of the Royal Shakespeare Company) in Stratford-upon-Avon, playing opposite John Gielgud (Angelo) and ...
In 1990, Davis appeared in Alice, directed by Woody Allen, followed by a supporting role in David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch, as well as Joel Coen's Barton Fink (both 1991). She subsequently starred in Allen's drama Husbands and Wives (1992), which saw her nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well ...