Ascendancy (film)

Ascendancy
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Directed by	Edward Bennett
Written by	Edward Bennett Nigel Gearing
Produced by	Penny Clark
Starring	Julie Covington Ian Charleson
Cinematography	Clive Tickner
Edited by	Charles Rees George Akers
Music by	Ronnie Leahy
Distributed by	Production company: British Film Institute
Release date	28 April 1983 (1983-04-28)(UK)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£250,000 [1] or £183,000 [2]

Ascendancy is a 1983 British drama film directed by Edward Bennett and starring Julie Covington and Ian Charleson. ^[3] It tells the story of a woman who is a member of the British landowning 'Ascendancy' in Ireland during World War I. Gradually, she learns about the Irish independence movement, and becomes involved with it. ^[4]

Cast

• Julie Covington as Connie Wintour
• Ian Charleson as Lt. Ryder
• John Phillips as Wintour
• Susan Engel as Nurse
• Philip Locke as Dr Strickland
• Kieran Montague as Dr Kelson
• Rynagh O'Grady as Rose
• Philomena McDonagh as Mary
• Michael McKnight as Vesey
• Jeremy Sinden as Darcy
• Shay Gorman as Keir

Awards

The film was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear. ^[5]

References

1. BRITISH PRODUCTION 1981 Moses, Antoinette. Sight and Sound; London Vol. 51, Iss. 4, (Fall 1982): 258.
2. "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s – An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 19.
3. "Ascendancy (1983)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019.
4. "Ascendancy (1982) - Edward Bennett | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". AllMovie.
5. "Berlinale: 1983 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 14 November 2010.

External links

• Ascendancy at the BFI 's Screenonline
• Ascendancy at IMDb