Loose Connections

Loose Connections
Irish DVD cover
Directed by	Richard Eyre
Written by	Maggie Brooks
Produced by	Simon Perry
Starring	Stephen Rea Lindsay Duncan
Music by	Dominic Muldowney
Production companies	Virgin Films Greenpoint Films NFFC Umbrella
Distributed by	20th Century Fox [1]
Release date	1984 (1984)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£800,000 [2]

Loose Connections is a 1984 British film starring Stephen Rea.

Plot

A feminist travels through Europe with a male chauvinist.

Cast

• Stephen Rea as Harry
• Lindsay Duncan as Sally
• Jan Niklas as Axel
• Carole Harrison as Kaya
• Gary Olsen as Kevin
• Frances Low as Larie
• Ken Jones

Production

The film was the first produced script from Maggie Brooks, a tv playwright. ^[3]

Three quarters of the budget came from the NFFC with the rest coming from Virgin Films. ^[4]

Release

The film was not released in New York until 1988. The New York Times said "Nothing happens in Loose Connections that isn't announced ahead of time, but the movie is very decently acted by Mr. Rea and especially by Miss Duncan... The film... is bright, articulate, gentle and completely unsurprising." ^[5]

Notes

• Forbes, Jill (Autumn 1983). "Crossover: McEwan and Eyre". Sight and Sound. p. 232-238.</ref>

References

1. "Loose Connections (1984)". BBFC . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
2. Forbes p 237
3. Forbes p 236
4. The Italian connection Malcolm, Derek. The Guardian (1959–2003) [London (UK)] 7 July 1983: 11.
5. New York Times review

External links

• Loose Connections at IMDb