Penda's Fen

1974

1h 28m

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7.5/10

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Through a series of real and imagined encounters with angels, demons, and England's pagan past, a pastor's son begins to question his religion and politics, and comes to terms with his sexuality.

Directors

Alan Clarke

Writers

David Rudkin(writer by)

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Spencer Banks

John Atkinson

Georgine Anderson

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Stephen Franklin

Reverend J. Franklin

Mrs. Franklin

Joel

Arne

Mrs. Arne

Sir Edward Elgar

Honeybone

Headmaster

Cooke

Directors

Alan Clarke

Writers

David Rudkin(writer by)

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This tv movie/play definitely hit on topics among religion and politics with a sprinkling of "becoming a man" mixed in there. Definitely sets the date of this movie quite a bit but some of the talk of religion is still out there. Then we get to King Penda, he is a creepy little thing. I love it. Just giving you that night terror realness in that one scene. This can be a bit of a slow pace in this very British horror (psychological horror maybe?) which many might not find entertaining or interesting. I dig the tone and camera work in this film.

wiccaburr28 Sep, 2020