Corrie Film Club shows a great Scottish classic

Another Time Another Place, from the book by Jessie Kesson, was made in 1983 by Michael Radford, who directed Il Postino. Set in the Second World War, the black and white film re-creates with absolute accuracy the heavy, skilled hand-work that was needed then in running a farm – but it is far more than a documentary. It tells, with detailed insight, the story of Janie, the farmer’s young wife, who falls in love with Luigi, one of the Italian prisoners sent to help with agricultural work when so many men were away in the war. In this story of agonisingly split loyalties, Phyllis Logan is unforgettably touching and open, and the film lingers in the mind like an unsophisticated, vulnerable equivalent of Brief Encounter. Janie finds in Luigi a talented sensitivity and understanding that is completely absent in her hard-working, no-nonsense husband. Had the pair met at some other time, in some other place, the story of their lives would have been so different. This is a classic love story, and also evokes a lost world of hardship and beauty that lingers in the imagination as a wistful dream.

The showing is in Corrie and Sannox hall on Sunday November 11th, starting at 8.00 pm. All are welcome, whether Film Club member or not. There is no charge for admission, though a small contribution to the hall’s running costs will be welcomed.