Drama ·Romance ·TV Movie · United Kingdom · 1979 · 1h 3m

Afternoon Off

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Director
Stephen Frears
Cast
Henry Man as Lee Benjamin Whitrow as Father Angela Morant as Mother Pasquale Perrino as Maitre d' Philip Jackson as Bernard Harold Innocent as Marjory
Crew
Charles Stewart — Director of Photography Andrew Page — Editor George Fenton — Original Music Composer Alan Bennett — Writer Stephen Frears — Producer Frank Nerini — Production Design
Synopsis

Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested in him, on his afternoon off work he buys a box of chocolates and sets off to find her.

Mood & Themes
blind dateracismfree time
Key Collaborators
Stephen Frears Director Charles Stewart Director of Photography Andrew Page Editor George Fenton Original Music Composer Alan Bennett Writer Stephen Frears Producer Frank Nerini Production Design
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