She's Been Away (1989)

Directors

Peter Hall

Cast

Peggy Ashcroft, Geraldine James, James Fox, Jackson Kyle

The story

The closure of a mental institution threatens to leave the elderly Lillian homeless. Her wealthy nephew Hugh takes her in, putting additional strain on his wife Harriet. Gradually, an awkward friendship develops between Harriet, on the verge of a nervous breakdown herself, and Lillian, who has spent fifty years as a mental patient.

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