An Awfully Big Adventure
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Liverpool. 1947. Right after World War II, a star struck naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan, the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth as she becomes drawn into a web of sexual politics and intrigue and learns about the grown-up world of the theater.
An Awfully Big Adventure is a 1995 romance-drama-comedy set in post-WWII Liverpool, following a starstruck teenage girl who joins a shabby theatre troupe and discovers the darker side of theatrical life during a winter production of Peter Pan. Released in May 1995, the film explores themes of youth, ambition, and coming-of-age against a backdrop of post-war England.
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Wide release in United States · Rated R
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Georgina CatesStella
Hugh GrantMeredith Potter
Alan RickmanP.L. O'Hara
Alun ArmstrongUncle Vernon
Peter FirthBunny
Prunella ScalesRose
Rita TushinghamAunt Lily- Alan CoxGeoffrey
Edward PetherbridgeSt.Ives
Nicola PagettDotty Blundell
Carol DrinkwaterDawn Allenby
Clive MerrisonDesmond Fairchild
Gerard McSorleyGeorge
Ruth McCabeGrace Bird
James FrainJohn Harbour
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When was An Awfully Big Adventure released?
The film was released on May 11, 1995.
What is An Awfully Big Adventure about?
The story follows a naive teenage girl in 1947 Liverpool who joins a theatre troupe and becomes entangled in the sexual politics and intrigue of theatrical life while performing in Peter Pan, learning harsh truths about the adult world.
What are the main genres?
An Awfully Big Adventure blends romance, drama, and comedy, balancing lighter moments with deeper explorations of coming-of-age and theatrical culture.
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