Film

Our Winnie

1982 · 40m

Winnie is a mentally handicapped woman who lives with her elderly mother (Cora) and aunt (Ida). They visit the cemetery where Winnie’s father is buried. Also in the cemetery are two art students, one of whom (Liz) asks if she can take a photograph of the three women. She takes it while they are not prepared, making them look ridiculous (Cora is putting her make-up on, Winnie is staring at the camera with her mouth open). Cora is angry, and Liz takes another of them properly posed. But she enters the first photograph for a competition, where it wins a prize

Elizabeth Spriggs

Cora

Constance Chapman

Ida

Sheila Kelley

Winnie

Max Hafler

First Attendant

Jim Broadbent

Second Attendant

Lesley Manville

Liz

Jimmy Yuill

Charles

Avril Elgar

Ivy

Peter Lorenzelli

Eric

Veronica Roberts

Interviewer

Jackie Shinn

Undertaker

• Malcolm MowbrayDirector
• Alan BennettWriter
• Innes LloydProducer

Release date

November 12, 1982

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

40m