DEAN SPANLEY 1st September 2017

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After attending a talk on reincarnation by a visiting swami (Art Malik), sickly Horatio Fisk (Peter O'Toole), who is still grieving over the death of his eldest son, and his youngest son, Henslowe (Jeremy Northam), meet the charismatic Dean Spanley (Sam Neill) and the businessman Wrather (Bryan Brown). Horatio and Dean become fast friends and meet up frequently for dinner. Dean, though, is no ordinary guest. He claims to be the reincarnation of a dog, which only intrigues Horatio more.
Director: Toa Fraser
Screenplay: Alan Sharp
Adapted form a short story by: Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany
Adapted from: My Talks with Dean Spanley
Duration: 100 minutes
Rating: G
More information: www.paramountpicturesaustralia.com.au/deanspanley/


"Toa Fraser's sensitive direction of this deceptively challenging and surprisingly satisfying film, keeps the tone perfectly balanced in the manner of perhaps an eccentric English tale with dashes of humour and pathos." Andrew L. Urban - Urban Cinefile

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