Conquest
Synopsis
Conquest has seen better days. Most people have moved away and those who have stayed are getting on a bit. Except Pincer Bedier. At 32, he has returned to run the small bank and he is not afraid of spending his bank's money to keep the town alive! The most cynical is Grace Gallagher, a woman in her 70's who has never given up on her dream to live in a real place like Rome.
Beautiful and mysterious Daisy MacDonald lands in town when her sports car breaks down. To Daisy, Pincer's town is the end of the earth, the last place she can see herself staying. Her presence begins to perk up the town. Daisy however has found herself with a problem. She's fallen in love with the banker.
In this off-beat romantic comedy, almost everyone gets what they want. Grace finds a way to escape. Pincer finds a way for his dreams to live on and Daisy finds the nerve to get off the road.
Details
- Year
- 1999
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 95 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Piers Haggard
- Producer
- Christina Jennings, Stephen Onda
- Director of Photography
- Gerald Packer
- Principal cast
- Lothaire Bluteau, Tara Fitzgerald
- Screen Writer
- Rob Forsyth
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Shaftesbury Films Inc. 264B Adelaide Street East Toronto Ontario Canada M5A INI Tel: 001 416 363 1411 Fax: 001 416 363 1428 Email: shaftesburyfilms@compuserve.com
Sales Company
North & South Film Ltd The Floris Building 39-43 Brewer Street London W1R 3FD Tel: 020 7494 1122 Fax: 020 7494 1144 Email: info@northsouthfilm.demon.co.uk
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