Lin and Ralph - A Love Story (The Director's Cut)
Synopsis
Lin, 54, is blind and has cerebral palsy, husband Ralph, 70, is her full-time carer and has Parkinson's Disease.
Filmed over 17 years by close friend and award-winning documentary maker, Marilyn Gaunt, this is an intimate portrait of a marriage that has overcome incredible odds and achieved great things.
Details
- Year
- 2006
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 62 mins
- Format
- DV Cam, DVD
- Director
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Marilyn Gaunt
- Producer
- Mike Chamberlaine
- Co-Producer
- Mike Chamberlaine
- Editor
- Paul Dosaj
- Director of Photography
- Marilyn Gaunt
- Sound
- Marilyn Gaunt
- Principal cast
- Lin (née Berwick) and Ralph Boyce
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
mike@stampede.co.uk
Sales Company
TVF Ltd
375 City RoadLondon EC1 BINB
UK
T+44 (0)20 7837 3000
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