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AKA
- Director: Duncan Roy
- Writer: Duncan Roy
- Producer: Julian Alexander; Julian Hayward
CGiii Comment
Over-stated pomposity and a ridiculous supporting hammy cast - it has none of the finesse of Ripley - nor the talent.
Why make a film that was destined to be so blisteringly inferior, such shabby plagiarism?!
No traces of intelligence to be found anywhere.
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The(ir) Blurb...
AKA is the story of a disaffected youth's search for love, status, and identity in late 1970s Britain. 18-year old Dean is handsome and bright, but feels hampered by his working-class background and by his family. In order to make something of himself, Dean assumes another identity and manages to enter high society. As he navigates this decadent new world, he meets a host of characters, including David, an older gay man who desires him, and Benjamin, a young hustler from Texas who has also managed to find a place among the aristocracy. Can Dean find love while living a lie? How much is he willing to sacrifice in order to pull off his charade? Presented through three simultaneous frames rather than one.
Cast & Characters
Matthew Leitch as Dean Page;
Diana Quick as Lady Gryffoyn;
George Asprey as David;
Lindsey Coulson as Georgie;
Blake Ritson as Alexander Gryffoyn;
Peter Youngblood Hills as Benjamin;
Geoff Bell as Brian Page;
Hannah Yelland as Camille Sturton;
Daniel Lee as Jamie Page;
Bill Nighy as Uncle Louis Gryffoyn;
David Kendall as Lee Page;
Fenella Woolgar as Sarah;
Sean Gilder as Tim Lyttleton;
Robin Soans as Neil Frost;
Stephen Boxer as Dermot