month country film month country british film directed film adaptation novel stars screenplay set rural yorkshire summer film follows world war veteran employed carry restoration work medieval mural discovered rural church coming terms effects war shot summer featuring original score film neglected cinema release original film print discovered intervention fan plot set film follows experiences employed carry restoration work medieval mural discovered church small rural community yorkshire escape countryside haunted experiences world war soon fits slow paced life remote village course summer painting begins lose trauma induced particular forms close friendship archaeologist veteran like emotionally war moon employed village working uncover mysterious lost grave interested discovering remains earlier saxon church building field churchyard accepted family station master sundays chapel congregation contrasted established church sleep church children eventually persuade preach sermon nearby methodist chapel forms emotional albeit attachment young wife vicar vicar portrayed work church viewing medieval painting prevalent community cast month country featured film debuts early roles notable british actors cinema feature film cast lead role similarly cinema film second conversely role died richardson reverend colonel old production development initially intended film film producer upgraded original plan cinema feature original working title film falling man commissioned write screenplay pat connor chosen direct contrast book narrated old man film set entirely 1920s brief moment end initial drafts screenplay gray included narrator connor felt correct way present story felt couldn present suggesting internal pain performance wouldn want funding film scarce eventually fell subsidiary thames television success low budget features filming compensate lack budget tight shooting schedule planned days available weeks performing stage nightly london despite set yorkshire majority location filming moved railway station surrounding area utilised location shooting film began august mary church filming periodically hindered weather perfect summer book set forthcoming scenes filmed breaks heavy rain interiors shot church main location film substantially set dressed despite having original medieval wall paintings largest addition creation medieval mural artist create impression country church victorian stone flags replaced brick duration filming original wall paintings covered plastic modern additions covered removed churchyard added including large box tomb focus scenes members local community extras film local children recruited director collect butterflies released shot create summer feeling opposition disruption caused filming problems involving damage section interior restored filming concluded music soundtrack film written scored entirely string orchestra style early 20th century british music blake notes style chosen intended complement contrast recordings classical music particular scenes mural flashback montage world war opened film utilised excerpt der recalls went viewing saw film profound anti war theme certain found choral music laid editors explained loved film thought choral orchestral music worked brilliantly big rich felt score emerge pure expressive small hear head strings blake decided compose score match key mass order music continue seamlessly recording session orchestra found piece running slow flat ask players tune flat match intended key small budget film blake agreed lieu reasonable fee retain copyright music score subsequently arranged suite string orchestra available recording english northern conducted reception awards release film generally received critics writing washington_post suggested hero spiritual quest atmosphere dance future truths mail sunday praised script delight rounded reality characters writing new_york_times praised connor direction suggesting lent film strong sense spiritual quality apparent look film dialogue philadelphia_inquirer wrote rarely love presented scenes hope richardson found like pastoral left outside damp long causing batteries flat following screening guardian suggested film unusually faithful book little better magic makes book precious missing film recipient awards won silver awarded addition nominated evening standard award film screened section cannes film festival dvd blu ray release following cinema release film transferred vhs pan scan edition poet encouraged early career wanted screen film launch poetry book museum found original film prints disappeared contacted agents cast director eventually online fan clubs friends friends discovered film appeared season film american distributors print warehouse unclear possessed rights film months found channel_4 owned rights film eventually released limited edition region dvd late dvd longer widely available united_kingdom complete minute print located los_angeles campaign began restored released dvd limited edition region blu ray release minute version film planned july
A Month in the Country (film)