Cider with Rosie

1998 · 102 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 220 VOTES · DIR. Charles Beeson

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Overview

Made by Carlton Television for ITV (UK) , this adaptation of Laurie Lee's autobiographical novel follows a young man's maturation in the country town of Gloucestershire near the end of World War I. As young Laurie (Dashiell Reece) comes of age under the protective eye of his mother (Juliet Stevenson), he learns to live with an eccentric collection of friends, neighbours, and relatives. As he enters his teenage years, Laurie (now played by Joe Roberts) discovers women, specifically Rosie Burdock (Lia Barrow). Veteran screenwriter John Mortimer adapted Lee's book, with Lee narrating.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,131 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:56 I was set down from the carrier's cart
00:05:38 I don't say I won't try a taste of that.
00:08:53 thus enabling my mother to raise both his families
00:12:44 Why was that, then?
00:16:05 Very cultivated they were.
00:21:44 # My pretty Nell
00:27:07 - Our home's in the village now. - Not my home, Ann.
00:32:14 and they danced.
00:35:53 - I suppose so. - Well, come and sit here for the present.
00:40:06 To celebrate what... exactly?
00:43:55 Morning, all.
00:48:53 Oh, there, now, I'm sure he hasn't.
00:52:36 Wake up, Laurie Lee.
00:56:05 who doesn't even know his three times seven.
01:01:08 Excuse me.
01:04:35 # The pain of salt will go...
01:10:31 Oh, not me, I'm afraid.
01:15:02 Get that brass plate off.
01:18:23 Beattie Burroughs.
01:21:36 Poor lady.
01:26:38 some rusty pots and a dog rose.
01:29:44 Get off! Get off.
01:33:04 What is it, then?
01:37:04 I liked you better than Bill Trimble.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,131
Dialogue density11.1 lines / min
First line00:01:56
Final line01:37:04

Production Record

DirectorCharles Beeson
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes220