My Life So Far

Aug 25, 1999

1h 38m

★ 5.5

Imagine a summer in paradise with nothing to do except everything your heart desires.

Overview

A memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman, including an aviator. When the elder woman's son shows up at the estate with his French fiancé, everything gets thrown into turmoil. The young boy takes a sudden interest in her sexual allure and his father is disturbed by his own non-Victorian feelings.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Enigma Productions

Hudson Film

Miramax

My Life So Far Trailers

Cast

Edward Pettigrew

Colin Firth

Gamma MacIntosh

Rosemary Harris

Aunt Heloise

Irène Jacob

Moira 'Mumsie' Pettigrew

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Uncle Morris MacIntosh

Malcolm McDowell

Fraser Pettigrew

Robert Norman

Gabriel Chenoux

Tchéky Karyo

Elspeth Pettigrew

Kelly Macdonald

Rollo

Roddy McDonald

Finlay

Daniel Baird

Brenda Pettigrew

Jennifer Fergie

Meg

Kristin Smith

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