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Wondrous Oblivion is a 2003 British film directed and written by Paul Morrison and produced by Jonny Persey.
Set in suburban south London in 1960, several themes run through the film, though the main storyline concerns the friendship between a young boy, David Wiseman (Sam Smith) who is the son of European Jewish immigrants, and his new next door neighbours, father and Dennis (Delroy Lindo) and young daughter Judy (Leonie Elliott) who are West Indian immigrants. The cement which binds their friendship is a deep love of cricket - but the ride is not always smooth. David finds himself falling for the indifferent Judy, but tensions between other families in the street, and a romantic relationship between Ruth Wiseman (Emily Woof) and Dennis, threaten to break apart the neighbourhood. It is one of the very few films related to the game of cricket. It was a failure at the box office. Some of the scenes were shot in Merchant Taylors School, Northwood.
Original Release
04/23/2004
US Release
04/23/2004
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sam Smith | David Wiseman |
Leagh Conwell | Jessop |
Dominic Barklem | Pritchard |
Jo Stone-Fewings | Mr. Pugh |
Emily Woof | Ruth Wiseman |
Yasmin Paige | Lilian |
Richard Ashton | W.G. Grace |
Carol MacReady | Mrs. Wilson |
Frank Lucas | Victor / Victor Wiseman |
Osnat Schmool | Mrs. Glickstein |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sam Smith | David Wiseman |
Leagh Conwell | Jessop |
Dominic Barklem | Pritchard |
Jo Stone-Fewings | Mr. Pugh |
Emily Woof | Ruth Wiseman |
Yasmin Paige | Lilian |
Richard Ashton | W.G. Grace |
Carol MacReady | Mrs. Wilson |
Frank Lucas | Victor / Victor Wiseman |
Osnat Schmool | Mrs. Glickstein |
Mark Penfold | Head Teacher |
Tom Roberts | James Bryce |
Philip Whitchurch | Mr. Woodberry |
Angela Wynter | Grace Wiseman |
Petra Letang | Loretta Samuel |
Louis Mahoney | Mr. Johnson |
Anni Domingo | Mrs. Jackson |
Delroy Lindo | Dennis / Dennis Samuel |
Leonie Elliott | Judy Samuel |
Naomi Simpson | Dorothy Samuel |
Producers
Name | Role |
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David Kosse | Executive Producer |
Michael Kuhn | Executive Producer |
Kevin Loader | Executive Producer |
Malcolm Ritchie | Executive Producer |
Jill Tandy | Executive Producer |
Stewart Le Marechal | Producer |
Jonny Persey | Producer |
Lesley Stewart | Producer |