Interlude

An underrated gem of romance and melodrama featuring the always excellent Oskar Werner (Jules and Jim, Fahrenheit 451) as Stefan Zelter, a temperamental and arrogant conductor whose wife and children seem to be an afterthought in his turbulent life. When lovely young journalist Sally Carter (Barbara Ferris, Children of the Damned) approaches him for an interview, she draws more out of him than he expects and they begin a tentative affair. As their relationship matures, Sally becomes disenchanted as Stefan's career and family place increasing pressures on their time together. A bittersweet, realistic look at the effect of a love triangle on all it's members, this is a mature and beautiful film with humor and warmth. Strong supporting performances from a superb cast include Virginia Maskell, Donald Sutherland, Derek Jacobi, Nora Swinburne and John Cleese (who has a tiny role in Sally's introduction to the conductor).

Director: Kevin Billington
Producer: David Deutsch
Actor: Oskar Werner
Actor: Barbara Ferris
Actor: Virginia Maskell
Actor: Donald Sutherland
Actor: Nora Swinburne
Actor: Alan Webb
Actor: Gino Mulvazzi
Actor: Muguette De Braie
Actor: Robert Lang
Actor: Roslyn de Winter
Actor: Janet Davies
Actor: Sarah Jane Stratton
Actor: Bernard Kay
Actor: Geraldine Sherman
Actor: John Cleese
Actor: Simon Davis
Actor: Steve Plytas
Actor: Rosalie Westwater
Actor: Gay Cameron
Actor: Anjula Harman
Actor: Ernest Fleischmann
Actor: Derek Jacobi
Actor: Richard Pescud
Actor: Humphrey Burton