Venus Peter
Produced for Scottish television, Venus Peter was financed by the Orkney Islands Council. The title character is transformed into a "sea child" when he is baptized with salt water. Though his family tries hard to accustom him to life on land, Peter (Gordon R. Strachan) yearns to go to sea -- or, at the very least, to escape his cloistered community. He finds a kindred spirit in Princess Paloma (Juliet Cadzow), the village "looney," who, alas, is eventually carted away to an institution. Briefly fascinated by poetry and music, thanks to his lovely teacher Miss Balsibie (Sinead Cusack), Peter is disillusioned when he finds his teacher in the arms of her lover (and out of her clothing). The final blow to Peter's idealism comes when his grandfather's ship is repossessed. Despite the bleakness of his surroundings and his seemingly dead-end existence, however, Peter never completely lets go of his dreams, and the film ends on a positive note.
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Genres
드라마
Release
1989-03-05
Cast
George Anton
Billy
Ray McAnally
Grandpa
Sinéad Cusack
Miss Balsilbie
Gordon R Strachan
Peter
Louise Breslin
Leebie
David Hayman
Kinnear
Juliet Cadzow
Princess Paloma
Caroline Paterson
Mother
Peter Caffrey
Father
Emma Dingwall
Jenny
Ken Drury
Gowens
Sheila Keith
Epp
Mary MacLeod
Miss Sangster
Christopher Fairbank
Blind Man
Alex McAvoy
Beadle
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