House!
Liam Daniel
Synopsis
Linda is devastated. La Scala, her wonderful bingo hall, is caught in the pincers of development. The council has finally noticed the decay and deterioration and are threatening demolition. And worse: A mile up the valley, Mega Pleasure has been built. The UK's biggest bingo arena. A stream of villagers begin the pilgrimage: the chance to play in the new National Bonanza game and win a million quid. Gavin, the charismatic caller and Linda's lover-elect, soon follows, lured by untold riches and natural fibres. Mr Anzani, Linda's friend, mentor and boss, is distraught. His family of Welsh-Italians have held the hall, in many guises, for over three generations. Is his to be the last?
But Linda discovers she has a gift: she can guess the numbers before they're called. She can decide who wins the games. The pathway to salvation is clear - everyone comes to the lucky hall. But who should she gift the million to? In desperation she seeks her auntie Beth's advice. 'Leave it well alone' is Beth's advice, telling Linda that her (recently deceased) Mother had the same strange abilities. But Linda doesn't leave it and soon finds that some gifts are best left unwrapped.
Details
- Year
- 2000
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 93 mins
- Format
- 35mm Fuji
- Director
- Julian Kemp
- Producer
- David Ball
- Editor
- Jonathan Rudd
- Screenwriter
- Jason Sutton
- Director of Photography
- Kjell Vassdal
- Sound
- Alan Jones, Ian Trapp
- Music
- Mark Thomas
- Principal Cast
- Kelly Macdonald, Miriam Margolyes, Freddie Jones
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 4th April 2008
