We’ve got the first-look images for Call the Midwife star Natalie Quarry’s new British movie, which has just finished filming.
Written and directed by Richard Hawkins, Think of England is set in the run-up to the Allied invasion of France when two British movie projects are commissioned – but they couldn’t be more different.
One is Laurence Olivier’s lavish production of William Shakespeare’s Henry V and the other is a pornographic movie to build morale for the boys at the front.
So a former movie star, a German director, an aspiring actress, an Etonian captain, an alcoholic hair and makeup artist and an innocent young lad all arrive on a remote Orkney island to carry out their secret (and steamy) mission.
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Think of England stars Quarry alongside Jack Bandeira, John McCrea, Ronni Ancona, Ben Bela Böhm, Ollie Maddigan and Oscar Hoppe. It is produced by Nick O’Hagan and Poppy O’Hagan of Giant Films.
Filming took place at Shinfield Studios in Reading and on location on Anglesey, with principal photography now wrapped on the satirical drama.
“No matter how tough indie filmmaking can get, we would always remind ourselves what a privilege it is to bring such unique stories to life,” said Poppy O’Hagan.
Hawkins added: “Very excited to have completed principle photography on Think of England. 7 extraordinary narratives, 4 cinematic grammars, 3 different media, 2 aspect ratios, 1 entire film! All in the can!”
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Quarry made her Call the Midwife debut in the most recent series as one of the new midwives, Rosalind Clifford.
The long-running BBC show returns this Christmas for a new special, before series 14 airs next year. Filming resumed on the next series earlier this month.
Think of England does not yet have a release date.
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