She's Been Away 35 years old

But her return set them both free

A woman who has been institutionalized for 60 years for the "crime" of not conforming to the 1920s image of what a proper young woman should be (in other words, she did what she wanted and didn't care what anyone else thought about it) is finally released to the custody of her family, consisting of her grand-nephew and his family. At first she keeps a self-imposed distance from the relatives, but she soon finds herself coming around to her nephew's wife, a free spirit who is under the thumb of her cold and controlling husband

Credits

She's Been Away Cast

Name Character
Rachel Kempson She was 79, 92 years old when she died
James Fox He was 50, now 85 years old
Rebecca Pidgeon She was 23, now 59 years old
Geraldine James She was 39, now 74 years old
Peggy Ashcroft She was 81, 83 years old when she died
Hugh Lloyd He was 66, 85 years old when he died

She's Been Away Crew

Name Department
Stephen Poliakoff as Writer. He was 36 (now 71) years old Writing
Peter Hall as Director. He was 58 (86) years old when He died Directing
She's Been Away poster
She's Been Away (35 years)

But her return set them both free

  • Release day: Sunday, July 09, 1989
  • Runtime: 103 minutes