Movie

Our Winnie (1982)

• November 12, 1982
• 40m

Overview

Winnie is a mentally handicapped woman who lives with her elderly mother (Cora) and aunt (Ida). They visit the cemetery where Winnie’s father is buried. Also in the cemetery are two art students, one of whom (Liz) asks if she can take a photograph of the three women. She takes it while they are not prepared, making them look ridiculous (Cora is putting her make-up on, Winnie is staring at the camera with her mouth open). Cora is angry, and Liz takes another of them properly posed. But she enters the first photograph for a competition, where it wins a prize

Director

Malcolm Mowbray

Writers

Alan Bennett

Starring

Elizabeth Spriggs, Constance Chapman, Sheila Kelley