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Wondrous Oblivion is a British film of genre Drama directed by Paul Morrison released in USA on 23 april 2004 with Delroy Lindo
Wondrous Oblivion (2004)
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Add to a movie listWondrous Oblivion is a 2003 British film directed and written by Paul Morrison and produced by Jonny Persey.
Set in suburban south London in 1960, several themes run through the film, though the main storyline concerns the friendship between a young boy, David Wiseman (Sam Smith) who is the son of European Jewish immigrants, and his new next door neighbours, father and Dennis (Delroy Lindo) and young daughter Judy (Leonie Elliott) who are West Indian immigrants. The cement which binds their friendship is a deep love of cricket - but the ride is not always smooth. David finds himself falling for the indifferent Judy, but tensions between other families in the street, and a romantic relationship between Ruth Wiseman (Emily Woof) and Dennis, threaten to break apart the neighbourhood. It is one of the very few films related to the game of cricket. It was a failure at the box office. Some of the scenes were shot in Merchant Taylors School, Northwood.
Actors
Delroy Lindo
(Dennis)
Emily Woof
(Ruth Wiseman)
Stanley Townsend
(Victor)
Leagh Conwell
(Jessop)
Yasmin Paige
(Lilian)
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