Characters & Themes
Secret Friends (1991) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1991 · 97 mins · English
- Directed by
- Dennis Potter
- Starring
- Alan Bates, Ian McNeice, Frances Barber, Colin Jeavons, Joanna David, Davyd Harries
While riding a train, middle‑aged illustrator John suffers an anxiety attack that triggers a profound identity crisis. His failing marriage begins to merge with an increasingly vivid fantasy world populated by prostitutes and call girls, and the memory of a long‑forgotten childhood secret friend emerges, haunting his delusional thoughts.
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