Based on a true story, this film had its world premiere at the Heartland International Film Festival in Indianapolis, IN in 2022. Carolyn Weber, author of the book on which the film is based, along with actress Rose Reid, who played Caro Drake in the film, and other producers. Based on a true story, this film had its world premiere at Heartland International.
Carolyn Weber, author of the book on which the biographical novel is based, was in attendance, along with actress Rose Reid, who played Caro Drake. in the film, and other members of the producers.. Christmas Eve in my hometownWritten by Stanley William Zabka and Donald Upton.
Caro Drake (Rose Reid) is a typically dedicated student who arrives at Oxford University on a scholarship, determined to succeed, make her family proud, and leave with a Ph.D. She’s quite shy and reserved by nature, but she’s not an attractive violet – helpful because her charismatic neighbor is Edward (Louis Landau) – and he’s a bit of a Lothario. Caro makes a few friends and, largely in spite of herself, finds herself drawn to the charmingly enigmatic “Kent”.
(Ruairi O’Connor). He’s an interesting character who lives by some strong Christian principles that seem to ensure that their relationship can’t really go any further. There are some useful scenes featuring the college dean (Phyllis Logan) that help us flesh out the bones of this initially rather shallow personality; Simon Callow turns up to spark serious theoretical debate and Mark Williams proves to be the honest, inspiring – and rather sarcastic – lecturer that is much needed at this stage in our educational lives.
In fact, there’s quite a bit of on-screen chemistry between Reid and O’Connor, and while it occasionally borders on introspection, it’s a pretty compelling observation about the true story of two people finding each other. Not what I expected and worth noting. PS: There is a Q&A that I would strongly suggest you avoid until the movie!