Passionate Friends, The

Date: 1949
Director: David Lean
Production Company: Cineguild

Stars: Ann Todd, Claude Rains, Trevor Howard
Location(s): Haute-Savoie (France), London

Region(s): ,

Storyline:

The romantic reminisces of an independent woman whilst on holiday in Switzerland.

Additional Information:

Screen shots uploaded by Phil Wilkinson from source material provided by John Tunstill.

Also known as ‘One Woman’s Story’ (US Title).

 

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Establishing shot of Lac d'Annecy, Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France.

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Panning left from image pasfr001. Lac d'Annecy, Annecy.

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In flashback, Mary (Ann Todd) and Howard Justin (Claude Rains) talk with Professor Steven (Trevor Howard) and Pat Stratton (Isabel Dean) after a New Years Eve party. Unidentified location that may be a studio set.

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Mary and Howard arrive home. Unknown location, again this may be a set.

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Mary and Steven take a boat along the Thames. In the background are Somerset House and Waterloo bridge. London SE1.

Peter found more moored boats.

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Mary and Steven walk towards the Royal Exchange with the Mansion House in the background.

The junction of Threadneedle Street and Cornhill, London EC3. Also seen in 'The Mackintosh Man'.

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Mary at the Hotel Splendide on the shores of Lac d'Annecy. Annecy, France

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Steven arrives at the hotel. Annecy, Haute-Savoie.

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Mary introduces Steven to Miss Layton (Betty Ann Davies). Lac d'Annecy, Annecy.

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Steven and Mary take a boat and go out for the day together. Lac d'Annecy.

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The couple ride the cable car up Mont Blanc. Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France.

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The view from the mountain. Chamonix, France.

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Howard arrives at the Hotel Splendide. Annecy, Haute-Savoie.

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Back in London, Mary enters the fictional Bishopsgate underground station. After much discussion with Nick Cooper, we believe this to be a set based on the eastbound Central Line platform at Bank station.

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Steven waits for Mary on the steps below the Duke of York Memorial. The steps to The Mall in SW1 also appear in 'Hue and Cry', ’28 Days Later’, 'The Internecine Project', '101 Dalmatians' and 'The Sandwich Man'

Now at dusk. SJ

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Mary arrives at the top of the steps leading down to The Mall with Waterloo Place in the background. SW1.

Relatively unchanged. SJ

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Mary departs after the her encounter with Steven.

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Mary heads for an Underground Station. Nick Cooper identifies this as the station entrance set into the Bank of England. See his page: http://www.nickcooper.org.uk/subterra/lu/lufilmtv/tpfriend.htm

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Mary walks along platform of the film's Park Street station. A pretty accurate studio set based on the eastbound Central Line platform at Bank, included for sake of completeness. Information from Nick Cooper and Phil Wilkinson.