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From Time to Time

From Time to Time

Adventure · Fantasy · Drama · 2009

A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, two centuries apart. When 13 year old Tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations.

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From Time to Time

“Unlock the secrets of the past...”

2009 Adventure · Fantasy · Drama 1h 35m

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6.3 / 10

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A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, two centuries apart. When 13 year old Tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations.

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Directed by

Julian Fellowes

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Linnet

Dominic West

Dominic West

Caxton

Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Boggis

Alex Etel

Alex Etel

Tolly

Pauline Collins

Pauline Collins

Mrs. Tweedle

Eliza Bennett

Eliza Bennett

Susan

Rachel Bell

Rachel Bell

Perkins

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Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.