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Dean Spanley is a 2008 British comedy drama film, with fantastic elements, directed by Fijian New Zealander Toa Fraser. Set in Edwardian England, the film is based on an Alan Sharp adaptation of Irish author Lord Dunsany's 1936 novella My Talks with Dean Spanley.
Dec 12, 2008 · Dean Spanley is a 2008 film about a father-son relationship and reincarnation, set in Edwardian England. It stars Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill, Bryan Brown and Peter O'Toole, and is directed by Toa Fraser.
- (3.8K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Toa Fraser
- 2008-12-12
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- Toa Fraser
- PG
- 16
A funny, intelligent and delighfully adult fairytale set in Edwardian England, Dean Spanley will be unlike anything else that you've seen lately. Peter O'Toole delivers a mesmerising performance as a misanthropic curmudgeon who cannot come to terms with his elder son's death, and has little time or affection for his younger son, Jeremy Northam.
- (751)
- Performing Arts
- DVD
- English
With the assistance of two bottles of Imperial Tokay, Dean Spanley inhabiting his dog persona reveals that his master called him Wag. He describes in detail, and the film shows, the day he ran away with his friend, a much more streetwise dog, perhaps a stray, for an adventure.
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In Edwardian London, a man and his bullheaded elderly father meet Dean Spanley, an eccentric whose wild tale of reincarnation sparks surprising new life in the old man. A charming comedy, with Sam Neill. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.