Not the attitude I'd been given to expect from the H.E. Bates novel I'd read. I thought...
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[Marwood knocks on the door of a farmhouse. An old woman with a clunky hearing aid pinned to her apron opens the door] Mrs. Parkin:
What do you want? Marwood:
I'm a friend of Montague Withnail's. He's lent us his cottage. I wondered if you could sell us some food. Eggs and things. [the woman just squints at him] Marwood:
What about wood and coal? [she still doesn't answer. He leans up close to her, speaking into to her hearing aid] Marwood:
I'm not from London, you know. Mrs. Parkin:
I don't care where you come from! [she slams the door in his face] Marwood:
[voiceover]
Not the attitude I'd been given to expect from the H.E. Bates novel I'd read. I thought they'd all be out the back, drinking cider and discussing butter. Clearly a myth. Evidently country people are no more receptive to strangers than city-dwellers
What do you want? Marwood:
I'm a friend of Montague Withnail's. He's lent us his cottage. I wondered if you could sell us some food. Eggs and things. [the woman just squints at him] Marwood:
What about wood and coal? [she still doesn't answer. He leans up close to her, speaking into to her hearing aid] Marwood:
I'm not from London, you know. Mrs. Parkin:
I don't care where you come from! [she slams the door in his face] Marwood:
[voiceover]
Not the attitude I'd been given to expect from the H.E. Bates novel I'd read. I thought they'd all be out the back, drinking cider and discussing butter. Clearly a myth. Evidently country people are no more receptive to strangers than city-dwellers
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What do you want
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I'm a friend of Montague Withnail's He's lent us his cottage
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I wondered if you could sell us some food eggs and things
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Hmm
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What about wood and coal
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I'm not from London you know
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I don't care where you come from
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Not the attitude I'd been given to expect
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from the H E Bates novel I'd read
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I thought they'd all be out the back drinking cider discussing butter
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Clearly a myth
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Evidently country people are no more receptive to strangers than city dwellers
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Movie Summary
In 1969, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous.
