Spider (2002)
Spider (Ralph Fiennes) moves - tentatively - into a half way house, many years after a traumatic event that sent him to an asylum. Here, not far from the giant gas tank that is close to his childhood home, his memories are awakend of his boyhood in the care of his beloved mother (Miranda Richardson) and his wicked father (Gabriel Byrne) whose affair with the blonde (Miranda Richardson) in the local Dog and Beggar pub triggered the dramatic events that robbed him of his mother - and his mind. Based on the novel by Patrick McGrath.
Primary Title
- Spider
Date Broadcast
- Monday 22 April 2013
Release Year
- 2002
Start Time
- 08 : 30
Finish Time
- 10 : 00
Duration
- 90:00
Channel
- Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Spider (Ralph Fiennes) moves - tentatively - into a half way house, many years after a traumatic event that sent him to an asylum. Here, not far from the giant gas tank that is close to his childhood home, his memories are awakend of his boyhood in the care of his beloved mother (Miranda Richardson) and his wicked father (Gabriel Byrne) whose affair with the blonde (Miranda Richardson) in the local Dog and Beggar pub triggered the dramatic events that robbed him of his mother - and his mind. Based on the novel by Patrick McGrath.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Suspense films
- Halfway houses--Drama
- Schizophrenia--Drama
- Feature films--Canada
- Feature films--Great Britain
Genres
- Drama
- Mystery
- Thriller
Contributors
- David Cronenberg (Director)
- Patrick McGrath (Writer)
- Ralph Fiennes (Actor)
- Miranda Richardson (Actor)
- Gabriel Byrne (Actor)
- Lynn Redgrave (Actor)
- John Neville (Actor)
- Catherine Bailey (Producer)
- David Cronenberg (Producer)
- Samuel Hadida (Producer)
- Howard Shore (Composer)
- Peter Suschitzky (Cinematographer)
- Odeon Films (Production Unit)
- Capitol Films (Production Unit)
- Artists Independent Network (Production Unit)
- Grosvenor Park Productions (Production Unit)
- Catherine Bailey Ltd (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Suspense films
- Halfway houses--Drama
- Schizophrenia--Drama
- Feature films--Canada
- Feature films--Great Britain