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A seemingly funny story set in a seaside shanty town consisting of cramped beach huts with no view of the sea; crying children in a car, enough luggage for an expedition to distant parts, traffic jams in the rain, a sudden swerve... There is a certain degree of seriousness behind a story whose ups and downs are determined by chance encounter. (Belgian Cinematek)
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Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. The young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him and after a couple of meetings they decide to go ahead. Once on the island things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies, and gradually it becomes clear that it is Lucy who has the desire and the strength to try and see the year through.

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