Our Winnie 41 years old

Winnie is a mentally handicapped woman who lives with her elderly mother (Cora) and aunt (Ida). They visit the cemetery where Winnie's father is buried. Also in the cemetery are two art students, one of whom (Liz) asks if she can take a photograph of the three women. She takes it while they are not prepared, making them look ridiculous (Cora is putting her make-up on, Winnie is staring at the camera with her mouth open). Cora is angry, and Liz takes another of them properly posed. But she enters the first photograph for a competition, where it wins a prize.

Credits

Our Winnie Cast

Name Character
Jim Broadbent He was 33, now 74 years old as Second Attendant
Lesley Manville She was 26, now 68 years old as Liz
Sheila Kelley She was 18, now 59 years old as Winnie
Jimmy Yuill He was 26, now 68 years old as Charles
Avril Elgar She was 50, now 92 years old as Ivy

Our Winnie Crew

Name Department
Malcolm Mowbray as Director. He was 33 (now 75) years old Directing
Alan Bennett as Writer. He was 48 (now 89) years old Writing
Our Winnie poster
Our Winnie (41 years)

  • Release day: Friday, November 12, 1982
  • Runtime: 40 minutes