The Death of the Heart (1987)
A young orphan girl, Portia, goes to live with her well-to-do aunt and uncle. As she is groomed to become a lady, she is confused by the young man who seems to be courting her. Surrounded by pretentious people who have no clue how to deal with teenagers, she soon loses her naïveté and thinks of running away.
- Released
- 1987-05-03
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Peter Hammond
- TMDB rating
- 8.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Phyllis Calvert as Mrs. Heccomb
- JoJo Cole as Portia Quayne
- Daniel Chatto as Eddie
- Alice Douglas as Clara
- Paul Mark Elliott as Cecil
- Samantha Gates as Lillian
- Meryl Hampton as Phyllis
- Robert Hardy as Major Brutt
- Nigel Havers as Thomas Quayne
- Damaris Hayman as Miss Paullie
- Wendy Hiller as Matchett
- Patricia Hodge as Anna Quayne