Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Name: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Genre: Drama
Released: 1990
Rating: 72.195
Cast: Charlotte Coleman, Geraldine McEwan, Emily Aston, Kenneth Cranham, Elizabeth Spriggs

1990·TV Show

3Episodes in1Season

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Ratings

72/100

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7.7

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About

Seven-year-old Jess is removed from her peculiar Pentecostal home and sent to school.

DNA

Genres: Coming-Of-Age Biographical Drama Religious Drama
Mood: SentimentalReflectiveMelancholicNostalgicPoignant
Themes: Coming Of AgeIdentity CrisisReligious FaithFamily Relationships
Plot: Cultural ClashesIdentity ExplorationReligious UpbringingFirst Day At SchoolGrowing Up In A Religious Community
Pacing: LeisurelyEpisodic
Narrative: FlashbacksNonlinear Narrative
Dialog: Colloquial Language
Character Types: Everyman
Time: 1980s1970s
Place: Rural CountrysideSchool SettingReligious Institution
Cinematic Style: Minimalist SetsLong Takes
Costume and Set: Period-Accurate Costumes

Sequels and Prequels

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Crew

Directed by:

Beeban Kidron

Written by:

Jeanette Winterson

Produced by:

Phillippa Giles

Cast

Charlotte Coleman

Jess

Geraldine McEwan

Mother

Emily Aston

Small Jess

Kenneth Cranham

Pastor Finch

Elizabeth Spriggs

May

Cathryn Bradshaw

Melanie

Celia Imrie

Miss Jewsbury

Barbara Hicks

Cissy

David Thewlis

Doctor

Pam Ferris

Mrs Arkwright

Richard Henders

Graham

Katy Murphy

Mrs Virtue

Roger Walker

Fishmonger

Ken Kitson

First fisherman

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