High Season

Jun 1 1988 R 1h 30m
Comedy, Romance

On the isle of Rhodes, Katherine, an expatriate English photographer, lives with her daughter. A young local wants to encourage tourism, so he commissions a sculpture of the Unknown Tourist for the town square; the sculptor he brings to Rhodes is Kate's ex-husband. Also there to see Kate is Sharp, an aging antiquarian and her dear friend. He has something important to tell her. As Kate, her ex, and Sharp sort out things that go back years, two English tourists bumble about, one thinking he's fallen in love with Kate, his wife thinking she's found her own lover. A rare vase, a spy, old friendships, the statue's unveiling, and off-hand English sorting-out play into the resolution.

Plot

Its summer time on a gorgeous Greek island, which means it is tourist season. Although local photographer Katherine dislikes the onslaught of the seasonal visitor invasion of her peaceful home, this year she has much greater issues. For starters she is broke; her best friend and confidant, a British art expert, may very well be a Russian spy; her ex-husband is a philandering playboy; and the timid English tourist Branagh on his second honeymoon is actually pursing her.

Written by

Mark Peploe, Clare Peploe

Directed by

Clare Peploe

Cast

Jacqueline Bisset, James Fox, Irene Papas

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

British Screen Productions, Channel Four Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Trailers
High Season (1987) Trailer.wmv
Scores
# of Votes
522
Average Rating
5.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA