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Stevie is a 1978 British biographical film directed by Robert Enders, and starring Glenda Jackson, Trevor Howard, Mona Washbourne, and Alec McCowen. It was based on the play Stevie by Hugh Whitemore.[1]

Stevie
Directed by	Robert Enders
Written by	Hugh Whitemore (screenplay) Stevie Smith (from the works of)
Starring	Glenda Jackson Trevor Howard Mona Washbourne Alec McCowen
Cinematography	Freddie Young
Edited by	Peter Tanner
Music by	Patrick Gowers
Production companies	First Artists Bowden Productions Limited
Distributed by	Scotia-Barber
Release date	1978
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

The film is about the life of the British poet Stevie Smith (played by Glenda Jackson), and centres on Smith's relationship with her aunt (Mona Washbourne), with whom she lived for many years in a house in Palmers Green, London.[2]

Cast

• Glenda Jackson as Stevie
• Trevor Howard as The Man
• Mona Washbourne as Aunt
• Alec McCowen as Freddy
• Emma Louise Fox as Stevie as child

Release and reception

Studios that distributed the film included The Samuel Goldwyn Company in the U.S., Hoyts in Australia, and Universal Pictures internationally.

Film critic Roger Ebert rated the film a perfect 4 out of 4 stars, and wrote "It contains one of Glenda Jackson's greatest performances. She knows this character well... She does what great actors can do: She takes a character who might seem uninteresting, and makes us care deeply about the uneventful days of her life."[3]

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Mona Washbourne	Won	[4]
British Academy Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[5]
Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama	Glenda Jackson	Nominated	[6]
	Best Supporting Actress	Mona Washbourne	Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[7]
National Board of Review Awards	Top Ten Films		Won	[8]
	Best Actress	Glenda Jackson	Won
	Best Supporting Actress	Mona Washbourne	Won
National Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[9]
New York Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Actress	Glenda Jackson	Won	[10]
	Best Supporting Actress	Mona Washbourne	Won

References

External links

• Stevie at IMDb
• Stevie at Rotten Tomatoes

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