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Antonia and Jane
Antonia and Jane is a 1991 comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron and starring Saskia Reeves and Imelda Staunton in the title roles. It is about two mismatched woman friends who have had a love–hate relationship with each other since childhood.
The story is told in flashback episodes as narrated by the two characters to their counsellor, prior to their annual dinner date.
Cast.
- Imelda Staunton as Jane Hartman
- Saskia Reeves as Antonia McGill
- Brenda Bruce as the Therapist
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— studied piano with Lucy H. Clinton, pupil of Clara Schumann at Hellmuth Ladies' College, London, Ontario
- 1873 — awarded Lord Dufferin Bronze Medal for Art
- 5th Jan 1874 — began teaching piano, Hellmuth Ladies' College
- Sep 1876 — arrived in New York, became a protégé of Miss Lucy Nelson
- 1878 — met Antonia Henne, contralto, "The most dominating musical influence of my life"
- 1879-1906 — organist and choir director, Calvary Baptist Church in New York