
My Brilliant Career(1979)
A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.



Clive Owen
Jake

Diana Quick
Susan

David Thewlis
Ringe

Melanie Kilburn
Kate
Rosalind Bennett
Lyn

Moya Brady
Tess

Sheila Reid
Jake's Mother
Bill Rodgers
Bluto

Tim Potter
Harry

Jim Broadbent
Donald
Vroom is a romance, drama film released in 1988 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Beeban Kidron, it stars Clive Owen, Diana Quick, David Thewlis. Two young men and a sultry divorcee flee their drab hometown existence, taking to the road in a bubblegum pink chevrolet.
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