Review of Another Country (1984) by Roxanne R — 18 Mar 2011

Wow to see Rupert Everett and Colin Firth so young, smooth skins, at an all boy's school- tempting! Ok let me get in focus here....

Another Country is loosely based on the life of the spy Guy Burgess (played by Rupert Everett) and examines the effect his homosexuality and exposure to Marxism has on his life, and the hypocrisy and snobbery of the English public schools. The setting is a 1930s Eton-esque public school, where Guy Bennett and Tommy Judd (Colin Firth) are friends because they are both outsiders in their own ways. Bennett is openly gay, while Judd is a Marxist. Bennett comes to realize that the British class system relies strongly on outward appearance and that to be openly gay is a severe hindrance to a career as a diplomat. The epilogue of the movie states that he emigrated to Russia later in his life, after having been a spy for the Soviet Union. Judd has died fighting in the Spanish Civil War. Recommended!