Trailer for My Talks with Dean Spanley
Since the death of his younger brother in the Boer war and shortly after his mother died, Henslowe Fisk (Jeremy Northam - Martin and Lewis) has fallen in to a routine of spending Thursdays with his curmudgeonly father Horatio (Peter O'Toole - Christmas Cottage). On this particular Thursday they go a lecture by a visiting swami (Art Malik) who is giving a talk on the transmigration of souls. It is there that they meet conveyancer Wrather (Bryan Brown - The Poseidon Adventure) and local clergyman, Dean Spanley (Sam Neill - Irresistible). As the day plays out Henslowe meets the Dean on two more occasions, firstly at his father's club where they discover the Dean has a penchant for Tokay wine and then again outside a church. Intrigued by the Dean's interest in reincarnation Henslowe calls on the services of Wrather to acquire some vintage Tokay wine in order to lure the Dean into having a meal with him. The meal with the aid of the wine starts to reveal curious memories of a previous life as a dog! ... Read Review