Castaway (film)

Castaway is a 1986 film starring Amanda Donohoe and Oliver Reed, and directed by Nicolas Roeg. It was adapted from its namesake 1984 book by Lucy Irvine, telling of her experiences of staying for a year with writer Gerald Kingsland on the isolated island of Tuin, between New Guinea and Australia.

Background

In 1981, Irvine responded to a "Writer seeks 'Spouse' for year on tropical island" advertisement placed by Kingsland in the London magazine Time Out. Chosen by Kingsland from over fifty applicants, Irvine agreed to marry him in order to satisfy immigration restrictions before they travelled to Tuin. She was 25 and Kingsland 49.

After a year on the island she returned to England and wrote her memoirs.

Soundtrack

The film features a song by English artist Kate Bush, "Be Kind to My Mistakes", that later appeared on the 1997 re-release of her album Hounds of Love.

Cast

  • Oliver Reed as Gerald Kingsland
  • Amanda Donohoe as Lucy Irvine
  • Georgina Hale as Sister Saint Margaret
  • Frances Barber as Sister Saint Winifred
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    Castaway

    by: Chasen

    I feel destruction running hard through my veins
    But I see redemption rushing my way
    My victories are bittersweet and now I can tell
    The only place my plans have lead me is right where I fell
    I'm overboard, too far from shore, castaway trying to make it home
    I catch my breath to save myself but I can't
    In my sight You were just in time, I feel You now, You're by my side
    And I know You gave me a gift of a second chance
    I had a dream of a life of my own
    And I had a place that I thought was my home
    But now I see I just can't have it any other way
    It's all or nothing, do or die and I'm the price I pay because
    I'm overboard, too far from shore, castaway trying to make it home
    I catch my breath to save myself but I can't
    In my sight You were just in time, I feel You now, You're by my side
    And I know You gave me a gift of a second chance
    A second chance
    A second chance I won't forget, a second life I won't regret
    A second wind to brave this night, a second more to make it right
    A second chance I won't forget, a second life I won't regret
    A second wind to brave this night, a second more to make it right
    I'm overboard, too far from shore, castaway trying to make it home
    I catch my breath to save myself but I can't
    In my sight You were just in time, I feel You now, You're by my side
    And I know You gave me a gift of a second chance
    A gift of a second chance
    I'm a castaway




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