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Hotel du Lac is a
Booker Prize winning novel (
1984) by
Anita Brookner.
Plot
Romantic novelist Edith Hope is staying in a hotel on the shores of
Lake Geneva, where her friends have advised her to retreat following an unfortunate incident. There she meets other English visitors, including Mrs Pusey and her daughter Jennifer, and an attractive middle-aged man, Mr Neville.
Edith reaches Hotel du Lac in a state of bewildered confusion at the turn of events in her life. A secret and often lonely affair with a married man and an aborted marriage later, she's banished by her friends, who advise her to go on "probation" so as to "grow up," and "be a woman," atoning for her mistakes.
Edith comes to the hotel swearing not to change. The silent charms of the hotel and her observations of the guests there all tug at Edith with questions of her identity, forcing her to examine who she's and what she's been. At the hotel, she observes people from different walks of their lives — Mrs Pusey and her daughter, Jennifer and their love for each other and the splendid oblivious lives they live, Mme de Bonneuil, who lives at the hotel in solitary expulsion from her son and Monica who came to the hotel acceding to her husband's demands. She falls for the ambiguous smile of Mr Neville, who asks for her hand. She rejects the possibility of a relationship with him when she realises he's an incorrigible womaniser. This also finally leads her to realize what her life is expected to be. Once again, she breaks chains and decides to take things in her own hands.
Awards and nominations
The novel won the Booker Prize in 1984.
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
The novel was adapted for television by
Christopher Hampton and was produced by the
BBC and
A&E Television Networks in
1986; it aired in the
UK on
2 March 1986. It was directed by Giles Foster, produced by Sue Birtwistle with music by
Carl Davis and cinematography by
Kenneth MacMillan. The televised play stars
Anna Massey as Edith Hope and
Denholm Elliott as Philip Neville with
Googie Withers,
Julia McKenzie,
Patricia Hodge,
Irene Handl and
Barry Foster (actor).
The TV play was nominated for 9
BAFTA Awards and won three for Best Actress (Anna Massey), Best Film Editor (Dick Allen) and Best Single Drama (Sue Birtwistle and Giles Foster).
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