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A Swarm in May

Ρωσική τίτλος: Рой в мае
Πρωτότυπος τίτλος: A Swarm in May

Jugendfilm – Vereinigtes Königreich
Έτος παραγωγής: 1983
Διάρκεια: 82 λεπτά

Σκηνοθεσία: Colin Finbow
Σεναριογράφος: Colin Finbow, William Mayne
Κάμερα: Andrew Fleury
Μουσική: Colin Myles

Υπόθεση:

Â»I don’t see why I should be Beekeeper«, Owen thought, »just because Crew is away from school with mumps and I’m the youngest Singing Boy in the school.« One of the traditional duties of the Beekeeper is to sing a solo in the cathedral, and Owen hates that prospect, so he persuades Iddingley to take his place. When Owen, Trevithic and Dubnet go exploring one of the cathedral towers without permission, Owen finds something which makes him change his mind, and solves a mystery which has been baffling people for hundreds of years ...

Â»A swarm in May« is taken from the classic children’s book by William Mayne which tells a ghost story about a legendary chorister who could control the bees at a cathedral. In the present day, John Owen (Hicks), the youngest chorister, is called on to sing at the annual service in commemoration of the legend but he doesn’t want to do this. However, he finds out about the truth behind the leg-end and then sings at the service performing the same trick as the original BeekeeperÂ ...

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