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The Rachel Papers is a 1989 British film written and directed by Damian Harris, and based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Martin Amis. It stars Dexter Fletcher and Ione Skye with Jonathan Pryce, James Spader, Bill Paterson, Jared Harris, Claire Skinner, Lesley Sharp and Michael Gambon in supporting roles.
The Rachel Papers tells the story of Charles Highway, a bright, egotistical teenager (a portrait Amis acknowledges as autobiographical) and his relationship with his girlfriend in the year before going to university.
- Martin Amis
- 1973
Jan 1, 1973 · 10,747 ratings592 reviews. In his uproarious first novel Martin Amis, author of the bestselling London Fields, gave us one of the most noxiously believable -- and curiously touching -- adolescents ever to sniffle and lust his way through the pages of contemporary fiction.
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- Paperback
May 12, 1989 · A 1989 British film based on Martin Amis' novel, starring Dexter Fletcher and Ione Skye as a young couple facing complications and challenges. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more on IMDb.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Damian Harris
- 1989-05-12
Sep 29, 1992 · From the Inside Flap. In his uproarious first novel Martin Amis, author of the bestselling London Fields, gave us one of the most noxiously believable -- and curiously touching -- adolescents ever to sniffle and lust his way through the pages of contemporary fiction.
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- Martin Amis
- $16
- Vintage
Poised to attend Oxford University, 19-year-old Charles Highway (Dexter Fletcher) decides it's high time to have a romantic encounter with an older woman. With the help of a computer program and ...
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- Romance, Comedy
- R
As Charles's twentieth birthday - and the Oxford entrance exams - loom, his plans for seducing Rachel will draw him into a private collection of obsessional notes and observations: the eponymous 'Rachel Papers'.
