A Kind of Alaska
1984, English. Directed by Kenneth Ives.
A masterly study of a middle-aged woman waking up after 30 years passed in a coma induced by sleeping sickness. In her mind she is still 16, and her attempts to fathom the changed world into which she re-emerges is not only poignant and emotionally charged but, in the end, devastatingly brilliant theatre as well.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- 16 December 1984
- Written by
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A Kind of Alaska isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 December 1984. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Kind of Alaska?
A Kind of Alaska (1984) was directed by Kenneth Ives and stars Paul Scofield, Dorothy Tutin, Susan Engel.