Separation, a film produced in 1967 and released in 1968, was written by and starred Jane Arden

Jane Arden (director)

Jane Arden was a Welsh-born film director, actor, screenwriter, playwright, songwriter, and poet.-Early career:...

 and directed by Jack Bond

Jack Bond (director)

Jack Bond is a British film producer and director. He is best known for his work for The South Bank Show and his creative partnership with the British writer, actor and director Jane Arden between 1965 and 1979....

. The film explores the life of a middle-aged woman following the breakdown of her marriage. It features on its soundtrack music by Stanley Myers

Stanley Myers

Stanley Myers , was a prolific British film composer who scored over sixty films. Born in Birmingham, as a teenager Myers went to King Edward's School in Edgbaston, a suburb of Birmingham...

, one song ("Salad Days") by the British rock group Procol Harum

Procol Harum

Procol Harum are a British rock band, formed in 1967, which contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Their best-known recording is their 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale"...

 and instrumental music by Procol's original Hammond organist Matthew Fisher

Matthew Fisher

Matthew Fisher is an English organist and singer-songwriter, and was responsible for the organ sound on the 1967 single, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum.-Biography:...

. In addition to Jane Arden

Jane Arden

Jane Arden was an internationally syndicated daily newspaper comic strip which ran from 1927 to 1968. The title character was the original "spunky girl reporter," actively seeking to infiltrate and expose criminal activity rather than just report on its consequences and served as a prototype for...

 the film stars the British actors David de Keyser

David de Keyser

David de Keyser is a British actor. He is the father of Alexei de Keyser, Pia de Keyser and Thomas de Keyser.In the mid-sixties de Keyser worked twice with the writer, actor and director Jane Arden. Their first collaboration, The Logic Game, was the first BBC drama to be shot on film; it was...

 and Ian Quarrier.

Separation, which was photographed in black and white with colour sequences, was restored by the British Film Institute

British Film Institute

The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...

 for DVD

DVD

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 and Blu-ray Disc

Blu-ray Disc

Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...

 and released in the UK on July 13 2009. Another edition of the DVD, with a different cover photo and music credits for Procol Harum

Procol Harum

Procol Harum are a British rock band, formed in 1967, which contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Their best-known recording is their 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale"...

 on the front cover and for Stanley Myers

Stanley Myers

Stanley Myers , was a prolific British film composer who scored over sixty films. Born in Birmingham, as a teenager Myers went to King Edward's School in Edgbaston, a suburb of Birmingham...

, Procol Harum

Procol Harum

Procol Harum are a British rock band, formed in 1967, which contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Their best-known recording is their 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale"...

 and Matthew Fisher

Matthew Fisher

Matthew Fisher is an English organist and singer-songwriter, and was responsible for the organ sound on the 1967 single, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum.-Biography:...

 on the back cover, was released in the USA in March, 2010. Separation was released on DVD in the U.S. for the first time on March 30, 2010, by Microcinema.

Cast

• Jane Arden
  Jane Arden (director)
  Jane Arden was a Welsh-born film director, actor, screenwriter, playwright, songwriter, and poet.-Early career:...
  
   as Jane
• David de Keyser
  David de Keyser
  David de Keyser is a British actor. He is the father of Alexei de Keyser, Pia de Keyser and Thomas de Keyser.In the mid-sixties de Keyser worked twice with the writer, actor and director Jane Arden. Their first collaboration, The Logic Game, was the first BBC drama to be shot on film; it was...
  
   as Husband
• Ann Lynn as Woman
• Iain Quarrier as Lover
• Terence De Marney
  Terence De Marney
  Terence De Marney was a British film, stage, radio, and television actor, as well as theatre director and writer.-Actor:...
  
   as Old man

External links

• Review from the New York Times, 26 March 1968
• Review and report from the screening of the remastered version at the British Film Institute
  British Film Institute
  The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
  
  , 14 July 2009.