▁for ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁( Short ▁Sub ject s , ▁Live ▁Action ▁Sub ject s ), ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁special ▁Silver ▁Bear ▁at ▁the ▁Berlin ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁A ▁young ▁man ▁sets ▁to ▁work ▁rest oring ▁a ▁v int age ▁car ▁at ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁his ▁a unt . ▁The ▁little ▁girl ▁who ▁lives ▁next ▁door ▁is ▁intent ▁on ▁sab ot aging ▁his ▁project ▁at ▁any ▁cost , ▁but ▁when ▁he ▁wins ▁her ▁over ▁with ▁a ▁smile , ▁she ▁ends ▁up ▁helping ▁him ▁to ▁build ▁it . ▁He ▁comple tes ▁the ▁project ▁and ▁wins ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁the ▁girl ’ s ▁older ▁sister , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁d ating ▁a ▁r ude , ▁manner less ▁sp iv ▁who ▁tears ▁around ▁in ▁a ▁sports ▁car . ▁ ▁Loc ations ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁shot ▁largely ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁F arn borough , ▁Ham pshire , ▁and ▁C ove , ▁Ham pshire . ▁The ▁car ▁was ▁re built ▁at ▁Black well ▁C ott age , ▁Cambridge ▁Road ▁West , ▁F arn borough . ▁The ▁house ▁remains , ▁although ▁the ▁gar age ▁has ▁been ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁det ached ▁house , ▁now ▁number ▁ 2 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁where ▁the ▁little ▁girl ▁lived , ▁next - door , ▁is ▁also ▁still ▁there . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁F arn borough , ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁film ing ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Buck s ▁Horn ▁Oak , ▁Ham pshire ▁and ▁Se ale , ▁Sur rey . ▁ ▁Cult ▁success ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁became ▁a