Vera Drake (2004)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.8/10   

Director:

Mike Leigh

Guionista:

Mike Leigh (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

22 octubre 2004 (Canada)

Género:

Crimen | Drama

Frase comercial:

Wife. Mother. Criminal.

Plot:

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain--a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.

Plot Keywords:

1950s | Tragedy | Police | England | Abortionist

Premios:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 33 wins & 28 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

It's not entertainment but...

Reparto

Imelda Staunton	...	Vera
Richard Graham	...	George
Eddie Marsan	...	Reg
Anna Keaveney	...	Nellie
Alex Kelly	...	Ethel
Daniel Mays	...	Sid
Philip Davis	...	Stan (as Phil Davis)
Lesley Manville	...	Mrs. Wells
Sally Hawkins	...	Susan
Simon Chandler	...	Mr. Wells
Sam Troughton	...	David
Marion Bailey	...	Mrs. Fowler
Sandra Voe	...	Vera's Mother
Chris O'Dowd	...	Sid's Customer
Adrian Scarborough	...	Frank

También conocida como:

Untitled Mike Leigh Project (UK) (working title)
Vera Drake (France)
El secreto de Vera Drake (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for depiction of strong thematic material.

Duración:

125 min

País:

UK | France | New Zealand

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | UK:12A (original rating) | Taiwan:PG-12 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Czech Republic:15 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Germany:12

Locaciones de Filmación:

Cressy House, Hannibal Rd., Stepney Green, London, England, UK

Compañía:

Les Films Alain Sarde

Trivialidades:

All actors were forbidden to even tell their family what they were doing, what the film was about during filming.

Errores:

Sin sincronía de Audio o Visual: In the dancing scene with Sid and his friends, the music played features blaring trumpets. However, at the same time it shows the band and the only ones playing are the saxophone and trombone players. The trumpet player is just tapping his toes here. Also, the music would have to be played by a large band, not a group of a couple musicians due to the harmonies heard.

Citas:

Stan: Whatever she done, she done it out of the goodness of her heart!

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Paul Giamatti/Ludacris featuring Sum-41 (#30.10)" (2005)

Banda de Sonido:

Salut D'Amour (Liebesgruss), Op.12

It's not entertainment but...

It's not entertainment but...this is an extraordinary piece of work.

I went to see Alexander on a Wednesday night and Vera Drake the night after and what a contrast! A story that means something, characters that feel rough and real in your hands like worn stones in an old pathway, and above all film making with a purpose with no effort to dazzle just inform.

It's not perfect, but this is the kind of imperfection all of us in Hollywood should strive for.

A word about the art direction too. I remember the 50's in England and yes it was just like that - I remember my parents kitchen being that dismal and green, and yes English people and English families can be that incommunicative, and yes they sat in front of the fire and talked about the war and the Blitz and yes we would sit in the parlour on Christmas day and eat off a table just like that.

There. I've shared secrets with you. Now go and see this and keep crap like Alexander off the screens.