Suu Kyi, Monroe & Thatcher.

29Jul11

I know I rarely do posts that aren’t reviews, but there are three big biopics coming up this year, each concerning a hugely important woman, and that felt worthy of a break from tradition. This looks to me like 2011 will be a good year for actresses, and about time too. I can think of […]

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Tags: aung san suu kyi, ian curtis, london, luc besson, meryl streep, michelle williams, michelle yeo, monroe, my week with marilyn, thatcher, the iron lady, the lady

High Hopes (Mike Leigh, 1988)

19Mar11

Ruth Sheen (Shirley), Lesley Manville (Laetitia Boothe-Brain), Philip Davis (Cyril), Philip Jackson (Martin Burke). Screenplay by Mike Leigh. Directed by Mike Leigh. Rating: 15. Running time: 112 minutes. Class consciousness at its clearest, High Hopes carves out a caricature of a country which Thatcherism was making more real by the day. The focus is on […]

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Tags: bourgeois, high hopes, lesley manville, london, marx, mike leigh, ruth sheen, thatcher