Wednesday, 21 October 2009

Notes on: London To Brighton, Red Road and This Is England

Red Road

Released: 27th October 2006 (UK)

Director: Andrea Arnold

Plot: Jackie works as a CCTV operator. Each day she watches over a small part of the world, protecting the people living their lives under her gaze. One day a man appears on her monitor, a man she thought she would never see again, a man she never wanted to see again. Now she has no choice, she is compelled to confront him.

Awards: 21 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast:
Kate Dickie
Tony Curran
Martin Compston
Natalie Press
Paul Higgins
Andrew Armour
Carolyn Calder
John Comerford
Jessica Angus
Martin McCardie
Martin O'Neill
Cora Bisset
Charles Brown
Annie Bain
Frances Kell



User Comments: 'That rare thing. A superb British movie. Set in an unremittingly bleak Glasgow focused on a multi-storey housing estate in the East End of that city, this is NOT the usual kitchen-sink or slice-of-life telly-style drama that nearly always make a disheartening prospect for cinema-going. This is a complex character-driven piece, beautifully shot and edited.'

Music: Morning Glory"Written by Noel Gallagher Performed by Oasis
Love Will Tear Us Apart"Written by Ian Curtis (as Curtis), Peter Hook (as Hook), Stephen Morris (as Morris) and Bernard Sumner (as Sumner)Performed and Produced by Honeyroot

London to Brighton







Director: Paul Andrew Williams
Writer: Paul Andrew Williams
Release Date:1 December 2006 (UK)

Plot: It's 3:07am and two girls burst into a run down London toilet. Joanne is crying her eyes out and her clothing is ripped. Kelly's face is bruised and starting to swell. Duncan Allen lies in his bathroom bleeding to death. Duncan's son, Stuart, has found his father and wants answers. Derek, Kelly's pimp, needs to find Kelly or it will be him who pays. Kelly and Joanne need to get through the next 24 hours alive.

Awards:6 wins & 6 nominations

User Comments: Gritty urban noir hits as hard as a sledgehammer.

Cast:

Lorraine Stanley
Georgia Groome
Johnny Harris
Derek
Nathan Constance
Sam Spruell
Stuart Allen
Alexander Morton
Duncan Allen
David Keeling
Charlie
Jamie Kenna
Tony
Chloe Bale
Karen
Claudie Blakley
Tim Matthew
Louise Appel
Cat Meacher
Nick Ewans
James Beirman

This Is England

Director: Shane Meadows
Writer: Shane Meadows
Release Date: 27 April 2007 (UK)

Plot: A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.

Awards: Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 7 wins & 14 nominations.

User Comments: Superb Documentary-style film drama.

Cast:

Thomas Turgoose
Stephen Graham
Jo Hartley
Andrew Shim
Vicky McClure
Joseph Gilgun
Rosamund Hanson
Andrew Ellis
Perry Benson
George Newton
Frank Harper
Jack O'Connell
Kriss Dosanjh
Kieran Hardcastle
Chanel Cresswell
Kelly

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