Women Talking Dirty (1999)

Director:

Coky Giedroyc

Writers:

Isla Dewar (novel)
Isla Dewar (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 October 2001 (Czech Republic)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Behind every great woman... is her best friend

Plot:

A lively, outspoken single mother in Edinburgh, Scotland, develops an unlikely friendship with a shy cartoonist. |

Plot Keywords:

Single Mother | Edinburgh Scotland | Friendship | Cartoonist | Scotland

Cast

Helena Bonham Carter	...	Cora
Gina McKee	...	Ellen
Eileen Atkins	...	Emily Boyle
Kenneth Cranham	...	George
James Nesbitt	...	Stanley
James Purefoy	...	Daniel
Ken Drury	...	Bill O'Brien
Julien Lambroschini	...	Claude
Barbara Rafferty	...	Janine
Elaine C. Smith	...	Irene O'Brien
Richard Wilson	...	Ronald
Freddie Highmore	...	Sam
Bertie Highmore	...	Col
Steve Street	...	Man in flash car
Jackie Balfour	...	Midwife

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Ireland:15 | Spain:7 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Company:

Jean Doumanian Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When the blue Sofa is being removed from the apartment towards the end of the film, it is obvious when outside the building that the cushions the money is meant to be hidden under are removed to make it lighter to carry.

Soundtrack:

Getting Scared

Fantastic little film about friendship and those meddlin' men with a brilliant Edinburgh setting.

well i saw this film at about 1 and so half expected it to be utterly pants and uninteresting fluff. therefore i was pleasantly surprised when after seeing the film i wanted to buy it. it juxtaposed brilliantly the vivacious yet somewhat uncontrollable Cora against the more reserved Ellen yet managed to maintain the believability of there relationship. The scene where Cora goes slightly mad in the supermarket after a delayed reaction to her almost fatal car accident stands out, as does Ellen's realisation that she wasn't able to be herself when she was with Daniel (whilst standing on top of a large purple sofa swinging a cushion). The friendship was portrayed well and there was the sense that this was both characters only real female friendship so when Cora couldn't tell Ellen about her night with Daniel and the result you could understand. One of its few failings in my view was that it gave you glimpses of a great supporting cast yet never really let you get to know them, so although the film was based around the central female protagonists it would have been nice to see a bit more of them. Helena Bonham-Carter and Gina McKee were great and the story itself was engaging and sweet and the ending felt very "girl power" ish but believable none the less. Fantastic little film about friendship and those meddlin men with a brilliant Edinburgh setting.