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8.5/10   611 votes
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Release Date:
21 November 1999 (USA) more
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A US property developer realises that he has a battle on his hands when he tries to renovate a London... more | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 4 nominations more
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Stephen Poliakoff interview
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 27 November 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)

BFI Lff Review: Glorious 39
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A gem of a movie. more (30 total)

Cast

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Lindsay Duncan ... Marilyn Truman

Timothy Spall ... Oswald Bates
Liam Cunningham ... Christopher Anderson
Billie Whitelaw ... Veronica

Emilia Fox ... Spig
Arj Barker ... Garnett

Blake Ritson ... Nick
Sheila Dunne ... Molly (as Sheila Dunn)
Jean Channon ... Dinner Lady
Jennifer House ... Dinner Lady
Geoffrey Beevers ... Doctor (as Geoffery Beevers)
Lesley McGuire ... Nurse (as Leslie McGuire)

Andy Serkis ... Styeman
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182 min
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A gem of a movie., 21 April 2005
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Author: lkoler from United States

This movie crept up on me. Timothy Spall is simply riveting and slowly charms you into his viewpoint. He seems at first to be a shabby cynic, but as time goes on you see that he is also a nerdy genius. Though slow at first, it is an example of very good story-telling and ends up making you feel very good about mankind and really aware of how diverse are the circumstances of life and the souls who step up to the challenges they present. The title has two meanings in that we are dealing with photos collected and arranged in categories that only Spall's character can really navigate expertly. Also, we find, in following his character (Oswald Bates) through the archive -- intent on following a thread -- that we are traveling in a viscous medium and find ourselves shooting the rapids of accumulating facts, inferences and dates.

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