Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry (2000)

A man uses the principles of double-entry bookkeeping to settle his accounts with society.

Director:

Paul Tickell

Writers:

Simon Bent (screenplay), B.S. Johnson (novel)

Stars:

Nick Moran, Neil Stuke, Kate Ashfield

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nick Moran	...	Christie Malry
Neil Stuke	...	Headlam
Kate Ashfield	...	Carol
Mattia Sbragia	...	Leonardo da Vinci
Marcello Mazzarella	...	Pacioli
Francesco Giuffrida	...	Salai
Shirley Anne Field	...	Mary the Mother of Christie
Sergio Albelli	...	Duke Ludovico
Salvatore Lazzaro	...	Giacomo
Peter Sullivan	...	Wagner
Tabitha Wady	...	Lucy
Mel Raido	...	Bernie
Stéphanie Gesnel	...	Sylvie
Roger Frost	...	Vicar
Peter Quince	...	Stegginson

Storyline

A man uses the principles of double-entry bookkeeping to settle his accounts with society.

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Plot Keywords:

leonardo da vinci | male frontal nudity | independent film | based on novel

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Taglines:

The urge to destroy is also the urge to create. (dvd)

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Netherlands UK Luxembourg

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

16 August 2002 (UK)

Also Known As:

Christie Malrys blutige Buchführung

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Delux Productions, Kasander Film Company, Movie Masters

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A Vitriolic Masterpiece

Not too often a film like this comes along. When it does however it demands your attention. Based the cult novel by B. S. Johnson, with Peter Greenaway's collaborator Kees Kasander in production and Luke Haines' of Auters and Black Box Recorder behind the soundtrack, Christie Malry's Own Double Entry lays a claim upon the title of the best English film (almost)no one saw.

Christie lives with his mother, and works in a bank. When he discovers the simple bookkeeping principle of double entries - a debit for every credit - the picture starts to clear: he charges himself for every insult received, and credits society for every insult he returns. His «credit-rate» starts from simple acts of vandalism, and escalate to a magnificent, misanthropic plan. Suddenly, Christie's life finds a shocking new meaning.

Brilliant and unsparing, mordant and seductive, this film is an act of courage on it's own. You might find it too much to take if your view of the world is blurred by Hollywood romantic comedies, but if you give it a chance it might change your life -or at least two hours of it...