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Fingersmith (2005) (TV)

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User Rating: 8.1/10 (1,252 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Aisling Walsh
Writers:
Peter Ransley (screenplay)
Sarah Waters (novel)
Release Date:
27 March 2005 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Susan "Sue" Smith(Sally Hawkins) is a fingersmith (British slang for thief) who lives in the slums of... more | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
3 nominations more
User Comments:
Enjoyable more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Stephanie Middleton ... Young Sue
David Troughton ... Mr. Ibbs

Imelda Staunton ... Mrs. Sucksby
Karen Seacombe ... Woman at Hanging
Tallulah Pitt-Brown ... Young Maud (as Tallula Pitt-Brown)
Anna Jordan ... Nurse
Anna Mottram ... Matron

Charles Dance ... Mr. Christopher Lilly
Polly Hemingway ... Mrs. Stiles

Elaine Cassidy ... Maud Lilly
Sally Hawkins ... Sue Trinder

Bronson Webb ... John Vroom
Demelza Randall ... Dainty

Rupert Evans ... Richard 'Gentleman' Rivers
Stephen Wight ... Charles
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Additional Details

Runtime:
181 min (3 parts)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Finland:K-18 (original rating) | Australia:M | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-13 (re-rated) | UK:15
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Novel writer Sarah Waters makes a cameo as one of the servants, in the scene where young Maud arrives at Briars. more
Quotes:
Maud Lilly: Please don't touch me, stifle me, smother me... pretend to love me.
Mrs. Sucksby: Pretend?
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Enjoyable, 26 December 2007
7/10
Author: Mattias Petersson from Stockholm, Sweden

Historical drama is one of the areas where the British just can't be beat. So while i'm not a huge fan of the genre, i can usually be persuaded to watch something lite this if it's British and with decent actors.

I have never read anything by Sarah Waters, which is of course something i should do. Hence i didn't really know what to expect from this. I had heard that there would be a lesbian love story, but not much more. While watching it i found it to be a lot more interesting than i had anticipated. Without saying too much the twists and turns of the plot are unexpected as well as well-crafted. Although there were almost a twist too many somewhere, it took me a minute to get everything straight.

Production values are good, the actors are very solid and the pace is decent, although i found it to be a bit slow in the last half-hour. That might just be me though, i usually have a problem with movies dragging on after the plot is more or less finished. All in all though, this is a fairly enjoyable three hours. I recommend it to anyone interested in historical dramas.

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