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Venus (I) (2006) 7.1
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Metascore: 82/100
Reviews: 104 user | 137 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com Life for a pair of veteran actors gets turned upside down after they meet a brash teenager. Director:Roger MichellWriter:Hanif Kureishi |
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Maurice Russell, once a great actor, is now living in London in the twilight of his life. Those of his generation remember him fondly, while those in the younger generations have no idea who he is. He spends most of his time hanging out with his friends Ian, also an actor, and Donald, or visiting with his wife Valerie for who he has great affection but with who he no longer lives. His acting career is virtually over, he only taking roles on the odd occasion when he needs the money. Ian has decided to invite his young great-niece Jessie from the provinces to come and stay with him, basically to act as his caregiver in case he falls ill, but also to be his companion. He envisions listening to Bach with her and her cooking him food to which he is accustomed. Jessie's stay is nothing as he envisions. She doesn't know how to cook, she drinks all his alcohol, and she has unrealistic visions of what she will accomplish in her life. Maurice, however, sees in Jessie, a person who can help him ... Written by Huggo
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Rated R for language, some sexual content and brief nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 January 2007 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
£3,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£317,426 (UK) (26 January 2007)Gross:
$3,343,528 (USA) (6 April 2007)Company Credits
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Jessie: He was kind, for a time. He promised me things. He bought me stuff. We had champagne and there were roses.
Maurice: Then you got pregnant.
Jessie: Does everyone know?
Maurice: It's happened to girls before.
Jessie: Then... then he stopped being kind. He went the other way. A long way that way. He were engaged. I didn't know. It wasn't a miscarriage. My mum called it that. It were an abortion. And she made me.
Maurice: Terrible.
Jessie: Yeah. Yeah.
Maurice: "Shall I compare thee to a ...
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Composed by Corinne Bailey Rae, Tommy Danvers, Paul Herman
Performed by Corinne Bailey Rae
Published by Global Talent Publishing / Sony/ATV Music / Copyright Control
Licensed courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
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Unsynchronised, bad edit at roughly 51 minutes, 10 seconds. The voice of Jessie can be heard saying "No Maurice I'm not going out" but her lips aren't moving, in fact she's just started to sip from her glass. See more »Quotes
Maurice: This other man, the other man who loved you, was he not kind to you?Jessie: He was kind, for a time. He promised me things. He bought me stuff. We had champagne and there were roses.
Maurice: Then you got pregnant.
Jessie: Does everyone know?
Maurice: It's happened to girls before.
Jessie: Then... then he stopped being kind. He went the other way. A long way that way. He were engaged. I didn't know. It wasn't a miscarriage. My mum called it that. It were an abortion. And she made me.
Maurice: Terrible.
Jessie: Yeah. Yeah.
Maurice: "Shall I compare thee to a ...
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"I'd Like To"Composed by Corinne Bailey Rae, Tommy Danvers, Paul Herman
Performed by Corinne Bailey Rae
Published by Global Talent Publishing / Sony/ATV Music / Copyright Control
Licensed courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
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A feel good movie that still leaves you feeling like you need a shower. Some uncomfortable scenes and a few directorial flaws (a speedy montage during a trip to the shore is particularly out of place) don't detract from solid acting from the cast as a whole and a brilliant performance by Peter O'Toole in particular. This strange take on the Pygmalion story is well supported by Jodie Wittaker as the title character and Leslie Phillips as the friend that everyone needs to either accompany you or drive you to the grave. But it is O'Toole's performance that makes this movie worth the price of a ticket. If he doesn't finally win an Oscar for this I might have to start fund-raising to buy him one.