Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)

She left the land of Marks & Spencer and went to the world of Marx and Lenin. Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a feelgood comedy following one dysfunctional family's journey from 1968 West ... See full summary »

Director:

Bille Eltringham

Writers:

Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan

Stars:

Catherine Tate, Iain Glen, Brittany Ashworth

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Catherine Tate	...	Dorothy Ratcliffe
Iain Glen	...	Frank Ratcliffe
Brittany Ashworth	...	Alex Ratcliffe
Heike Makatsch	...	Frau Unger
Jessica Barden	...	Mary Ratcliffe
Christian Brassington	...	Thomas
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nigel Betts	...	Uncle Philip
Ottilia Borbáth	...	Frau Glock
Béla Fesztbaum	...	1st Stasi Officer
Fanni Futár	...	Uti
Imola Gáspár	...	Art Teacher
Ákos Horváth	...	2nd Border Guard
Barna Illyés	...	Gym Teacher
Scott Kay	...	Hare krishna
John Kirk	...	Mr. Murray

Storyline

She left the land of Marks & Spencer and went to the world of Marx and Lenin. Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a feelgood comedy following one dysfunctional family's journey from 1968 West Yorkshire to 19 below freezing East Germany and back again. Mr Ratcliffe fought for the cause, but his wife fought for their family: a teenage sex goddess, and a twelve year old communist spy. Will Mr Ratcliffe throw away his party card and fall in love with his brave new wife?

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Plot Keywords:

hare krishna | east germany | dysfunctional family | strong female lead | strong female character | 

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Taglines:

She left the land of Marks & Spencer and went to the world of Marx and Lenin.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Goofs

The Rattcliffes supposedly move to the DDR, but in fact all the scenes from East Germany were shot in Hungary - another ex-communist country.

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Soundtracks

Unsere Heimat
Performed by Rundfunkkinderchor Leipzig
Written by Hans Naumilkat, Herbert Keller

User Reviews

Uplifting, heart-warming, and thoroughly enjoyable!

This is the first review I have written on IMDb, and I do so only because I feel the other reviews have been ridiculously unjust to this light-hearted, frothy, and thoroughly enjoyable comedy.

For pure escapist fun, pervaded by a gentle and giggly sense of humour that never takes itself seriously, I recommend this movie highly. In many ways, it reminded me of the innocent spirit and child-like joie-de-vivre of "The Sound of Music" and "Mary Poppins". Indeed, I'd go so far as to say that if you're in any way a fan of the aforementioned two classics, then you will almost certainly feel that watching "Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution" was time well spent.

I would probably have scored this movie a genuine 7/10, but I feel the necessity to counteract the ridiculously low scores given so far.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [UK]

Country:

Hungary UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 2007 (UK)

Also Known As:

Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$177,712

Company Credits

Production Co:

Assassin Films, Pioneer Pictures, UK Film Council

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1