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Unfinished Song

Original title: Song for Marion
  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
7.9K
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Unfinished Song (2012)
Grumpy pensioner Arthur honors his recently deceased wife's passion for performing by joining the unconventional local choir to which she used to belong, a process that helps him build bridges with his estranged son, James.
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Grumpy pensioner Arthur honors his recently deceased wife's passion for performing by joining the unconventional local choir to which she used to belong, a process that helps him build bridg... Read allGrumpy pensioner Arthur honors his recently deceased wife's passion for performing by joining the unconventional local choir to which she used to belong, a process that helps him build bridges with his estranged son, James.Grumpy pensioner Arthur honors his recently deceased wife's passion for performing by joining the unconventional local choir to which she used to belong, a process that helps him build bridges with his estranged son, James.

  • Director
    • Paul Andrew Williams
  • Writer
    • Paul Andrew Williams
  • Stars
    • Terence Stamp
    • Gemma Arterton
    • Christopher Eccleston
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    7.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Andrew Williams
    • Writer
      • Paul Andrew Williams
    • Stars
      • Terence Stamp
      • Gemma Arterton
      • Christopher Eccleston
    • 48User reviews
    • 120Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations

    Videos19

    U.S. Version 1
    Trailer 2:31
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    International Version
    Trailer 1:54
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    Song for Marion
    Trailer 1:54
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    Song For Marion: Let's Talk About Sex Baby (French)
    Clip 1:14
    Watch Song For Marion: Let's Talk About Sex Baby (French)
    Song For Marion: Having A Smoke (French)
    Clip 1:17
    Watch Song For Marion: Having A Smoke (French)
    Song For Marion: True Colours
    Clip 1:23
    Watch Song For Marion: True Colours
    Song For Marion: Nowhere To Run To (Danish Subtitled)
    Clip 1:26
    Watch Song For Marion: Nowhere To Run To (Danish Subtitled)
    Song For Marion: It Must Be Really Hard Being You
    Clip 1:12
    Watch Song For Marion: It Must Be Really Hard Being You
    Song For Marion: Let's Talk About Sex
    Clip 1:07
    Watch Song For Marion: Let's Talk About Sex
    Song For Marion: The Robot Dance
    Clip 1:07
    Watch Song For Marion: The Robot Dance
    Song For Marion: Frank Sinatra (French)
    Clip 1:25
    Watch Song For Marion: Frank Sinatra (French)
    Song For Marion: You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
    Clip 1:25
    Watch Song For Marion: You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

    Photos21

    Vanessa Redgrave, Terence Stamp, and Anne Reid in Unfinished Song (2012)
    Terence Stamp and Gemma Arterton in Unfinished Song (2012)
    Gemma Arterton in Unfinished Song (2012)
    Terence Stamp in Unfinished Song (2012)
    Vanessa Redgrave in Unfinished Song (2012)
    Terence Stamp and Gemma Arterton in Unfinished Song (2012)
    Terence Stamp in Unfinished Song (2012)
    Vanessa Redgrave, Terence Stamp, and Taru Devani in Unfinished Song (2012)
    Terence Stamp in Unfinished Song (2012)
    Terence Stamp and Gemma Arterton in Unfinished Song (2012)
    Unfinished Song (2012)
    Unfinished Song (2012)

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    Terence Stamp
    Terence Stamp
    • Arthur
    Gemma Arterton
    Gemma Arterton
    • Elizabeth
    Christopher Eccleston
    Christopher Eccleston
    • James
    Vanessa Redgrave
    Vanessa Redgrave
    • Marion
    Barry Martin
    • Timothy
    Taru Devani
    Taru Devani
    • Sujantha
    Anne Reid
    Anne Reid
    • Brenda
    Elizabeth Counsell
    • Cheryl
    Ram John Holder
    Ram John Holder
    • Charlie
    Denise Rubens
    • Marge
    Arthur Nightingale
    • Terry
    Jumayn Hunter
    Jumayn Hunter
    • Steven
    Orla Hill
    Orla Hill
    • Jennifer
    Bill Thomas
    • Bill
    Willie Jonah
    • Robert
    Calita Rainford
    • Doctor
    Federay Holmes
    Federay Holmes
    • Day Care Nurse
    Calum Sivyer
    • Heavy Metal Kid
    • Director
      • Paul Andrew Williams
    • Writer
      • Paul Andrew Williams
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    • Trivia
      Terence Stamp said in an interview that one of the great regrets of his life is that he turned down the offer to play Arthur in Camelot (1967) (the role went to Richard Harris ) because he was afraid his singing voice would be dubbed. When the offer came to play another character called Arthur, who also had to sing, forty years later, he still had the same fears, but he decided that he would face them and accepted. His co-star Vanessa Redgrave played the female lead in Camelot (1967).
    • Goofs
      From the end credits: In at least two instances, the word "assistant" is misspelled a-s-s-i-t-a-n-t.
    • Quotes

      Marion: What makes a song beautiful is not always the quality of the voice but the distance that voice has had to travel.

    • Connections
      Featured in Film '72: Episode dated 20 February 2013 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      The Most Beautiful Girl
      Written by Rory Bourke, Billy Sherrill, and Norris Wilson © 1973

      Performed by Charlie Rich

      Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

      Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Inc

    User reviews48

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    8/10
    Good Grief!
    How did they pitch this? QUARTET meets CALENDAR GIRLS? Vanessa Redgrave plays a Senior Citizen (in the north of England) dying from cancer who somehow finds the strength to sing with a local choir of fellow OAPs. Her grumpy old git of a husband (Terence Stamp) wants her to stay home and greet the Grim Reaper while he (Arthur) tenderly cares for her, but - guess what? The sub-plot involving Arthur and his estranged son (Christopher Eccleston) is over-familiar but also touching - he even has a cute smarty-pants daughter cloned from Shirley Temple.

    OK, this is a very predictable story which shamelessly milks tears from the audience, but there is some pleasing humour as well as the somewhat heavy-handed tragedy. The performances - what did you expect from Redgrave and Stamp? - are nothing less than stellar. I see nominations for BAFTAs and maybe even next year's Oscars. Stamp gives perfectly judged grief. Gemma Arterton is excellent as the choir-mistress with an unhappy love life and it's a joy to see Anne Reid in the chorus line. All the supporting cast of yesteryear character players are splendid, as they were in QUARTET. Pensioner power is beginning to have an impact at the box office - about time too!

    This is lightweight entertainment pitched at the Grey Pound and it is outrageously mawkish, but it sets out to warm the stoniest of hearts and it certainly warmed mine.
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    • Feb 27, 2013

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    • Release date
      • February 22, 2013 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Song for Marion
    • Filming locations
      • Durham Johnston Comprehensive School, County Durham, England, UK(interior)
    • Production companies
      • Steel Mill Pictures
      • Coolmore Productions
      • Egoli Tossell Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,702,668
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,728
      • Jun 23, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,166,865
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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