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Tamara Drewe

  • 20102010
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  • 1h 47m
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6.2/10
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Roger Allam, Bill Camp, Tamsin Greig, Jessica Barden, and Gemma Arterton in Tamara Drewe (2010)
A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.
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A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
22K
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    • Stephen Frears
    • Posy Simmonds(graphic novel)
    • Moira Buffini(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Gemma Arterton
    • Luke Evans
    • Dominic Cooper
    • Stephen Frears
    • Posy Simmonds(graphic novel)
    • Moira Buffini(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Gemma Arterton
    • Luke Evans
    • Dominic Cooper
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    • 92User reviews
    • 154Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    Charlotte Christie and Jessica Barden in Tamara Drewe (2010)
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    Dominic Cooper in Tamara Drewe (2010)
    Charlotte Christie, Luke Evans, and Jessica Barden in Tamara Drewe (2010)
    Roger Allam in Tamara Drewe (2010)
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    Gemma Arterton
    Gemma Arterton
    • Tamara Drewe
    Luke Evans
    Luke Evans
    • Andy Cobb
    Dominic Cooper
    Dominic Cooper
    • Ben Sergeant
    Roger Allam
    Roger Allam
    • Nicholas Hardiment
    Bill Camp
    Bill Camp
    • Glen McCreavy
    Tamsin Greig
    Tamsin Greig
    • Beth Hardiment
    Jessica Barden
    Jessica Barden
    • Jody Long
    Charlotte Christie
    • Casey Shaw
    James Naughtie
    • Interviewer
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    • Diggory
    Josie Taylor
    • Zoe
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    Bronagh Gallagher
    • Eustacia
    Pippa Haywood
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    Susan Wooldridge
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    • Nadia Patel
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    • Lucetta
    Alex Kelly
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      • Stephen Frears
      • Posy Simmonds(graphic novel)
      • Moira Buffini(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      In addition to being loosely based on a novel by Thomas Hardy, including a character who is writing a book about Hardy, and having a photograph of Hardy prominently displayed in one scene, the location filming was done in Dorset, where most of Hardy's novels are set - "Wessex" being a thinly fictionalized Dorset. The small ad for the writers' retreat that appears at the beginning of the film is also headed with the title of the novel: "Far from the Madding Crowd".
    • Goofs
      When the writers at the writers' retreat are typing their books, their keystrokes obviously have nothing to do with the text that is going through their heads.
    • Quotes

      Tamara Drewe: So, who are your influences?

      Ben Sergeant: Everyone asks that. I mean, what do you want me to say? Phil Collins? Animal from The Muppets?

    • Alternate versions
      The version of the film released at the Cannes Film Festival 2010 and in France theatrically and on DVD differs from the theatrical version released worldwide. The differences are the changing of a line in a scene between Jody and Casey in Tamara's bedroom as Jody comments on Tamara being "a lucky c***", instead of "a lucky cow", and also with the inclusion of explanatory captions at the close of the film elaborating on events which take place after the film's timeline:
      • FIN
      • "Hardy's Aphrodite" by Dr. Glen McCreavy MFA, PhD received rave reviews. It only sold 6,002 copies.
      • Tamara Drewe's forthcoming novel (about a writers' retreat) has already been optioned for a movie.
      • After a spell in rehab, Ben Sergeant wrote five tracks for his new album, including stellar hit "Jail-Bait Jody".
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Cannes Film Festival 2010 (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      The Fear
      Written by Lily Allen (as Lily Rose Allen) and Greg Kurstin (as Gregory Kurstin) © 2008

      Performed by Lily Allen

      Published by Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Limited

      Licensed courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.

    User reviews92

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    Quintessentially English
    This is an utterly, utterly English film and all the more charming, wry and artful for that. No wonder both BBC Films and the UK Film Council helped to fund it. Director Stephen Frears ("The Queen")has taken a screenplay by Moira Buffini, adapted from a comic strip by Posy Simmonds which in turn is a kind of pastiche of Thomas Hardy's "Far From the Madding Crowd", and combined it with a wonderful British cast and the stunning Dorset countryside to create a delightful work which could hardly contrast more with the usual Hollywood output.

    Set in the mythical and comatose village of Ewedown over the course of one year, the film - like Hardy's book - has three men vying for the attention of a bewitchingly beautiful young woman - Tamara who was brought up in the village, has reshaped her life in so many ways, and now returns as a successful journalist.

    The casting is brilliant from gorgeous, former Bond girl ("Quantum Of Solace") Gemma Arterton as the eponymous attraction, sporting the most diminutive denim shorts imaginable, to 17 year old Jessica Barden who is terrific as the village teenager who unwittingly causes most of the mayhem, with so many fine performances in between, whether male or female, whether large or small. For fans of Thomas Hardy, there are many allusions to his character and work. For the rest of us, Buffini's script offers so many sharp lines before serving up a satisfying, if traditional, conclusion.
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    • rogerdarlington
    • Apr 17, 2011

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    • Release date
      • September 10, 2010 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
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      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Salwayash, Dorset, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Ruby Films
      • BBC Films
      • Notting Hill Films
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    • 1 hour 47 minutes
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