Archipelago

Name: Archipelago
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011-03-04
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Christopher Baker, Kate Fahy, Tom Hiddleston

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6.3/10

3.1K

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$Deep fractures within a family dynamic begin to surface during a getaway to the Isles of Scilly.$

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Deep fractures within a family dynamic begin to surface during a getaway to the Isles of Scilly.Deep fractures within a family dynamic begin to surface during a getaway to the Isles of Scilly.Deep fractures within a family dynamic begin to surface during a getaway to the Isles of Scilly.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

3.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 6 nominations

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Tom Hiddleston and Lydia Leonard in Archipelago (2010)

Tom Hiddleston and Amy Lloyd in Archipelago (2010)

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Trivia
Tom Hiddleston revealed that whilst living on location for this film, he accidentally exposed himself to all of his colleagues. He had been alone, tidying up after having showered, when the rest of the cast walked in just as his towel fell off.

Quotes
Christopher: It is not really what you do, it's more the intensity by what you do it. By the conviction of the reality you believe in, you make others believe it. You can not make it up, really. And then people get convinced, even yourself gets convinced, whatever that is. It is not a hidden track that is there waiting for you. You got to step into it, whatever that is. That is like painting, you do all the things that are not right but they all contribute to the thing that will be right in the end. It's never lost, it is all accumulating building up the intensity.

Connections
Featured in Women make film - uusi matka elokuvaan (2018)

Soundtracks
Cynthia's Song
Composed by Viv Albertine
Performed by Lydia Leonard
Lyrics by Joanna Hogg

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Featured review

6/10

Not When You're Sleepy

This is a maddening movie, though a good one. The structure is just about perfect, and the family's dysfunction unspools in a very controlled way. The acting is universally excellent and clear. The movie makes wonderful use of the unique landscape of the Isle of Scilly, and all in all, I felt I was in the hands of first class creators.

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The rhythm is eternally and unchangingly slow. Every scene begins with long, long minutes of barely discernible action. There is, despite the simmering resentments, only a single explosion. This lugubrious technique is both effective and maddening. The movie seems like an experiment in just how far you can go into hazy somnambulance and still create dramatic tension.

Don't watch it when you're sleepy.

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