Portrayal of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar.
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Clio Barnard
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| Manjinder Virk | ... | Lorraine Dunbar | |
| Christine Bottomley | ... | Lisa Thompson | |
| Natalie Gavin | ... | The Girl | |
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Parvani Lingiah | ... | Young Lorraine |
| Danny Webb | ... | Max Stafford-Clark / The Father | |
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Kate Rutter | ... | The Mother |
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Liam Price | ... | Billy |
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Robert Haythorne | ... | Fred |
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Josh Brown | ... | Policeman |
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Gary Whitaker | ... | Himself |
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Jamie Timlin | ... | Himself |
| Jimi Mistry | ... | Yousaf | |
| Robert Emms | ... | Young David | |
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Kathryn Pogson | ... | Pamela Dunbar |
| Jonathan Jaynes | ... | David Dunbar | |
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Portrayal of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar.
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25 April 2010 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$3,159, 6 May 2011, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$21,268, 28 August 2011Company Credits
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Written by Lesley Woods
Performed by Au Pairs
Licensed courtesy of Au Pairs
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The idea of using actors lip syncing taped interviews was actually first used 10 years previously in the play "State of Affairs", a follow-up of sorts to Andrea Dunbar's own work. See more »Soundtracks
It's ObviousWritten by Lesley Woods
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Clio Barnard's biographical documentary gives a multifaceted portrayal of British dramatist Andrea Dunbar and her family.
Andrea Dunbar grew up with seven siblings in suburban housing estate Bafferton Arbor in Bradford, England. At the age of 15 in the early 1960s she began writing her first play "The Arbor" which described the experiences of a pregnant teenager who was abused by her drunken father. Her first play had it's premiere at The Royal Court Theater in London 1980.
Through interviews with family members, neighbours and colleagues, this genre varied documentary/theater setup/feature film depicts the short though momentous lifetime of playwright and mother of three Andrea Dunbar (1961-1990), centring on the strained relationship between her and her daughter Lorraine. "The Arbor" is eminently directed by English filmmaker Clio Barnard who with characterizing close ups and subtle camera movements creates sharp and prominent portraits of men and women. The color harmonic cinematography from Ole Bratt Birkeland interacts and forms strong contrasts to the overt stories and the unwitting mood which is partially relieved by the theatrical and vibrant scenes which recreates parts of the playwright's debut performance "The Arbor" from 1977. Even though the acting is vivid and expressive in the earlier mentioned scenes, the film is most convincing in the interview scenes where lip-sync was used by professional actors. The pace varies in accordance with the takes shifting length and the versatile narrative makes this gripping character portrait an archetypal full-length documentary debut where faith plays a central part.