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Under Milk Wood

  • 2015
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
111
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Rhys Ifans in Under Milk Wood (2015)
Residents of a fictional Welsh community share stories and poems of their life in their seaside town.
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Residents of a fictional Welsh community share stories and poems of their life in their seaside town.Residents of a fictional Welsh community share stories and poems of their life in their seaside town.Residents of a fictional Welsh community share stories and poems of their life in their seaside town.

  • Director
    • Kevin Allen
  • Writers
    • Kevin Allen
    • Michael Breen
    • Murray Lachlan Young
  • Stars
    • Rhys Ifans
    • Bradley Freegard
    • Sara Sugarman
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    111
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kevin Allen
    • Writers
      • Kevin Allen
      • Michael Breen
      • Murray Lachlan Young
    • Stars
      • Rhys Ifans
      • Bradley Freegard
      • Sara Sugarman
    • 5User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    William Thomas in Under Milk Wood (2015)
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    Rhys Ifans in Under Milk Wood (2015)
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    Rhys Ifans
    Rhys Ifans
    • Captain Cat
    Bradley Freegard
    Bradley Freegard
    • Sinbad Sailors
    Sara Sugarman
    Sara Sugarman
    • 1st Neighbour
    Steffan Rhodri
    Steffan Rhodri
    • Mog Edwards
    Charlotte Church
    Charlotte Church
    • Polly Garter
    Di Botcher
    Di Botcher
    • Mrs. Dai Bread 2
    Lisa Palfrey
    Lisa Palfrey
    • Mrs. Dai Bread 1
    Nia Roberts
    Nia Roberts
    • Myfanwy Price
    Sharon Morgan
    Sharon Morgan
    • Mary Ann Sailors
    Rhodri Meilir
    • Mr. Ogmore
    Llyr Ifans
    • Nogood Boyo
    Julian Lewis Jones
    Julian Lewis Jones
    • 2nd Drowned
    Aneirin Hughes
    • Organ Morgan
    Sara Gregory
    Sara Gregory
    • Gossamer Beynon
    • (as Sara Lloyd Gregory)
    Helen Griffin
    Helen Griffin
    • Mrs. Willy Nilly
    Nicholas McGaughey
    • Butcher Beynon
    Sue Roderick
    Sue Roderick
    • Mrs. Pugh
    Boyd Clack
    Boyd Clack
    • Mr. Pugh
    • Director
      • Kevin Allen
    • Writers
      • Kevin Allen
      • Michael Breen
      • Murray Lachlan Young
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    • Trivia
      Charlotte Church, Di Botcher and Steffan Rhodri had previously featured in the BBC Wales production of Under Milk Wood (2014).

      In that version, Charlotte Church had played Mrs. Ogmore Pritchard, Di Botcher was Mrs. Dai Bread One and Steffan Rhodri played Mr Waldo.

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    10/10
    A Magical Fever Dream
    The spirit of Richard Burton looms large over any rendering of Under Milk Wood: the actor's sonorous vowels, on display in what has hitherto been considered the definitive cinematic version from 1972, somehow seem to perfectly embody Dylan Thomas' effusive, garrulous poetry. It would be enough to put anyone off even having a go, but Rhys Ifans has stepped bravely up to the plate for this hyperactive, highly coloured adaptation directed by Kevin Allen. Under Milk Wood, famously, originated as a radio play that Thomas wrote for the BBC, and was first broadcast in 1954 after the poet's death. With its discursive verse style, it's a resolutely un-cinematic text, for all its evocative qualities: the addition of actual images, you would suppose, would be superfluous. Allen's version has stuck largely to illustration: Ifans speaks melodically over the top, with intricately structured scenes and tableaux doing the visual heavy lifting.

    As with the 70s version, directed by Andrew Sinclair, room has to be found for Thomas' multitude of comedy characters – Organ Morgan, Dai Bread, Willy Nilly, and all the rest – though fortunately the new film avoids anything as idiotic as Elizabeth Taylor's participation in the earlier film, playing passed-away good-time girl Rosie Probert. The nearest Allen gets to that is the celebrity casting of Charlotte Church as the alive-and-well good-time-girl Polly Garter; but Church is in fact pretty good in the role, a wholesome apple-cheeked type who gets up to all sorts in the woods. Allen's film comes across as a kind of fast-moving fever-dream – appropriately enough, given the swelling tide of fantasy that Thomas instills in the drama: everyone, and everything, is operating through a sweaty film of lust or delusion. Allen also amps up what you might call the bawdiness quotient: from the orgasmic yelps in the background of the opening dream sequence, to the continual incidents of jiggling and writhing, there's an entertaining Carry-On-ish edge to things that forestalls any hint of pomposity. With its energy and attack this is an Under Milk Wood that is funny and entertaining, and never gets bogged down.
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    • Release date
      • October 30, 2015 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Welsh
    • Also known as
      • Dan y Wenallt
    • Filming locations
      • Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
    • Production company
      • Sianel 4 Cymru (S4C)
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    • Budget
      • $2,400,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,843
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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