Irina Palm (2007)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.3/10   

Réalisateur:

Sam Garbarski

Writers:

Martin Herron (writer) and
Philippe Blasband (writer) ...

Release Date:

18 avril 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drame

Accroche:

What would you do to save the life of your terminally ill grandson?

Plot:

Maggie, a 50-year-old widow - still faithful to her dead husband, desperately needs some money to pay for a medical treatment for her ill grandson...

Plot Keywords:

Widow | Financial Problem | Prostitute | Mother Son Relationship | Sick Child

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Classy Brit Flick

Ensemble

Marianne Faithfull	...	Maggie / Irina Palm
Miki Manojlovic	...	Miki
Kevin Bishop	...	Tom
Siobhan Hewlett	...	Sarah
Dorka Gryllus	...	Luisa
Jenny Agutter	...	Jane
Corey Burke	...	Ollie
Meg Wynn Owen	...	Julia
Susan Hitch	...	Beth
Flip Webster	...	Edith
Tony O'Brien	...	Shopkeeper
Jules Werner	...	Doctor
Ann Queensberry	...	1st Old Lady
June Bailey	...	2nd Old Lady
Jonathan Coyne	...	Dave

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity and language.

Durée:

103 min

Pays:

Belgium | Luxembourg | UK | Germany | France

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:12 | Germany:12 | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:18 | USA:R | Japan:R-15 | Italy:T | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Norway:15 (TV rating) | New Zealand:R16

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Germany

Company:

Ateliers de Baere

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Cuenta atrás: Antigua fábrica de cerveza, 20:06 horas (#2.11)" (2008)

Classy Brit Flick

Irina Palm is one of those quirky off-beat Brit flicks that you come across every now and again. Based around the life of a middle aged Maggie, widowed, one son and a grandchild dying of a rare illness. Maggie needs a lot of money to pay for the treatment the boy needs, which can only be found in Australia. However, as widow whose main employment seems to have been as a lady who lunches, her work skills are rather non-existent. Also having sold of the family silver and home some time previously there is very little in the kitty to pay for the treatment he needs. However, she eventually finds salvation in the sex trade as an unlikely sex worker however a rather talented one at that. Finding her niche in hand jobs (to be polite) she sets about becoming the best in London and the target of headhunters (or hand-hunters in this case) What I really enjoyed is the sheer brilliant humanity that Ms Faithful brought to the screen as she realizes that there are real people who work the industry, real that is with families, and homes of their own Special mention must go to Miki Manojlovic and Jenny Agutter for two of the best scenes in the film. All in all a well worth the trip out but as its now playing at Art house cinemas might be a little bit tricky to find.