Irina Palm (2007)

Note Générale:

7,3/10   

Réalisateur:

Sam Garbarski

Scénaristes:

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

Date de sortie:

18 avril 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drame

Accroche:

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

Intrigue:

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

Récompenses:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

The Practicalities of Desperation

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
Tim Plester	...	Frank
Malina Ebert	...	Dunia
Peter Sproule	...	Physio
Hassani Shapi	...	Consultant
Liam Reilly	...	Agency Man
Doraly Rosen	...	Bank Clerk
Ibrahima Sanogo	...	Ibrahim
Simon Anderson	...	Lad
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Steve Kingett	...	A pimp

Réalisé par
Sam Garbarski

Scénaristes
Martin Herron		(writer) and
Philippe Blasband		(writer) &
Sam Garbarski		(writer)

Produit par
Christine Alderson	....	co-producer
Karl Baumgartner	....	co-producer
Sébastien Delloye	....	producer
Diana Elbaum	....	producer
Thanassis Karathanos	....	co-producer
Jani Thiltges	....	co-producer
Georges van Brueghel	....	producer

Musique originale
Ghinzu

Image
Christophe Beaucarne

Montage
Ludo Troch

Distribution des rôles
Leo Davis
Nathaniele Esther

Création des décors
Véronique Sacrez

Direction artistique
Regine Constant
Karen Wakefield

Création des costumes
Anushia Nieradzik

Maquillage
Claudine Moureaud	....	key hair stylist
Claudine Moureaud	....	makeup artist
Katja Reinert-Alexis	....	makeup department head
Katja Reinert-Alexis	....	makeup designer

Directeur de production
Shu Aiello	....	production manager
Patrick Blocman	....	unit manager
Undine Filter	....	post-production supervisor: Germany
Thomas Král	....	production manager: Germany
Hayley Manning	....	production manager: UK
Jonathan Weissler	....	production supervisor: London (uncredited)

Assistant réalisateur
Brigitte Chandless	....	first assistant director: second unit
Will Cummins	....	crowd assistant director: UK
Sascha Heyar	....	additional third assistant director: Luxembourg
Stefan Magnusson	....	third assistant director
Andreas Meszaros	....	first assistant director
Jim Probyn	....	second assistant director

Département Art
Ravit Bechor	....	assistant art director
Manuel Demoulling	....	stand-by props
François Dickes	....	stand-by props
Valerio Lopes	....	graphics designer
Edouard Pallardy	....	head painter
Graham Ward	....	property master: UK

Technicien du son
Thomas Gauder	....	sound re-recording mixer
Aline Gavroy	....	foley recording engineer
Eric Horstmann	....	sound re-recording mixer assistant
Pascal Jasmes	....	sound recordist
Pascal Jasmes	....	sound
Philippe Kohn	....	boom operator
Valérie Le Docte	....	foley editor
Zoran Maksimovic	....	adr recordist
Ingrid Ralet	....	sound editor
Philippe van Leer	....	foley artist

Cascadeur
Steve Truglia	....	fight director
Steve Truglia	....	stunt coordinator

Caméra et Département Electrique
Jeremy Braben	....	aerial director of photography
Celio Castro	....	best boy
Gilbert Degrand	....	electrician
Kevin Dresse	....	electrician
Stefan Hase	....	key grip
Jean-Pierre Lacroix	....	gaffer
Luc Pallet	....	focus puller
Kerstin Stelter	....	still photographer
Bruno Verstraete	....	co-gaffer
Oliver Ward	....	camera technician: Wescam camera

Département Casting
Lissy Holm	....	casting assistant
Anja Joos	....	casting: Germany
Emma Lawson	....	extras casting: UK
Johanna Ragwitz	....	extras casting

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Uli Simon	....	costume supervisor
Peggy Wurth	....	wardrobe

Dpartement Editorial
Jean-Luc Simon	....	first assistant editor

Département Transport
Gaby Meyers	....	truck driver
Francois Muller	....	truck driver
Hrouchoff Svet	....	driver: makeup/costume department

Divers
Rachel Berger	....	personal acting coach: Marianne Faithfull
Kerensa Burton	....	script supervisor
Marie Courtel	....	location assistant
Sébastien Delloye	....	fluffer
Jean-Philippe Dumont	....	location assistant: runner
Ian Evans	....	aerial helicopter pilot
Kerinne Jenkins	....	production assistant
Joe Kotroczo	....	production coordinator
Jennifer Lavallé	....	production assistant
Oliver Rebling	....	assistant production accountant: Germany
Rachel Robey	....	production coordinator: UK
Jack Suckling	....	location department trainee
Christophe Vincent	....	location assistant

Companies de production

• Ateliers de Baere
• Entre Chien et Loup
• Ipso Facto Films
• Les Films du Plat Pays
• Liaison Cinématographique
• Pallas Film
• Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)
• Samsa Film

Distributeurs

• Alfa Films (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Pyramide Distribution (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Rosebud (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Strand Releasing (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• X Verleih AG (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Germany) (DVD)

Autres Companies

• Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté Française de Belgique  funding
• Eye-Lite  lighting
• Film & Television Facilities  facility vehicles
• Film Fund Luxembourg  funding
• Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)  funding
• Location Consulting & Facilities  facilities vehicles
• MaxPopDesign  ADR recording
• Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM)  funding
• Programme MEDIA de la Communauté Européenne  funding

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity and language.

Durée:

103 min

Pays:

Belgium | Luxembourg | UK | Allemagne | France

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,66 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | 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 | Australia:MA (Cable TV rating)

Lieux de tournage:

Germany

Société:

Ateliers de Baere

Connexions:

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

The Practicalities of Desperation

IRINA PALM may be a film too many people will overlook, thinking it either empty headed or pornographic. But word of mouth should correct those misconceptions, as this little quiet film is a tender story of an aging woman's sacrifices and healthy outlook in the face of adversity. IRINA PALM is that happy marriage of comedy and drama, a heartwarming tale that leaves the viewer with both a smile and a tear.

Written by Director Sam Garbarski with Martin Herron and Phillipe Blasband, IRINA PALM is the story of a widowed grandmother Maggie (Marianne Faithful in a luminous performance) whose young grandson Ollie (Corey Burke) is gravely ill. Maggie's son Tom (Kevin Bishop) and daughter-in-law Sarah (Siobhan Hewlett) cannot afford the transfer from England to Australia where the young lad could undergo curative treatment. Maggie decides she must find a job - a daunting task for an older woman with no particular job training - to make the treatment affordable. After numerous rejections from employment agencies, she spies a Sex Shop advertising for 'hostesses'. Thinking that designation means serving tea, etc, she enters the shady establishment and is interviewed by the owner Miki (Miki Manojlovic), a gentle man who gently describes the type of employment: Maggie would sit in a room and provide simple masturbation through a glory hole for anonymous clients. At first shocked by the job description, she in desperation investigates the business with the help of her soon to be best friend Luisa (Dorka Gryllus), and accepts the job with reservations. To her surprise (and the surprise of Miki and Luisa) Maggie gains a loyal following of customers, so much so that she is given the name 'Irina Palm'.

Keeping her employment a secret from everyone, she is the brunt of gossip from her old cronies and when she gives the money from her job to her son Tom without revealing its source, she causes a riff in the family. Maggie is courted by other sex shop owners who offer higher pay, but she remains faithful to Miki who advanced her the money for Ollie's trip to Australia. Tom stalks his mother to her workplace, discovers the source of her income, and explodes with anger and embarrassment that his mother would stoop to such depths. But Maggie's role as Irina Palm has given her confidence and also opened her heart not only to her grandson's future but to her own happiness as well. The ending may be expected by some, but will warm the hearts of everyone.

There are many moments of humor - Maggie's learning her trade, her ultimate confession to her cronies as to her occupation, etc - and this lightness makes the dramatic message more powerful. Faithful is extraordinarily fine in this difficult role, but the entire cast is sensitively responsive to the screenplay and to director Garbarski's vision. This is a film to cherish. Highly recommended. Grady Harp