Cracks (2009)

Note Générale:

8,1/10   

Réalisateur:

Jordan Scott

Scénaristes:

Ben Court (written by)
Caroline Ip (written by)

Date de sortie:

4 décembre 2009 (UK)

Genre:

Drame

Accroche:

Innocence isn't lost. It's taken.

Intrigue:

A look at the lives and relationships among girls at an elite British boarding school. |

Plot Keywords:

Boarding School | One Word Title

Avis des utilisateurs:

Perils of youth

Ensemble

Eva Green	...	Miss G
Juno Temple	...	Di Radfield
María Valverde	...	Fiamma
Imogen Poots	...	Poppy
Ellie Nunn	...	Lily
Adele McCann	...	Laurel
Zoe Carroll	...	Rosie
Clemmie Dugdale	...	Fuzzy
Sinéad Cusack	...	Miss Nieven
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Vanessa Lunnon	...	Fiamma's Chaperone
Kitty McLaughlin-Dunning	...	The Small Dreg
Laurence Richardson
Gerry Shanahan	...	Coroner Timmons

Durée:

104 min

Pays:

UK | Ireland

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Classification:

UK:15 | Ireland:15A

Lieux de tournage:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Société:

Element Pictures

Perils of youth

*** Ce commentaire peut contenir des spoilers ***

I saw this movie at the Toronto International Film Festival premier in September 2009. It's the story of a group of girls at a boarding school in 1934 who are connected by being part of a swim team headed by a charismatic teacher. The teacher, Miss G., is an independent, adventuresome young woman who serves as a hero and role model to her students. She's a Katherine Hepburn type, who is such an appealing character you are as disappointed as you are disgusted by her tragic weakness.

The movie got a great response from the audience and I recommend the film.

The movie is quite sexually sensual, and very deliberately so, but I don't think this movie is simply about sexual awakening, or the perils of succumbing to forbidden lust. The film takes time and care to show how many of the girls have been sent to the school by rich parents who simply don't want to deal with them. Consequently, Miss G. has not simply become a role model to the young girls, but a role model to young, neglected girls. All of this does not come into focus until the end. There are hints early that Miss G. was involved previously in something disreputable, but at the time we are led to believe that it may have only been due to her independent nature.

But everything does become clear. In a scene near the end, after the tragedy, the students read a letter from Miss G which is so devoid of remorse or culpability that you are left to wonder if she had any honourable intentions as their teacher.

The film is showing how vulnerable neglected children are to manipulation and abuse. Handled differently the movie could have been unseemly and impossible to watch, but instead it is thoroughly entertaining. For the majority of the movie we're involved in the interactions between the girl's and Miss G.'s true intentions don't become clear until the end.

An entertaining and ultimately disturbing movie.