A Decade Ago, Elizabeth Welsh's Life Fell Apart. Her Beloved Husband Patrick Wrote A ... more
Mysterious Suicide Note And Vanished, Leaving Elizabeth And Their Two Sons Bereft Both Emotionally And Financially.For years, Elizabeth has struggled to hold her life together and raise her sons as a single parent. But she's just stumbled across a bizarre and disturbing possibility: that not only is Patrick still alive but he's also leading a new life with a new family under an assumed identity. Even more disturbing are the reasons behind Patrick's actions, but will Elizabeth ever be able to confront him - let alone forgive him?
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Production Year: 1995 - Drama - Director: Ang Lee - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Greg Wise, Hugh Laurie, Robert Hardy
Advantages: Irene Jacob's performance and Kieslowski's direction Disadvantages: Difficult to fathom
price.
The film has a 15 certificate and does contain some sex scenes that are not overly graphic.
The DVD I borrowed was a two-disc collectors' edition, disc two being dedicated to extras. The first of these is an interview with director Krystof Kieslowski (1991) that lasts about fifty-five minutes and includes several excerpts of the shooting of 'The DoubleLife of Veronique'. Kieslowski talks about film-making in Poland since 1970 as well as about his personal attitudes. He explains that he switched from making documentaries because he was more interested in people's innermost thoughts and feelings. He always wants the various members of the crew to contribute something personal to his films. He talks about our responsibility for other people, and sees the main message of 'The DoubleLife of Veronique' as being 'live more carefully ...
Advantages: A good read Disadvantages: Far fetched in places, and chapters can be confusing
throughout.
The four main characters were Bella, Laura, Steve and Philip. Bella is married to Philip and has quite a comfortable life, while her friend, Laura, is a single mum to Eddie with a failed marriage behind her. Laura meets Stevie and begins to date him. He seems charming and is really good with her young son. He does a tribute act to Elvis and, for some reason that Laura cannot understand, Bella does not seem keen on Laura's new partner. She even tries to put Laura off him.
Steve gets through to the final of an Elvis competition in Vegas and gets to take 3 people with him. He asks Laura and because 2 of his friends cannot go, Laura persuades him that taking Bella and Philip would be a good idea.
While in Vegas, it transpires that Bella and Steve were not only once an item, but they were once married (I'm not giving ...
Advantages: Exceptionally well written, acted and observed. Very funny. Disadvantages: Only 14 episodes, leaves you wanting more!
OVERVIEW
If you like physical comedy, are able to laugh at social class differences, and you can laugh at someone for always looking bad no matter how hard he tries to do the right thing, then this series is for you! It is superbly written and acted, and beautifully filmed. It is also incredibly rich and incredibly well observed with many sub-plots and engaging characters.
ABOUT THE SERIES
The name of the series gives the background of the whole story away perfectly. It is about the worst week in the life of Howard Steel, a man who falls in love with a girl from a more refined social background than his own. Don't let that mushy stuff put you off, this is far more rewarding than that!
This is another series that comes from a company that seems to have amazing success at writing first class comedies. Hat Trick is ...
Contains very mild language and suicide references
Video Category
Feature Film
Country Of Origin
United States of America
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
BOULEVARD ENTERTAIMENT; PINNACLE VISION, INFINITY; MEDIA SALES UK LTD; PINNACLE VISION
Release date
10/01/2005
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
BLVDD 0045
Barcode
5060092900454
Screenwriter
Alan Hines
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Interactive Menu, Scene Index, Scene selection, Trailers, Biographies, Film Background
Sound
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital, Stereo
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital English
Aspect Ratio
4:3 Full Frame
DVD Description
Elizabeth Welsh thought she had married the man of her dreams until she found out about his secret criminal life. After being caught using university funds for his own use, his guilty conscience led him to suicide... but his body was never found. Afterwards, Elizabeth's struggles in getting over this hardship led her to a leadership position within her community. Just as she thought she was getting on with her life, she begins to discover the truth behind her husband's disappearance. However painful it might be, she must bring closure to this case once and for all.
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