30 Nov 2005 Director: Mike Leigh UK, France, New Zealand 2004 125 min Vera Drake is a kind and selfless woman, in the 1950’s, who is devoted to and loved by her family. Her days are spent caring for sick neighbours and her elderly mother which she does with kind words and encouragement. However there… Continue reading Vera Drake
Tag: Eddie Marsan
Pierrepoint
The Last Hangman UK 2005 90 min Director: Adrian Shergold Timothy Spall gives a powerful performance as Albert Pierrepoint in this true life drama of Britain’s most famous executioner. In 1930s London, Albert rises to the top of his forefather’s trade, the master hangman; sending to the gallows some of the most notorious murderers and… Continue reading Pierrepoint
Sixty-Six
26 Sept 2007 Director: Paul Welland UK 2006 93 min It is the summer of 1966 and England hosts the football World Cup. Twelve year old Bernie has something far more significant on his mind the day he becomes a man, his Bar Mitzvah. This most important day in his life is over-shadowed as his… Continue reading Sixty-Six
Still Life
30 Mar 2016 Director: Uberto Pasolini UK, Italy 2014 92 min Eddie Marsan gives a wonderfully restrained and brilliant performance as he plays the unassuming and meticulous council worker John May in this poignant and beautifully observed film. For the past twenty two years, John May has worked tirelessly to locate the next of kin… Continue reading Still Life