Vera Drake

2004
G
2h 5m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,6/10

27 k

MA NOTE

Liretrailer2 min 14 s

1 vidéo

24 photos

Crime Drama

La faiseuse d'anges Vera Drake découvre que ses croyances et ses pratiques se heurtent aux moeurs de l'Angleterre des années 50? un conflit qui conduira à la tragédie pour sa famille.La faiseuse d'anges Vera Drake découvre que ses croyances et ses pratiques se heurtent aux moeurs de l'Angleterre des années 50? un conflit qui conduira à la tragédie pour sa famille.La faiseuse d'anges Vera Drake découvre que ses croyances et ses pratiques se heurtent aux moeurs de l'Angleterre des années 50? un conflit qui conduira à la tragédie pour sa famille.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,6/10

27 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Nommé pour 3 oscars
- 41 victoires et 45 nominations au total

Anecdotes
Except for Imelda Staunton, none of the actors knew the film was about abortion until their characters found out.

Gaffes
Vera's sister-in-law Joyce says she wants a washing machine which costs "25 pounds." Until decimalization in 1971, most luxury goods, like washing machines and men's suits, were priced in guineas, not pounds (one guinea = one pound one shilling, or one pound five pence in decimal). Some stores, particularly those wishing to appeal to the middle class or aspiring to a degree of 'poshness', priced items in pounds. Throughout the 1960s most domestic items were priced in pounds, shillings, and pence. Services and professions continued to charge in guineas until much later. In the film, an abortion costs two guineas.

Citations
Reg: It don't seem fair. Look at my mom: six of us in two rooms. It's all right if you're rich, but if you can't feed them, you can't love them, can you?

Connexions
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Ray/Primer/Being Julia/The Final Cut/Vera Drake/Team America: World Police (2004)

Bandes originales
Salut D'Amour (Liebesgruss), Op.12
(1888)
Written by Edward Elgar
By permission of Schott & Co Limited, London
Performed by Rosemary Warren-Green (violin) and Ian Brown (piano)

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Most-Likely Best Film of 2004

Mike Leigh has done it again. I adore "Secrets and Lies", my 2nd favorite film of all time and Leigh strikes gold again in the emotionally draining, brilliantly directed study of a 50's era abortionist in London. Imelda Staunton gives, yet another in Leigh's film, outstandingly powerful and true performance as Vera Drake. She a inner-city housewife and mother, who spends much of her free time trying to "help out" the poor ladies of 50's London who are unable to get legal abortions. Some may consider this a hot-topic issue film, but it's moreover an independent study of a woman and her life, and how her emotions play in her world. Every nuance of this film is perfectly crafted, from every performance, to the sets, and the cinematography. The emotions overflow steadily, especially after the traumatic dinner scene where the police arrive for Vera. The look of horror that Staunton displays and changes as she realizes what is happening is acting and direction at it's best. Why is it American films aren't able to capture this from it's performers? I can't praise this film enough and truly believe that this will be my favorite film of the year. It's a shame this film got only a small release and audiences seemed unmoved by it. I don't understand it. Hopefully DVD will allow those who missed it to catch up with it and relish in it's brilliance. It will be a rewarding experience for all to see. I am praying for Oscar noms all around, but especially for Staunton. It is clearly and without any doubt, the best female performance as of this date, this year.