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A film that gives a child's eye view of the U.K.'s government-run care system for orphans and children in danger.A film that gives a child's eye view of the U.K.'s government-run care system for orphans and children in danger.A film that gives a child's eye view of the U.K.'s government-run care system for orphans and children in danger.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 wins & 4 nominations total
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Marie Wheeler-King
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- TriviaSamantha Morton wished The Unloved to be filmed for television rather than for Cinema. The reason being is that she thought, as in her own childhood experiences with going to the cinema, younger audiences' might not afford the price of a cinema ticket. Thus, younger audiences' would see this production "for free".
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Lucy: [Lucy's mother is hugging her daughter and crying hysterically at the bus stop. Lucy thinks that she has done something wrong by going to visit her mom away from her foster home] ... I'm sorry.
Lucy's Mother: [sounding lividly angry] Don't you EVER be sorry for visiting your mum!
[Lucy's mother hugs her daughter again before letting her get onto the bus]
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'The Unloved' is the result of actress Samantha Morton's first stab at directing, a story about growing up in a children's home, something she has experienced first hand. If she hadn't, you might wonder if it was exaggerated; if it isn't, it tells a grim and harrowing truth. Artistically, it's quite ambitious, eschewing emphasis on expository narrative in favour of giving a more impressionistic flavour of its central character's life - Morton appeared in Lynne Ramsey's film of 'Morvern Callar', and its tempting to assert one can detect the influence on her style. But there are also hints of Morton's inexperience behind the camera , in the way that her striking, set piece images are presented somewhat obviously, for example in the film's closing scene, where the entirety of a (sad) song is played over a wordless scene in advance of (rather than during) the credits: it's moving, but there's more to great film-making than the juxtapositioning of sad songs and pretty pictures. Still, on this evidence, Morton may get there: it will be interesting to see whether she is interested in directing on subjects less close to her own heart.
- paul2001sw-1
- Jun 6, 2009
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