Sally Potter

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The Tango Lesson review by A customer from London

Pretentious Potter 4 November 2004
...A great story ruined by Sally Potter's self-indulgent style of film-making. It's her own story of falling in love with the Tango (and a dancer) and she should have cast Mer... Read customer review

The Man Who Cried review by from Lincoln

My fave film of all time! 29 November 2003
... and Ricci, without any words being spoken. The soundtrack is also exceptional. Sally Potter (director) at her best.... ... Read customer review

Orlando review by from Docklands

A work of genius 1 May 2006
... obeys. He witnesses the changes each century brings on his search for love. Sally Potter's work is astounding. It stands alongside the greats of British cinema; Powell... Read customer review

Rage on DVD (2009)
Starring: Jude Law, Judi Dench, Eddie Izzard
Director: Sally Potter
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Watch now: Unavailable
Expose of the inner lives of a group of people who work at a New York fashion house. Shot as though from a cellphone camera, events begin to unfold over a seven day period that turn what appeared to be a runway accident into a potential murder.

41% from 688 members

Yes on DVD (2004)
Starring: Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill
Director: Sally Potter
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YES is the story of a passionate love affair between an American woman (Joan Allen) and a Middle-Eastern man (Simon Abkarian) in which they confront some of the greatest conflicts of our generation - religious, political and sexual. Sam Neill plays the betrayed and betraying politician husband and ..read more »

49% from 2,240 members

The Man Who Cried on DVD (2000)
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Christina Ricci, John Turturro
Director: Sally Potter
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Set in 1927, this is the story of a young Jewish girl who was sent from Russia to England where she was adopted by a family who re-named her Suzie. When Suzie reaches adulthood she sets off for a new life in Paris where she works with an opera company. Her happiness is short-lived and she is forced ..read more »

59% from 4,325 members

The Tango Lesson (1997)
Starring: Sally Potter, Pablo Veron, Caroline Lotti
Director: Sally Potter
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Maverick filmmaker Sally Potter, who won acclaim in 1993 with the gender-bending, history-warping Orlando, returns to her dancing roots with The Tango Lesson. Potter wrote, directed, and starred in the film, also assembling the soundtrack, dancing, and even singing the film's final song. Potter was ..read more »

53% from 966 members
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Orlando on DVD (1992)
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Lothaire Bluteau
Director: Sally Potter
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Sally Potter's dazzling adaptation of Virginia Woolf's classic novel is the tale of the apparently immortal Orlando, who begins an epic quest for love and freedom in the court of Elizabeth I as a man, and completes the search 400 years later as a woman. This journey takes Orlando across the frozen ..read more »

62% from 3,707 members

The Gold Diggers on DVD (1983)
Starring: Julie Christie, Kassandra Colson, Siobhan Davies
Director: Sally Potter
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Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Lacking any particular plot line, this feminist film focuses on the adventures of Ruby (Julie Christie) who goes to the Yukon to search out her roots--her father was a gold prospector there--and also details the experiences of Celeste (Colette Laffont) as she tries to get her male bosses to answer ..read more »

57% from 33 members

Rage - 2.0 stars
Yes - 2.5 stars
The Man Who Cried - 3.0 stars
The Tango Lesson - 2.5 stars
Orlando - 3.0 stars

Orlando - 3.0 stars
The Man Who Cried - 3.0 stars
The Tango Lesson - 2.5 stars
Yes - 2.5 stars
Rage - 2.0 stars

The Gold Diggers - 3.0 stars
Rage - 2.0 stars
Yes - 2.5 stars
The Tango Lesson - 2.5 stars
The Man Who Cried - 3.0 stars

Simon Abkarian - 4 times - show films
Patrick J. Adams - 3 times - show films
Heathcote Williams - 3 times - show films
Dianne Wiest - 3 times - show films
Eddie Izzard - 3 times - show films