A Woman In Winter details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Brian Cox, Jamie Sives, Jason Flemyng, Julie Gayet |
| Director: | Richard Jobson |
| Genre: | Drama - General |
| Studio: | AMAZON WEB |
| Name | Discs | |
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A Woman In Winter |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 40 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 09 Apr 2007 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Head in the clouds.
By granita (216 reviews) from Farnham , 19 May 2007[Highly rated reviewer]
A young quantam physicist, Michael, is working in an Edinburgh observatory, tracking cosmic activitity and helping to build a quantam computer. At a social gathering, he meets Caroline, a beautiful, mysterious Frenchwoman to whom he is strangely but irrestibly drawn. So much so that she moves in with him, and several weeks later, he realises he doesn't even know her surname. Yes...exactly!
This film, directed by Michael Jobson, tell us that physics are the 'new religion'. Our lives are shaped by planetary movements. There is no such thing as coincidence, and no such thing as death.
It's an unusual movie, but Dr. Who it is not. And unless you're interested in quantam physics, I doubt you'll go the distance. I only managed it from sheer curiousity.
Jobson is all about camera angles, lighting, and futurustic ideas. Dialogue is minimal; characters unexplored. The ethereal soundtrack nearly drove me insane.
Nevertheless, the are those of you out there who will love this film that Jobson describes as 'existentialist arthouse.' If this is your bag, then give it a go. Brian Cox was persuaded to play a small part for nothing, So it must surely have some merit?- Was this review helpful to you?
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(5)profound and imaginative
By a customer from edinburgh , 12 Nov 2008i really had to write about this film. i found it truly powerful and expandsive. like i said profound -- the idea that there is a parrall universe revolving and we could be in it but maybe not. the acting is great and with texture. even though there are silent times it is rich with presence. i hope everyone takes the time to see this film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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By a customer from UK , 23 Jun 2008I got this film , expecting an interesting story and some good acting, but got none of it. The story is lame and the acting is poor. Nothing much to add to this. Dont bother renting it out!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Interesting, beautiful and puzzling
By a customer from Glasgow, Scotland , 28 Oct 2007OK, I'm not sure the film makes sense, whether it's a ghost story or entwined time-travelling. It does however look stunning and the sound design is equally good. If you want to see what can be done with independent film-making on a budget of less than 1/2 million, check it out.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Head in the clouds.
By granita (216 reviews) from Farnham , 19 May 2007A young quantam physicist, Michael, is working in an Edinburgh observatory, tracking cosmic activitity and helping to build a quantam computer. At a social gathering, he meets Caroline, a beautiful, mysterious Frenchwoman to whom he is strangely but irrestibly drawn. So much so that she moves in with him, and several weeks later, he realises he doesn't even know her surname. Yes...exactly!
This film, directed by Michael Jobson, tell us that physics are the 'new religion'. Our lives are shaped by planetary movements. There is no such thing as coincidence, and no such thing as death.
It's an unusual movie, but Dr. Who it is not. And unless you're interested in quantam physics, I doubt you'll go the distance. I only managed it from sheer curiousity.
Jobson is all about camera angles, lighting, and futurustic ideas. Dialogue is minimal; characters unexplored. The ethereal soundtrack nearly drove me insane.
Nevertheless, the are those of you out there who will love this film that Jobson describes as 'existentialist arthouse.' If this is your bag, then give it a go. Brian Cox was persuaded to play a small part for nothing, So it must surely have some merit?- Was this review helpful to you?
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Dreadful
By Jaya (12 reviews) from Manchester , 29 Apr 2007How to make twaddle Part 1
Indecipherable and prententious script - check.
Lots of special TV camera effects crica Dr Who 1976 - check
Disengaged actors - check
Ridiculous plot about the meaning of love as it relates to physics - check
Script that has main players saying 'What is physics. It's reality and if you study you might just get a glimpse of reality.'
Total hogwash. I defy anyone to sit through 15 minutes of this waste of Film Council cash.- Was this review helpful to you?
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