A.K.A.
Described as a modern-day Pygmalion, A.K.A. is a mesmerising study of the British class system. Set in Thatcher's Britain during the 80s, it tells the story of Dean (Leitch) a shy, working-class lad from Romford who has been kicked out by his abusive father. He heads for London and meets up with gallery owner and society hostess Lady Gryffoyn (Quick).He soon embarks on a new life of deception and duplicity. Rent boys, toffs, artists, Champagne and coke all flow free and fast, but as Dean heads off to Europe and spends more of the upper classes' money, the Fraud Squad closes in on him.
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...a fascinating panorama on a particularly British malaise
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- Time Out
- 29 Jan 2006 at 16:11
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I really liked this film. It took a couple of viewings, in part because the triptych presentation left a slight feeling that there was more to be seen than ...
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- 20 Dec 2005 at 03:57
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I had read the reviews of this film and the split screen version seemed to get the best comments, so that is what I rented.
What a mistake !!!
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- Wigan, Lancashire, England
- 01 Mar 2011 at 15:48
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Some, not all, of the acting a bit clunky. Nice idea, bit like a short story, but not very well told - lots of gaps and unexplained bits but alright for a wet ...
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- Didcot, Oxford
- 19 Aug 2010 at 14:42
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After an hour of this it felt like four hours already. I'm all for enjoying different types of films, yes even the arty ones, but this bored me rigid. ...
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- 05 Aug 2010 at 12:52
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