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Breaking And Entering
2006
A Landscape Architect's dealings with a young thief cause him to re-evaluate his life. Read more
| Starring | Ray Winstone, Jude Law, Rafi Gavron, Juliette Binoche |
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| Director | Anthony Minghella |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama |
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Breaking And Entering
A Landscape Architect's dealings with a young thief cause him to re-evaluate his life.
| Starring | Ray Winstone, Jude Law, Rafi Gavron, Juliette Binoche, Vera Farmiga, Martin Freeman, Robin Wright Penn |
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| Director | Anthony Minghella |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 55 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | Anthony Minghella Collection |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama |
| Language | English, English Audio Description |
| Released | DVD: 23 Jul 2007 Blu-ray: 03 Sep 2007 Production year: 2006 |
| Format | DVD |
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Breaking and Entering is Anthony Minghella's first original screenplay since Truly, Madly, Deeply a long time ago, and it's a return to North London and a smaller-scale, more personal type... read more »
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[Highly rated reviewer]
The Law's A Sexy Ass
Strangely compelling viewing, if you are a north Londoner, or a Jude Law fan, or have had your small office burgled. I fall into all three camps.
The plot essentially involves Jude Law's office being serial burgled by a Serbian teenager run amok. Law takes the law (sic) into his own hands, and manages to track down the criminal, in the process meeting his sexy single mother (Binoche).
Law, of course, was already well served on the woman front with a half Swedish long-term girlfriend (Robin Wright Penn). The trouble is that she is a tricky character with an even more tricky 13 year old pre-pubescent slightly autistic gymnastic daughter (I kid you not).
Law steers a fine line between victim and maldoer, and whenever he's on the screen the movie is captivating. Binoche and Penn also put in good performances as the romantic interest(s). Ray Winstone , Martin Freeman and 'the prostitute' add amusement in well-drawn supporting roles. And London, the city, has a role of sorts: it's not cliched and is often very grimy, but it's always interesting to see.
The plot turns somewhat fantastical at the end, with the law becoming a victim in its own right. But that doesn't detract from a worthwhile character drama, some fine acting, and some memorable insights into relationships and modern London life. This won't top any charts but it's great that the UK is making these types of film - so try to see it.
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- wreeve from London NW3
- Posted 14 Feb 2007 11:11
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
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Subtle
I want to avoid raving about this film as there will be plenty who disagree. However, the cast were excellent. Jude Law's charisma is quite an obvious driving force but the real best performances came from the actors playing Miro and Bea, and their respective mothers (Robin Wright Penn and the delightful Juliet Binoche). The film wasn't perfect by any means but it was insightful and realistic, didn't avoid difficult subjects without being a grim watch. If you're after a film which demands patience yet which isn't demanding on the attention, and a film that really looks good, then this is certainly one of them.
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Anthony Minghella 1954 – 2008
- 19 Mar 2008
"I want to get better. I am absolutely determined that I'll keep trying to learn and not know too much and just see what happens." So promised the writer-director Anthony Minghella the last time I saw him, in the autumn of 2006, with a combination of resolve and humility which was typical of the man. It's a great shame we have been robbed of his talent at an age (54) when so much more could have been expected. Erudite, loquacious, gracious and accomplished, Minghella was always a pleasure to... Read more
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