Christie Malry's Own Double Entry
2000
Nick Moran stars in this drama as Christie Malry, a lowly bank worker who indulges in extreme fantasies of sex and violence to escape his humdrum life of a job he hates and having to care for his dying mother. Whilst taking an evening class, Christie learns the principles of double-entry bookkeeping and adopts the theory that .. Read more
| Starring | Nick Moran, Neil Stuke, Kate Ashfield, Marcello Mazzarella |
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| Director | Paul Tickell |
| Genres | Drama |
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Christie Malry's Own Double Entry
Nick Moran stars in this drama as Christie Malry, a lowly bank worker who indulges in extreme fantasies of sex and violence to escape his humdrum life of a job he hates and having to care for his dying mother. Whilst taking an evening class, Christie learns the principles of double-entry bookkeeping and adopts the theory that for every credit there must be a debit for his own life. Soon enough he uses these 'credits' to avenge those he feels have wronged him, and these acts of revenge rapidly get out of hand. Set against this is the equally interesting story of Pacioli, the monk who invented double-entry bookkeeping in Renaissance Italy.
| Starring | Nick Moran, Neil Stuke, Kate Ashfield, Marcello Mazzarella, Shirley Ann Field, Mattia Sbragia |
|---|---|
| Director | Paul Tickell |
| Studio | ILC PRIME |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 31 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Sep 2003 Production year: 2000 |
| Format | DVD |
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Beset by numerous distribution problems since its completion, director Paul Tickell's ambitious adaptation of BS Johnson's 1973 novel racks up more debits than credits. On the plus side, Shirley Anne Field and Kate Ashfield impress as the dying mother and unsuspecting girlfriend of book-keeper Christie Malry (played by Lock, Stock's Nick Moran). It's his twisted world view that prompts him to commit increasingly deadly acts of subversion, which he tallies in a ledger detailing his notional fortune. However, the asides on the lethargy and cynicism of the modern world are lost within the flashy visuals and the parallel storyline that features the 15th-century monastic mathematician Pacioli (who first recorded the double-entry method) and his friend, Leonardo da Vinci.
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Adapted from the angry novel by experimental novelist BS Johnson, this is an ambitious attempt to capture on film a... read more on Time Out
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Book Keeping will never be the same.
Remarkable, a Billy Liar for the modern era. This is one of the most stunning debuts from a British Director in years.
Ever wanted to get even with those who endeavour to get in your way, well Christy does and whats more he keeps an account of anyone who dares.
Superbly performed by Moran, Stulke, and Ashfield the film also includes a cracking sound-track from Luke Haines.
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Make that a debit
What an incredibly odd film. It starts off well with the concept that life requires a balance, so that for every negative happening there should be a positive happening. The same principle of double accounting book keeping. This is how Christie Malry begins to live life - extracting a negative / positive happening to counterbalance whatever event happened to him. So it was a shame the film ended up all political and a bit...well..crazy really. A path treaded before with Fight Club. The acting by Nick Moran and Neil Stuke (he from Game On) are commendable but they weren't really given much to play with. The film is spliced with a backdrop story about Leornado Da Vinci which I suppose is to counterbalance Christie Malry's own story so that the film itself is 'balanced'. Not one to recommend unless you are into films that are far from contemporary.
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Christie Malry's Own Double Entry
Nick Moran stars in this drama as Christie Malry, a lowly bank worker who indulges in extreme fantasies of sex and violence to escape his humdrum life of a job he hates and having to care for his dying mother. Whilst taking an evening class, Christie learns the principles of double-entry ...
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