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Cuckoo
2009
In one of his darkest roles, Richard E. Grant plays an ageing professor obsessed with his star student, Polly (Fraser). Polly is trapped in a dead-end job working for intrusive Professor Julius Greengrass (Grant). Her relationship with boyfriend Chapman (Adam Fenton) is falling apart, and jealous sister Jimi (Antonia Bernath) .. Read more
| Starring | Laura Fraser, Richard E. Grant, Antonia Bernath, Adam F. |
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| Director | Richard Bracewell |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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Cuckoo
In one of his darkest roles, Richard E. Grant plays an ageing professor obsessed with his star student, Polly (Fraser). Polly is trapped in a dead-end job working for intrusive Professor Julius Greengrass (Grant). Her relationship with boyfriend Chapman (Adam Fenton) is falling apart, and jealous sister Jimi (Antonia Bernath) rarely leaves her side. When Polly has the chance to escape, her nearest and dearest have other ideas.
Alone in her flat, Polly struggles to keep her grip on reality. Mysterious sounds surround her, voices in the darkness, whispers of deceit. Polly knows she's not cuckoo, but why won't the noises go away? She turns to the one person she can trust - her boss. But Julius has a dark secret of his own. He wants Polly, and he'll do anything to get her.
Using oppressive cinematography and a haunting soundtrack from BAFTA nominee Andrew Hewitt, writer/director Richard Bracewell, whose first film was the acclaimed low-budget comedy The Gigolos, carefully builds Polly's world, echoing her stressed and anxious state. Expertly played by Fraser, we feel Polly's sense of isolation as events unfold around her in this darkly atmospheric and compelling story of deception and intrigue.
| Starring | Laura Fraser, Richard E. Grant, Antonia Bernath, Adam F., Tamsin Greig, Richard Brake, Helen Betty Knott, David Maybrick, Ben Righton |
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| Director | Richard Bracewell |
| Studio | VERVE PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 29 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 29 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2009 To Rent: DVD: 28 Feb 2011 Blu-ray: 28 Feb 2011 |
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Dark and moody
Rather gloomy story about a cardiologist obsessed with his star protegy, a free loading sister, and the central character Laura Fraser stressed out by a pending... read more »
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A steaming mess...
Absolutely unintelligible. I have a lot of patience with slow-burners, but this was painful. The lead actress is wooden and Richard E. Grant and Tamsin Grieg ... read more »
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yawn yawn yawn
Good actors working on a shoestring... a cast you could squeeze into a telephone box.... yes, that's right, its classic low budget recession film-making. A ... read more »
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Cuckoo on dvd review
The eject button is gonna go on any moment now,,,cant stand any more of this dribble,,,poor acting,script boring and so on,,,dont bother wasting a rental,,,,... read more »
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In one of his darkest roles, Richard E. Grant plays an ageing professor obsessed with his star student, Polly (Fraser). Polly is trapped in a dead-end job working for intrusive Professor Julius Greengrass (Grant). Her relationship with boyfriend Chapman (Adam Fenton) is falling apart, and jealous ...
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Cuckoo
In one of his darkest roles, Richard E. Grant plays an ageing professor obsessed with his star student, Polly (Fraser). Polly is trapped in a dead-end job working for intrusive Professor Julius Greengrass (Grant). Her relationship with boyfriend Chapman (Adam Fenton) is falling apart, and jealous ...
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