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Disgrace
2009
John Malkovich stars in this drama based on the novel by South African author J.M Coetzee. David Lurie (Malkovich) is a self-absorbed, twice-divorced literary professor at a South African university who is forced to resign after having an affair with one of his students, Melanie (Antoinette Engel). This precipitates a near-.. Read more
| Starring | Scott Cooper, Eriq Ebouaney, Jessica Haines, John Malkovich |
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| Director | Steve Jacobs |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
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Disgrace
John Malkovich stars in this drama based on the novel by South African author J.M Coetzee. David Lurie (Malkovich) is a self-absorbed, twice-divorced literary professor at a South African university who is forced to resign after having an affair with one of his students, Melanie (Antoinette Engel). This precipitates a near-breakdown that leads to him heading out to the bush to stay with his lesbian daughter Lucy (Jessica Haines), who shares a farm in the Eastern Cape with black co-worker Petrus (Eric Ebouaney). At first his daughter's calming influence and the natural rhythm of farm life bring solace to David's broken existence - but a vicious attack by a gang of black youths forces David to think about the changes in the world outside as well as his own personal crisis.
| Starring | Scott Cooper, Eriq Ebouaney, Jessica Haines, John Malkovich, Fiona Press, Monroe Reimers, Charles Tertiens |
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| Director | Steve Jacobs |
| Studio | ICA FILMS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 58 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 08 Feb 2010 Production year: 2009 |
| Format | DVD |
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JM Coetzees 1999 examination of post-apartheid South Africa may have scooped up the Booker but its hardly an... read more on Time Out
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Brilliant
This is a quite brilliant fim of an equally extraordinary novel. The multiple themes of male female power, aging men, racial empowerment, changing cultures and more are pefectly realised and always confronted straight on. There are no simple solutions, there are no Hollywood denouements but this film deals with numerous modern themes that are not all specifically South African but are exactly located there. From Cape Town to the beautiful landscapes of the western cape, each scene has a place. John Malkovich's brooding power is surprisingly good in Lurie's role, and Jessica Haines is a revelation. If that sounds less than entertaining, then believe me it will grip you utterly.
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Disgrace
John Malkovich stars in this drama based on the novel by South African author J.M Coetzee. David Lurie (Malkovich) is a self-absorbed, twice-divorced literary professor at a South African university who is forced to resign after having an affair with one of his students, Melanie (Antoinette Engel). ...
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