Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution details
| Format: | 12 DVD |
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| Starring: | Catherine Tate, Iain Glen, Brittany Ashworth, Heike Makatsch, Jessica Barden, Christian Brassington |
| Director: | Billie Eltringham |
| Genre: | Comedy - Television |
| Studio: | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Name | Discs | |
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Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution |
12 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 42 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 25 Feb 2008 |
| Main languages: | English |
| Hearing impaired subtitles: | English |
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From Bingley to Berlin and back...
By PaulaWestwood (397 reviews) from Ashton-Under-Lyne , 05 Oct 2007[Highly rated reviewer]
Based on real events this quietly comedic film intruduces us to a Yorkshire family, the 'Ratcliffes' in the latter part of the 1960s. Mr Ratcliffe is a devout socialist who decides to take his family of two daughters (one supportively socialist, one a free spirited rebellious 60 love child), his brother in law (shy retiring and suffering from bad nerves), and wife (lovingly plain and homely). Over to the Eastern Block to persue a career in teaching in what he hopes and expects to be a communist idyll, where everything is based on sharing and looking after your fellow comerades. Having arrived in East Germany, the reality of the dour living and working conditions, and the opressive regime, soon take the gloss off the families aspirations. Having however burned their UK passports in a public display of eschewing Western values, how will they ever be able to return across the iron curtain and to some sort of normality. Enter the resourceful Mrs Ratcliffe (very well played by Catherine Tate) to try and save the day. At that I will leave it for fear of ruining what is a quietly excellent and interesting film, well worth a watch.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(24)Bad plot idea, how is communism funny?
By Colonel1968 (263 reviews) , 09 Feb 2012The subject itself is oK until they land on the other side of the Iron curtain, then nearly all the laughter stops as one would imagine. A badly thought out idea for a film, as the scrapes are not relatable at all.
The swimming goggles on good old child killer lenin was about the funniest bit, which is sad as it was well acted and well intended.
Woolfie Smith did it better- Was this review helpful to you?
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Willi the cross-eyed stasi goon deserves his own series
By a customer , 23 Jan 2012I never imagined when i sat down to watch this film, that it would be so funny and so totally engrossing.
Characterisation is excellent...yorkshire communists look like yorkshire communists; osties look like osties. East Germany seems very authentic.
But it's Catherine Tate who steals the show through her incredible acting skills... she gets the old mirror neurons ticking over and really makes you care about everything that happens in the film.
Some reviewers have suggested that this film isn't put together well. I beg to differ. It packs in a huge amount of memorable moments, with some great dialogue too.... and it has to escalate to 'Dr Who' pace in the last 15 mins to resolve everything to a happy conclusion.
This film is a masterpiece and I can't believe I haven't heard of it until now ... Bravo !!!!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Okay, but could have been better
By a customer from Bury St. Edmunds , 09 Dec 2008I was intrigued by the premise of this film, particularly as it was a fresh idea. However, the story lacks depth in several places, & by the end I began to question how much realism was left in the plot. The last scene is very far-fetched & contrived, & the portrayal of East Germany descends into caricature. Catherine Tate does a very good job of her role & there are some other good performances, but the film as a vehicle lets the cast down.
It's worth a look, so long as you don't expect too much from it.If you have a hankering for a good 'Ostalgie' movie then watch the near-perfect 'Goodbye, Lenin!', which gets the balance right on every level.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Another British success
By a customer from Burnham on Crouch , 26 Nov 2008I loved it. Funny, tense, sharply observed, full of social comment. I could watch it several times.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Super mum
By a customer from Inverurie , 07 Nov 2008This film was enjoyed to watch
It a funny adventure of a family that move to germany were mum save the day.- Was this review helpful to you?
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