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Lynne Ramsey's bleak, beautifully photographed debut unflinchingly portrays life in a Glasgow housing project during the 1973 garbageworkers strike as seen through the eyes of 12-year-old James Gillespie (William Eadie, in a soulful debut). As the film opens, James is playing with a friend near a filthy canal behind the .. Read more
| Starring | Tommy Flanagan, Bill Eadie, Mandy Matthews, Michelle Stewart |
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| Director | Lynne Ramsay |
| Genres | Drama |
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"...Ramsay creates a searing portrait of a boy in a spiritual trap. Pay particular attention to Rachel Portman's spare music score that in counterpoint offsets Ramsay's imagery with a presence that does not simply massage our mood..."
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This artily shot and well-acted film is certainly evocative, but ultimately it's dull. Although bookended by two shocking events, there is next to no plot ... read more »
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Ratcatcher review
Original and uncomfortable viewing with a bleakness that is punctuated by moments of true visual beauty and moments of warmth.
Definitely one to ... read more »
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A great debut
A beautifully shot and powerful film. Lynne Ramsey's bleak and poignant debut film is a must-see piece of British film art. Don't let the pace put you ... read more »
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Groundbreaking for Lyne Ramsey
This is the feature that really made people sit up and take notice of Lyne Ramsey. Bleak in terms of the storyline, with even bleakier locations, nevertheless ... read more »
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A great debut from Lynne Ramsay.
A very quirky yet moving film about life on a Glasgow estate in the 1970's seen through the eyes of a 12 year old. The film is quite bleak but is ... read more »
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Well worth watching
This film captures life on a run down council estate where people wait to be rehoused. The story is portrayed in gritty reality with believable characters
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Bring in the Army
Beautifully, beautifully photographed. Not showy but extraordinarily resonant images that read with the intensity of childhood dreams. A film that completely ... read more »
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Excellent debut from Lynne Ramsay..
Ratcatcher is a film set in Glasgow in the 1970s. Its a poignant film about the life of a boy living on an estate, where the level of boredom is ... read more »
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..the last 35mins were surblime
Perhaps some of the finest moments you'll ever see in a British film. Stay with it. Struggle with the Scottish accent and the wavering storyline... And then... read more »
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Very Dull
Dearie Me. This is a dull movie. Yes its a slice of urban decay in a place thats a fertile source for this material but really there is no plot or story simply ... read more »
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seriously disturbing film
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