Tamara Drewe


Tamara Drewe Screening Report




Our last screenings of 2010 resulted in our largest total attendance ever. The evening screening alone saw 330 patrons view the screening of Steven Frear's latest film, Tamara Drewe, a comic and wry modernization of Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd based on Posy Simmonds' wonderful graphic novel of the same name. This 'pastoral' comedy about the foibles among the middle class was very well received. Tamara Drewe is a marvelous example of a professional ensemble production. The film will be released to video in March of next year.

The last day's screenings resulted in $800 being donated to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and $200 each to the Neighbour to Neighbour, Good Shepherd and Hamilton Food Share Food Banks.







Tamara Drewe Synopsis




When Tamara Drewe returns to the bucolic village of her youth, life for the locals is thrown tail over teakettle. Tamara—once an ugly duckling—has been transformed into a devastating beauty (with help from plastic surgery). As infatuations, jealousies, love affairs and career ambitions collide among the inhabitants of the neighboring farmsteads, Tamara sets a contemporary comedy of manners into play using the oldest magic in the book—sex appeal. Based on Posy Simmonds' graphic novel of the same name (which was itself inspired by Thomas Hardy's classic Far From the Madding Crowd).

Tamara Drewe is directed by the incomparable Stephen Frears (The Grifters, High Fidelity, Dirty Pretty Things, Dangerous Liaisons, Mrs. Henderson Presents, The Queen), written by Moira Buffini and starring Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace, Clash of the Titans, The Disappearance of Alice Creed), Dominic Cooper (An Education) and an ensemble of exceptional British Actors.


Running Time
Rating
111 minutes
14-A
Release to VHS and DVD: T.B.A.


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The Critics Comment




Guardian(UK)/Peter Bradshaw
It's a tremendously effective, forthright entertainment, and Frears and Buffini make their craftsmanship look easy, creating a soap-farce pastoral of Brit bourgeois out-of-towners.

Boxoffice Magazine/Richard Mowe
The deadly sins of envy, lust and salacious gossip in deepest rural England provide the motor for Stephen Frears's black romp, featuring vivacious former Bond girl Gemma Arterton in the title role of the youthful scribe.

Daily Mail (UK)/Christopher Tookey
The English countryside is pretty, and it’s good to see a splendid cast of mainly British actors so happily and productively employed.

ViewLondon/Matthew Turner
Hugely enjoyable, frequently funny British comedy / drama with a superb script and terrific performances from a fine ensemble cast.

Time/Richard Corliss
I find it hard to avoid the word 'delightful' so I won't, for the film is a capricious, delicious delight.



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