Morvern Callar (2002)

Regisseur:

Lynne Ramsay

Drehbuchautoren:

Liana Dognini (writer)
Lynne Ramsay (writer)

Premierendatum:

1. November 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Following her boyfriend's suicide, supermarket clerk Morvern Callar (Morton) passes off his unpublished novel as her own...

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Hardcore Techno | Male Full Frontal Nudity | Female Full Frontal Nudity | Christmas

Filmpreise:

9 wins & 13 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Someone else's dream

Besetzung

Samantha Morton	...	Morvern Callar
Kathleen McDermott	...	Lanna
Linda McGuire	...	Vanessa
Ruby Milton	...	Couris Jean
Dolly Wells	...	Susan
Dan Cadan	...	Dazzer
Carolyn Calder	...	Sheila Tequila
Raife Patrick Burchell	...	Boy in Room 1022
Steve Cardwell	...	Welcoming Courier
Bryan Dick	...	Guy with Hat's Mate
El Carrette	...	Gypsy Taxi Driver
Andrew Flanagan	...	Overdose
Des Hamilton	...	Him
Mette Karlsvik	...	Sick Girl / Bikini Girl
Andrew Knowles	...	Green Boy #1

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, nudity, language and some disturbing images.

Länge:

97 Min

Produktionsland:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Hong Kong:IIB

Drehorte:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Firma:

Company Pictures

Pannen:

Faktische Fehler: You would not get spurting blood when cutting up a body that has been dead for a day.

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Soundtrack:

Goon Gumpas

Someone else's dream

I looked at my watch quite frequently during Morvern Callar. I first felt impatient during the opening sequence which seemed unnecessarily drawn out. I'm sure living with a corpse in a small apartment for apparently several days can't have been very pleasant as decay starts to set in.

There are other parts of the film that just don't ring true, either. How did she use her boyfriend's debit card to get access to his entire balance? Also, I can't believe that the publishers would find her a credible author. I would have been very suspicious of her attitude and empty-headedness.

There were some beautiful images and some likeable scenes in this film, but it was like sitting through someone else's dream. The more I think about this film the less I really like it. Downgraded from my initial score of seven to a six.

I have to say that Samantha Morton is a superb actress. She doesn't play a part so much as become the part. I only hope that she's grounded enough in real life to survive this kind of immersion in her roles.