Video Audio icon An illustration of an audio speaker. Audio Software icon An illustration of a 3. Software Images icon An illustration of two photographs. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. Vera Drake Trailer Movies Preview. It appears your browser does not have it turned on. Please see your browser settings for this feature. Now in , Leigh has given us the strongest performance by a male or female of the year with Imelda Staunton as the title character in the new film Vera Drake.
Vera Drake is the story a family in 's London. Vera is the Motherhead and she is the jack-of-all-trades within the community.
Her days are spend stopping in on elderly people to help them with their lunch, working a various estates as a cleaning lady, slaving at a light bulb producing factory and most notably, as a caring individual who helps young and poor women terminate unwanted pregnancies.
A selfless woman who has little time for herself and therefore little time to digest the consequences of her illegal actions. Vera is goes about every bit of her business, whether she is down on her knees cleaning the brass around a fireplace or helping a woman perform an abortion without a frown and usually with a smile on her face, a whistling tune on her lips and the kettle on the stove. Vera's family are equally lovable individuals. Her husband, Geroge Phil Davis works with his brother at an automobile repair shop.
Her son Sid works as the local tailor and her daughter is a soft spoken lass who falls for a local man Vera invites over to dinner as a kind gesture. Together they make the quintessential family unit that we all envisioned 's households to encompass. But when a local girl has a bad reaction to a Drake endorsed abortion, their world is turned on end. An investigation by the local police lead them to Vera's door on the night of celebration due to her daughters engagement. And as the police take Vera to the local booking station for a statement and sentencing, Imelda Staunton does her best work through the tears and expressions mirroring the suffering at the anguish she has put her family through.
Vera Drake might just be the best picture to be viewed by this critic this year. The characters are so robust and real that every time Vera put the kettle on for a cup of tea, you would think she is doing it for everyone in the audience.
We become captivated by their lives and interested in the effects the events have on the family unit. Director Mike Leigh deserves most of the credit.
He transforms Vera in front of us and manages to take an illegal action that is generally taboo in conversation and shows us the innocent side of the argument where rich people pay large sums of money to go specialists, but the poor and equally needy require the services of a local underground network.
As someone who sits on one side of the abortion issue, I was amazed at the conclusion of the film how non-preaching and argumentative the film ended up being. Vera goes about her business like a friend helping out someone in need.
She deals not in the politics or the societal view of her task but rather as someone just doing what is best for those found in situations where this solution is the only viable option. Leigh's writing and directing however are overshadowed by the incredible performance by Imelda Staunton.
This maybe the first film that I can remember where a female should win an Academy Award for a role that didn't harbor any speeches into the camera or voice over dramatization of the situation. With that, I give Vera Drake a very strong recommendation. Details Edit. Release date February 4, United States.
United Kingdom France. Untitled Mike Leigh Project. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 2 hours 5 minutes. Dolby Digital. Related news. Nov 2 Trailers from Hell. Cleaning It Will Come Away Ethel and Reg Tea is Brewing Happy Family A New Day at Work The Walls Are Closing in Vera is Being Taken Away A Night in the Cell Sentencing End Credits Rate this Album. Click stars to rate.
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