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Tamara Drewe 
UK theatrical release posterDirected by Stephen Frears Produced by Alison Owen
Tracey Seaward
Paul TrijbitsScreenplay by Moira Buffini Based on Tamara Drewe by
Posy SimmondsStarring Gemma Arterton
Dominic CooperMusic by Alexandre Desplat Cinematography Ben Davis Editing by Mick Audsley Studio Ruby Films
BBC Films
WestEnd FilmsDistributed by Diaphana Films (France)
Momentum Pictures (UK)
Sony Pictures Classics (US)Release date(s) 18 May 2010 (Cannes)
20 September 2010 (United Kingdom)Running time 111 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English Box office $11,910,695[1] Tamara Drewe is a 2010 comedy film directed by Stephen Frears.
The screenplay was written by Moira Buffini, based on the newspaper comic strip of the same name (which was then re-published as a graphic novel) written by Posy Simmonds. The comic strip which serves as source material was a modern reworking of Thomas Hardy's nineteenth century novel Far from the Madding Crowd.
The film premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival in May and was released nationwide in France on 14 July 2010.[2][3] Momentum Pictures released the film in the United Kingdom on 10 September 2010.[4]
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Plot
Set in Ewedown, a fictitious village in Dorset, England. Tamara Drewe, a young and attractive journalist, returns home with the intention of selling her now-deceased mother's house which she has inherited. Locals are amazed at the improvement in her appearance after she had a nose job while away. Andy had been interested in her when she was a girl, and when he sees her now it is clear he is attracted. Across the valley is a neighbour's house where authors stay to work on their stories, but the husband, Nicholas, keeps having affairs while his wife stays at home providing food and lodging for her patrons. At one point he embarks on an affair with Tamara, after she finishes with boy-band drummer Ben, whose dog Boss enjoys chasing cows. Andy has been asked by Tamara to work on the house so she can sell it, and he becomes aware of the affairs, as do two local schoolgirls (Jody and Casey) who cause some havoc by throwing eggs at cars and interfering with Tamara's emails. Jody 'loves' Ben and when he leaves Ewedown after the Tamara affair, Jody uses her wiles to lure him back, where she is found out and told-off. Meanwhile Beth, the jilted housewife running the writers' retreat, is befriended and then loved by one of her lodgers, and she easily persuades him to stay when her husband Nick is killed in an accident. By this time the true love of Andy and Tamara brings them together, Tamara deciding to stay in Ewedown after all.
Cast
- Gemma Arterton as Tamara Drewe
- Roger Allam as Nicholas Hardiment
- Bill Camp as Glen McCreavy
- Dominic Cooper as Ben Sergeant
- Luke Evans as Andy Cobb
- Tamsin Greig as Beth Hardiment
- Jessica Barden as Jody Long
- Charlotte Christie as Casey Shaw
- John Bett as Diggory
- Josie Taylor as Zoe
- Pippa Haywood as Tess
- Susan Wooldridge as Penny Upminster
- Alex Kelly as Jody's mum
- Lola Frears as Poppy Hardiment
- Bosworth Acres-Debenham as a Shop keeper's assistant[5]
Premiere
The premiere was held on 6 September 2010 at the Odeon Leicester Square. Most of the cast and crew were in attendance as well as Jack Gregson, Lily Allen and Stephen Fry. The public premiere was also held on 6 September 2010 at the National Film Theatre. Most of the cast were in attendance as well as director Stephen Frears, screenwriter Moira Buffini, and book author Posy Simmonds. The film's showing received long applause and was followed by questions to the stars from the audience.
Reviews
The film received mixed reviews. Empire gave four stars out of five stating the film was "Very intelligently funny, with stellar performances."[6] Lisa Mullen wrote in Sight & Sound in September 2010:
“ Turning graphic novels into films can be a tricky business...an impressively limpid, compressed and visually textured piece... here the romantic themes—concerning sensible spouse choice... are undercut by a bawdy appreciation of chaos, mischief and mayhem... Beth Hardiment played with great subtlety and a kind of concentrated stillness by Tamsin Greig... ” References
- ^ "Tamara Drewe (2010)". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tamaradrewe.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ Higgins, Charlotte (17 May 2010). "Tamara Drewe comic strip charms Cannes in film form". guardian.co.uk (Guardian News & Media). Retrieved on 31 May 2010.
- ^ Tamara Drewe. premiere.fr. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ Bamigboye, Baz (17 July 2009). "Gemma Arterton is wanted by The Queen director to get crowd Madding in sexy new role". Daily Mail (Associated Newspapers).
- ^ "Bosworth Acres-Debenham, Actor, Total Talent". Total-talent.com. http://www.total-talent.com/view.php?uid=149699. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ "Empire's Tamara Drewe Movie Review". Empireonline.com. http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?DVDID=118639. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
External links
- Official website (U.S.)
- Tamara Drewe at the Internet Movie Database
- Tamara Drewe at AllRovi
- Tamara Drewe at the British Comedy Guide
- Tamara Drewe at Rotten Tomatoes
- BBC Film Network - Tamara Drewe interviews
- Screenplay at BBC writersroom
Films directed by Stephen Frears 1970s 1980s Walter and June (1983) · December Flower (1984) · The Hit (1984) · My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) · Prick Up Your Ears (1987) · Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1987) · Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) · Dangerous Liaisons (1988)1990s The Grifters (1990) · Hero (1992) · The Snapper (1993) · Mary Reilly (1996) · The Van (1996) · The Hi-Lo Country (1998)2000s High Fidelity (2000) · Liam (2000) · Fail Safe (2000) · Dirty Pretty Things (2002) · The Deal (2003) · Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) · The Queen (2006) · Cheri (2009)2010s Tamara Drewe (2010) · Lay the Favorite (2012)Categories:- 2010 films
- British films
- English-language films
- BBC Films
- Films based on comic strips
- Films directed by Stephen Frears
- Sony Pictures Classics films
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