Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. On this edition of the film club of the air, well talk about the recently announced oscar nominations, a british film called 44 inch chest, helen mirrens acclaimed performance in the last. Ray winstone, ian mcshane, john hurt, tom wilkinson, stephen dillane, and joanne whalley star in 44 inch chest, firsttime feature filmmaker malcolm venvilles darkly comic tale of a man who rallies his friends in order to seek revenge against the french waiter who recently slept with his wife. This film is about colin diamond ray winstone, who is informed by his wife of twentyone years, liz joanne whalley, that she has met. If you are easily offended with cussing and i never understood the nation appalled with word fk, and in the same time in exaltation with violence in their favorite sports and news, just miss this movie. The movie explores the masculine ego at breaking point, testing. If you like 44 inch chest you are looking for tense, dark humor and atmospheric movies about with infidelity, gangsters, crimes, vengeance, hostages, confined and. The film stars ray winstone, ian mcshane, john hurt, tom wilkinson, stephen dillane and joanne whalley. Ray winstone as the cuckold with toughguy friends the. Watch 44 inch chest, and you can just about understand why its taken so.
Rent 44 inch chest 2009 starring ray winstone and ian mcshane on dvd and bluray. However, he has friends who do more than stand by they kidnap the wifes french lover and hold him. It very well may fall within the sleeperhit category of 2010, but i encourage anyone who enjoyed sexy beast or revolver to seek this film out. In contrast with whichever hollywood film might spring to mind. I cant live, if living is without you, swoons nilssons soaring anthem as diamond geezer colin diamond ray winstone lies prostrate on the floor, a broken man amid the wreckage of his. Dave morrison, david scinto, glenn brown, louis mellis. Colin ray winstone is in agony, shattered by his wifes joanne whalley infidelity. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical. An actors movie with a strong cast, 44 inch chest cant quite redeem its static plotting and tonal shifts. Its mcshane though who steals the show, more or less reprising his role in sexy beast as the queerest and brutal of fences.
Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Actor point movie scripts 44 inch chest film script 44 inch chest movie script. This is a david mametlike film that has the same stagy feel as that writerdirectors well know works, such as glen gary, glen ross. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The film is a darkly funny and confrontational drama about a wronged man trying to rebuild his selfrespect, aided only by a motley crew of his old friends. The moral of this gangster film, which its allstar cast led by ray winstone, seems to be that diamond geezers are forever, writes philip french. Those who look to british cinema for refinement and sophistication may wish to look elsewhere, but those who prefer the grit of mike hodges to the grace of merchant. The 44 inch chest story unfolds when a jealous husband and his friends kidnap his wifes young lover, seeking retribution for his wounded ego. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Both films cast ray winstone as an unlikely romantic stuck in a. Those who look to british cinema for refinement and sophistication may wish to look elsewhere, but those who prefer the grit of mike hodges to the grace. The film talks the talk in fact, it talks and talks and talks the talk.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Get specific details about this product from customers who own it. The film depicts just 24 hours over the length of the film but could easily have been written and filmed in just 10 minutes flat. Overall, 44 inch chest is a welcome and satisfying film to chew on. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the film and 48 hours to finish it. As such the film ultimately disappoints but dillane does a fine job keeping up with the old boys and angelo badalamentis score is one of his finest. Everything you need to know about 44 inch chest movie 2010. On the surface, it appears to be a straightforward tale of a ruined man struggling to come to terms with a devastating episode, and asks the viewer how they would react if faced with the situation colin faces. Watch 44 inch chest full free movie video dailymotion.
This film was nothing like i had expected it to be. More info at how far would you go to avenge betrayal. While winstones broken, yet brutal turn recalls his performance in gary oldmans nil by mouth, 44 inch chest starts out like a guy ritchiestyle lark before heading off in a deeper direction. Ray winstone, ian mcshane, and john hurt star in this british drama from the writers of sexy beast. The writers and star of sexy beast have reteamed for 44 inch chest opening january 29 at landmarks ken cinema. The movie explores the masculine ego at breaking point, testing whether fear is stronger than love. To view this video download flash player videos 360 view images 44 inch chest. Provocative, outrageously profane and surprisingly tender amidst an explosion of unbridled testosterone, 44 inch chest explores the masculine ego at breaking point, testing whether fear is stronger than love. I saw this at the sydney film festival, but imdb has it as in production, so i may have seen an incomplete version. The domestic trailer for 44 inch chest which is nearly identical to the international trailer except at the 1.
Provocative, outrageously profane and surprisingly tender amidst an explosion of unbridled testosterone, 44 inch chest explores the masculine ego at. Really liked this film bit of a weird ending as not what i expected but i enjoyed it. Rent 44 inch chest 2009 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Ray winstone ian mcshane john hurt 2010 a vengeful car salesman ray winstone and his brutal buddies kidnap his wifes lover, then try to decide if they should kill the man or spare him. Financial analysis of 44 inch chest 2010 including budget, domestic and international box office gross.
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