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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Hanif Kureishi (written by)
Release Date:
26 January 2007 (UK)
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Tagline:
The most acclaimed actor of his generation in the role of a lifetime
Plot:
Life for a pair of veteran actors gets turned upside down after they meet a brash teenager. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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16 nominations
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(27 articles)
Cheadle & Gleeson Join Forces For 'The Guard'
(From IFTN. 29 October 2009, 12:29 AM, PDT)
Three More Actors Join Political Drama The Whistleblower
(From FirstShowing.net. 21 October 2009, 5:28 AM, PDT)
(From IFTN. 29 October 2009, 12:29 AM, PDT)
Three More Actors Join Political Drama The Whistleblower
(From FirstShowing.net. 21 October 2009, 5:28 AM, PDT)
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O'Toole is poetry
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Peter O'Toole | ... | Maurice |
 | Leslie Phillips | ... | Ian |
| Beatrice Savoretti | ... | Waitress |
| Philip Fox | ... | Doctor |
 | Lolita Chakrabarti | ... | Health Centre Nurse |
| Carolina Giammetta | ... | Health Centre Nurse |
| Jodie Whittaker | ... | Jessie |
| Kellie Shirley | ... | Royal Court Actress |
| Ashley Madekwe | ... | Royal Court Actress |
| Ony Uhiara | ... | Royal Court Actress |
| Cathryn Bradshaw | ... | Jillian |
| Joanna Croll | ... | Hospital Drama Family |
| Liam McKenna | ... | Hospital Drama Family |
| Meg Wynn Owen | ... | Hospital Drama Family (as Meg Wynn-Owen) |
| Sam Spruell | ... | Hospital Director |
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, some sexual content and brief nudity.
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Runtime:
95 min | Canada:95 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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1.85 : 1 more
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USA:R |
Ireland:16 |
UK:15 |
Australia:MA |
Portugal:M/12 |
Netherlands:6 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Argentina:13 |
Sweden:7 |
Finland:K-11 |
Brazil:14
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Corin Redgrave was booked to appear but because of well known health problems he was recast.
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Continuity: In the newspaper fight scene in the restaurant, the waitress is seen about a foot behind Maurice as he is initially attacked. From the opposite camera angle, the waitress alternates between being missing or about ten feet away.
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Movie Connections:
Features "Strictly Come Dancing" (2004)
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Soundtrack:
Clarinet Quintet - Allegro
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Jodie Whittaker looks a lot like the Redgrave/Richardson family. Any relation?more
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There is poetry to Peter O'Toole's performance in "Venus"; it is so effortless, so seamless, so beyond "acting" that it tempts the rest of us to give up and hand in our union cards. No actor in memory has so finely embraced with voice Shakespeare's "Shall I compare thee to a summers day...". This is as fine a vintage as you'll ever find! Perfection. Roger Michell delivers a superb cast all around. Jodie Whitaker hands in a lovely nuanced performance, especially for a newcomer. Together with O'Toole, Leslie Phillips and Richard Griffiths present a marvelous portrait of aging actors. Michell deftly makes us laugh at some things simply because it hurts too much to weep. This is such a beautifully layered and rich film one may want to revisit it time and again.