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Portraits of Dangerous Women
UK 2024
produced by Dankuro Shinma, Matilda James, Pascal Bergamin for Lenz Films, No Reservations Entertainment
directed by Pascal Bergamin
starring Tara Fitzgerald, Jeany Spark, Yasmin Monet Prince, Mark Lewis Jones, Annette Badland, Abigail Cruttenden, Joseph Marcell, Sheila Reid, Cavan Clerkin, David Mumeni, Ellen Robertson, Gary Shelford, Nick Cavaliere, Pedro Leandro, Colin Hurley, Benjamin Clarke
written by Pascal Bergamin, Stephan Teuwissen, music by Jonas Bühler
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Tina (Tara Fitzgerald) runs over a dog in her car, and no minute later
the dog's run over by Steph's (Jeany Spark) car as well, and the only
witness to all of this, Ashley (Yasmin Monet Prince), claims it was her
dog and wants to go to the authorities - only it wasn't her dog, and
especially since she doesn't know the dog's actual owner, there's no real
case here. But interestingly, this brings the three women, who didn't even
know each other beforehands and who come from totally different walks of
life, closer together. Interestingly Tina is the maintenance officer at
the school Steph's teaching at, and she also has a past in money
laundering. Steph's father Jon (Mark Lewis Jones) is an art collector, and
that's something that fascinates Ashley, who collects vintage snapshots
which she sees as a form of alternative art. Before long, she persuades
Jon to make her his assistant, while Tina, long fed up with her job,
eventually offers her garden shed as a gallery to Ashley's photo
collection. Steph on the other hand is long fed up with her husband Paul
(Gary Shelford), so when he out of the blue decides to leave her, she
couldn't be happier. And ultimately things come to a head when Tina has a
party to celebrate her own divorce at the school she works at - a party
she hasn't been authorized to throw ... Now above synopsis
might sound a little random, but that's very much the nature of the film,
it's not a spectacle movie but more of a slice-of-life kind of affair, one
that narratively jumps around a bit and isn't always focused solely on
narrative climaxes, but does so with just the right dose of humour and a
lot of heart. And a first rate cast and a suitably subtle direction sure
help making this into pretty enjoyable feel-good entertainment.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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Robots and rats,
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the new anthology by Michael Haberfelner
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