Vera Drake
by Mike Leigh
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Actor: Alex Kelly (II), Anna Keaveney, Eddie Marsan, Imelda Staunton, Richard GrahamDirector: Mike Leigh
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-03-29
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: New Line Home Video
Movie Reviews of Vera Drake
Movie Review: Excellent movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie isn't typically one I would pick up off of the shelf to view. It was a requirement for a women's humanities class that I was taking at school. I was surprised. I actually enjoyed the movie. Sometimes it is a bit hard to understand because of the accents, but all in all, I enjoyed it.
My movie was in excellent condition and I received must more quickly than was quoted. Thanks for a great product!
Summary of Vera Drake
Vera drake is a selfless woman who is completely devoted to and loved by her working class family. However in her secret life she secretly visits women and helps them induce miscarriages for unwanted pregnancies a practice which was illegal in 1950s england. Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 03/29/2005 Starring: Imelda Staunton Peter Wright Run time: 125 minutes Rating: RThe brilliant writer-director Mike Leigh (Topsy-Turvy, Secrets and Lies, Naked) has crafted an utterly compelling movie about one of the most controversial of topics. An irrepressibly hopeful housecleaner in 1950s London named Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton, Antonia and Jane, Shakespeare in Love) mothers everyone around her, from her own family to helpless shut-ins and lonely men living in tiny, isolated apartments. None of these people know that Vera also helps young women get rid of unwanted pregnancies, until the police appear and tear her world apart. Vera Drake isn't just an inspired character portrait; through simple and straightforward scenes, the movie weaves a quiet but mesmerizing portrait of how people--both wealthy and poor--cope with adversity. Though wrenching, Vera Drake has too much life to be depressing. Leigh is deservedly famous for his work with actors; every character brims with truth and Staunton's performance deserves every award it could possibly win. --Bret Fetzer
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