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Orphans (1998: Peter Mullan)

 
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:16 pm    Post subject: Orphans (1998: Peter Mullan) Reply with quote
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It is one of the great moments of Scottish cinema - Gary Lewis staggering through a cemetery with a coffin on his back, refusing offers of help, with the line "She ain’t heavy, she’s my mother." Peter Mullan had been making shorts and acting in supporting roles for years, before getting the chance to write and direct a feature. The result was a bitter-sweet mix of tragedy and the darkest comedy, as four grown-up children try to come to terms with their loss. Channel 4 put up most of the money, but could not understand the end result and decided not to distribute it. Then Mullan won the best actor award at Cannes, for My Name is Joe, everyone wanted a part of him and an alternative distributor was found.



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