Product Information
A weekend get-together for two old flatmates results in a journey of discovery,Product Identifiers
ProducerSimon Channing-Williams
EAN5014138288389
eBay Product ID (ePID)3945709
Product Key Features
ActorKatrin Cartlidge, Lynda Steadman, Kate Byers, Andy Serkis, Mark Benton, Margo Stanley, Michael Healy, Joe Tucker
Film/TV TitleCareer Girls
DirectorMike Leigh
LanguageEnglish
Run Time83 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2002
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Interactive Menus\Scene Index, With Subtitles
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
ComposerTony Remy, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Production DesignerEve Stewart
Additional InformationDirector Mike Leigh follows up his Oscar-nominated SECRETS AND LIES with CAREER GIRLS, a bittersweet drama that deals with the passage of time between two friends. Annie (Lynda Steadman) and Hannah (Katrin Cartlidge) were college roommates in London. Six years later, Annie is taking the train back into London to reunite with her friend. The resulting connection sparks flashbacks from the past, where we learn that Annie was even more shy and defensive than she is currently. Helping to pull her out of her shell was Adrian (Joe Tucker), a fellow student who had an affair with both girls while they were still in school. While apartment hunting for Hannah, they bump into Adrian, who is now a real estate agent. Sadly, he doesn't remember either of them. The reunion also triggers memories of Ricky (Mark Benton), an overweight, self-conscious friend whose fragility seemed ready to cave him in at any moment. When Hannah and Annie track Ricky down, they find that he has only gotten worse and are forced to reevaluate their current lives and face up to their muddled discontentment. Steadman, Cartlidge, and Benton deliver subtle yet deeply engaging performances in CAREER GIRLS, another moving character study from acclaimed director Leigh.
ReviewsTotal Film - ...heart-stoppingly committed performances and genuinely moving moments., USA Today - ...Surprisingly modest..., Sight and Sound - ...CAREER GIRLS offers the ultimate meta-commentary on the Leigh method....CAREER GIRLS helps itself to the raw intensity of a good melodrama..., New York Times - ...Ms. Cartlidge is a wary, tender, bristling good actress...
ScreenwriterMike Leigh
Costume DesignerEve Stewart
Format DescriptionDVD 5
Sound sourceDolby Surround
EditorRobin Sales
Movie/TV TitleCareer Girls
Director of PhotographyDick Pope