Last Orders (DVD, 2003)

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Actor: Helen Mirren. The location settings--South London and Kent--exude authenticity, with Brian Tufano's widescreen photography adding dignity. For Schepisi this is a personal project, and he's clearly in love with his material.

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Based on the novel by Graham Swift, this is the story of a group of friends come together to mourn the death of Jack Dodds, who last request was to have his ashes thrown off of Margate Pier.

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ProducerNik Powell, Fred Schepisi
EAN5014293143455
eBay Product ID (ePID)3952206

Product Key Features

ActorDavid Hemmings, Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, Helen Mirren, Tom Courtenay
Film/TV TitleLast Orders
DirectorFred Schepisi
LanguageEnglish
Run Time106 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2003
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Theatrical Trailer\Trailer Evolution Video\Behind The Scenes\Director And Main Cast Crew Interviews\Novelist Graham Swifts Biography\Director And Main Cast Filmographies\Production Notes\Marketing Evolution Image Gallery
GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
ComposerPaul Grabowsky
Executive ProducerChris Craib, Gary Smith, Rainer Mockert
Additional InformationFred Schepisi's adaptation of Graham Swift's prize-winning novel is a quietly graceful portrait of four working-class Brits, bound by years of friendship, that unites some of England's finest actors in a powerful and deeply moving ensemble production. Michael Caine stars as Jack Dodd, the charismatic leader of the group, whose death and last wishes sends his friends on a nostalgic journey from London to Margate to scatter Jack's ashes in the sea. After forty years of warming the seats at their favourite pub, long-time friends and WWII veterans Ray (Bob Hoskins), Lenny (David Hemmings), and Vic (Tom Courtenay) are forced to face the loss of one of their own as they make the "epic" journey accompanied by Jack's flashy, prodigal son Vince (Ray Winstone). Noticeably absent from the group is Jack's long-suffering widow Amy (Helen Mirren), who travels to visit her autistic daughter instead of accompanying her husband's ashes, in a painful journey of her own which sheds light on her complex relationship with Jack. As the four men make their way to Margate, going from pub to pub, they reflect on a lifetime of memories of Jack, which are recreated in a series of multi-layered flashbacks that explore the delicate interweaving of their friendships; full of secrets, resentments, and deeply rooted loyalty. Schepisi masterfully handles the multidimensional plot lines while deftly allowing his talented cast to portray their flawed and profoundly ordinary characters.
ReviewsRolling Stone - ...A funny and touching film that is gorgeously acted by a British cast to rival GOSFORD PARK's..., New York Times - ...[Mr. Schepisi] has succeeded beyond all expectation....Watching LAST ORDERS is like finding that perfect stage of moderate drunkenness in which the senses are sharpened rather than dulled, and time passes with leisurely grace...
ScreenwriterFred Schepisi
AuthorGraham Swift
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0\Dolby Digital 5.1
EditorKate Williams
Movie/TV TitleLast Orders
Director of PhotographyBrian Tufano

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