Made in Dagenham
A winner! Best movie I have seen in ages. A really good movie. Not made for the US market I'm guessing. It's about a strike at the Ford factory in Dagenham, England in the 1960s. A true story, they talk to some of the women involved during the credits. Wonderful lighting, as always, great photography (hyper-realism?), cool 60's clothes and makeup. Those fantastic English actors making it totally believable. Kenneth Cranham (Harvey Moon - does anyone remember that great series?), comedian John Sessions, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson (Queenie from Blackadder), Geraldine James (remember Blot?) and a stunning leading part by Sally Hawkins. Apologies to those I have not named, this movie had a fantastic cast of skilled thespians (I mean actors, not citizens of the ancient Greek city of Thespiae, thanks Wikipedia). Is everyone in England an actor?
It was heartening to see that ordinary people could make a difference, in this case a worldwide difference. I appreciated the feminism, the strength of the trade unions, the receptiveness of the British government and their refusal to bow to pressure from the US. I guess that changed.
A must-see movie for those of us of the English persuasion. Perhaps a little too subtle for others. Also - you will need to turn the subtitles on, most of these people are speaking Essex.
Harry Potter 7
What can I say? Really good. Very scary, not for children. Fantastic effects, so good they don't look like special effects (James Cameron, take a look and see how it's done). I believe there is a population of house elves somewhere, some of them being excellent actors. Apparently those house elves are CGI, but I couldn't be sure. An appealing "shadow-puppet" story sequence. This HP story is dark and gritty and grownup, with very little glamour but a little ... sex? Not quite, but the scene where Ginny asks Harry to zip up her dress is laden with you know what.
All those wonderful British actors, like old friends. Rupert Grint has certainly grown up. He's a big lad. Emma Watson is now a style queen in real life. Daniel Radcliffe continues to play Harry with total commitment. Harry Potter - always a treat. The time passed very quickly and I was surprised when the sudden ending happened. I thought maybe it was intermission - is anyone old enough to remember that? Waiting for the next one.
Remember my black cats? The one who had the accident is now in excellent health and we are just waiting for the damaged part of his tail to drop off. Very Pirates of the Caribbean in the moonlight. The three extra kittens I rescued all went to a great home. It's nice that they are all together. It was SO nice having all those cats and kittens. My next career move - cat lady.
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