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Career Girls (1997)
Runtime: 87 mins
Synopsis: Director 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... Director 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. [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Katrin Cartlidge, Lynda Steadman, Kate Byers, Mark Benton, Andy Serkis
Screenwriter: Mike Leigh
Composer: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Tony Remy
Producer: Simon Channing-Williams
DVD Info
Release:
Jun 9, 2005
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Widescreen - 1.85
- Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
- Dolby Surround - English
- Closed Captioned - English
- Subtitles - English, Spanish - optional
Reviews
It manages to be uninteresting, slight and bleak, while desperately trying to find something to say about the human condition.
Writer/director Mike Leigh has once again assembled an amazing cast to render a spectrum of human emotions beyond the range of most filmmakers' reach.
develops into an insightful meditation on the nature of friendship, as well as a peek into the psyches of two people who think they've dealt with the past but have actually only pushed it aside.
A convincing drama about two friends who try to keep their friendship together despite all the obstacles.


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