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Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1999)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:3
Rotten:9
Average Rating:4.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Eva (Morton) is a lonely girl on the Island of Man, torn between two men: a rough pig farmer named Harry and her cousin, the handsome Joseph, whom she has had a crush on for years. A well-crafted... Eva (Morton) is a lonely girl on the Island of Man, torn between two men: a rough pig farmer named Harry and her cousin, the handsome Joseph, whom she has had a crush on for years. A well-crafted love triangle, with strong performances and special attention paid to details. [More]
Starring: Samantha Morton, Lee Ross, Rupert Graves, Miriam Margolyes
Starring: Samantha Morton, Lee Ross, Rupert Graves, Miriam Margolyes, Lauren Richardson, Frank Finlay, Holly Aird, Nick Woodeson
Director: Eric Styles
Director: Eric Styles
Screenwriter: Catherine Linstrum
Producer: Christopher Milburn
Composer: Zbigniew Preisner
Reviews for Dreaming of Joseph Lees
The strength of the film was not in its logic, but in Samantha Morton's performance as Eva.
A beautifully articulated and acutely perceptive work with impeccable, carefully shaded performances.
This film reminded me of a Thomas Hardy type of novel that was written by someone who didn't have the writer's obvious talents.
For a film about romantic obsession, Joseph Lees barely delves into the heroine's psychological state
Most of the performances seem a bit thin and miscast, inspiring me to wonder what this film might've been like with different actors.
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