Screening of Vera Drake, followed by case study with Director Mike Leigh and Actor Imelda Staunton.Vera Drake has won numerous awards, including the Golden Lion at Venice and an Academy Award nomination for Mike Leigh, with Imelda Staunton garnering numerous Best Actress prizes, including BAFTA, Venice and European Film Awards and also Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations.
Vera Drake
Vera Drake is a selfless woman who is completely devoted to, and loved by, her working class family. She spends her days doting on them and caring for her sick neighbor and elderly mother. However, she also secretly visits women and helps them induce miscarriages for unwanted pregnancies. While the practice itself was illegal in 1950s England, Vera sees herself as simply helping women in need, and always does so with a smile and kind words of encouragement. When the authorities finally find her out, Vera's world and family life rapidly unravel. Written by Sujit R. Varma from IMDB
Actor/Filmmaker Collaboration with Mike Leigh and Imelda Staunton at the LFSWhere:
The London Film School
24 Shelton Street, WC2H 9UB
When:
7:00pm, Fri 18 June, 2010
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