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Venus (I) (2006)

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Life for a pair of veteran actors gets turned upside down after they meet a brash teenager.

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  • Jodie Whittaker at an event for Venus (2006)
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  • Peter O'Toole in Venus (2006)
  • Peter O'Toole and Jodie Whittaker in Venus (2006)
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Cast & Crew

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Director:

Roger Michell

Writer:

Hanif Kureishi

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Another 4 wins & 20 nominations.

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20 October 2006 | Cathy-193
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| An Oscar for O'Toole? Beautiful, yet tragic
More Mother than Notting Hill. Peter O'Toole is brilliant -- creepy, lovable, objectionable and yet so vulnerable as the aging, forgotten actor in this "kind of makes you squirm in your seat" love/obsession story. I viewed it at the closing night of the Chicago International Film Festival. The tone and feel of the film places you squarely in Maurice's (O'Toole) gloomy, last chapter of life journey as well as Jesse's (Jodie Whittiker) bratty, just getting her own life started journey. Outstanding cinematography, score and music. Wonderfully haunting! V. Redgrave is terrific and beautiful. Oscar's all around for this funny, sometimes creepy, real look at two people finding each other at the most unexpected time in their lives.

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The huge photograph in the newspaper of a young Maurice is the same picture of Peter O'Toole as was used on the front cover of the first volume of the actor's autobiography "Loitering with Intent: The Child" (1992).

Quotes

Maurice: It's a really important role. The lynchpin of the story. Yep. It's ALSO a speaking part.

Goofs

Maurice needs glasses to read, so it's assumed that his sight is poor. It's impossible for him to see that Jessie's new boyfriend has the same tattoo she's having done, being him across the street from the tattoo parlor.

Soundtracks

Choux Pastry Heart
Composed by Corinne Bailey Rae, Teitur Lassen
Performed by Corinne Bailey Rae
Published by Global Talent Publishing / Windswept Pacific / Arlo and Betty Music (ASCAP) & Music of Windswept (ASCAP),
administered by P & P Songs Ltd.
Licensed courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.

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Plot Summary

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Genres

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Details

Release Date:

16 February 2007

Language

English

Country of Origin

UK

Filming Locations

Trafalgar Square, St James's, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$48,871 (USA) (24 December 2006)

Gross:

$3,343,528 (USA) (6 April 2007)

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