Romola Garai – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

ONE LIFE – Review by Lois Alter Mark

March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 Lois Alter Mark bbc films, biopic, bleecker street media, Helena Bonham Carter, James Hawes, Johnny Flynn, Kindertransport, lena olin, Nicholas “Nicky” Winton, nicky's family, Romola Garai

There are certain movies you know would have a huge impact on the world if only the right people would see them. One Life, based on the true story of the man who saved hundreds of children during the Holocaust, is definitely one of those. Sir Anthony Hopkins and Johnny Flynn portray the older and younger versions of real-life hero, Sir Nicholas “Nicky” Winton, and both are so perfect in the role, they will move you to tears – and, hopefully, action.

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AMULET – Review by Marina Antunes

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 Marina Antunes 0 Comments Alec Secareanu, amulet, Carla Juri, Imelda Staunton, Laura Bellingham, Romola Garai, sundance film festival

Amulet is very distinctly, and effectively, a movie that turns the concept of “male saviour rescuing the maiden in distress” on its ear. The final act is a victorious, completely unexpected turn, that feels completely out of left field until one considers the subtlety and stealth of the script.

Movie of the Week Reviews

AWFJ Movie of the Week, October 20-26, 2015: SUFFRAGETTE

October 19, 2015July 14, 2024 Nikki Baughan 0 Comments abi morgan, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw, Carey Mulligan, drama, Helena Bonham Carter, jennifer merin, meryl streep, nell minow, Romola Garai, Sandra Kraisirideja, sarah gavron, Suffragette

British director Sarah Gavron’s phenomenal portrait of the brave women at the vanguard of the rights to vote campaign in the early 20th century in Britain. Specifically, Gavron and master screenwriter Abi Morgan (Shame, The Iron Lady) have chosen to set their film in the seminal year of 1912 when, disheartened by the lack of progress, movement leader Emmeline Pankhurst (a commanding cameo by Meryl Streep) decreed that words should become action. And so it was that peaceful protest and political machinations turned into guerilla warfare, bands of women creating civil unrest to draw attention to their cause; and, often, ending up behind bars, isolated from their families, subject to the most heinous public shame and physically tortured.