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Actors: Imelda Staunton, Richard Graham, Eddie Marsan, Jim Broadbent
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Vera Drake |
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In 1950, the British working class makes do under lean post-war conditions, often dealing in barter and black market goods. Vera Drake is the perpetually optimistic mother of two grown children who still live at home with their parents. She works primarily as a char, cleaning wealthier homes, but she'll do anything, including cheerfully helping "girls in trouble" -- she's been performing quiet, illegal abortions for the better part of two decades. When a young woman nearly dies of complications after Vera's assistance, the law comes down hard on her. Though personally sympathetic and gentle with their prisoner, the police must do their part in the inevitable, grinding legal process -- much to the consternation and sorrow of Vera's family. This 2004 British film was written and directed by Mike Leigh.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Vera Drake |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- abortion
Poverty plotlets:
- coping with poverty (general)
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) fat
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- sex under blankets
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Subtitles?
- No
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