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Great Britain, 2001, 107 min
Director Sandra Goldbacher
Executive Producers Jonathan Olsberg, Stephen Christian
Producer Finola Dwyer
Screenwriters Sandra Goldbacher, Laurence Coriat
Cinematographer Denis Crossan
Editor Michael Ellis
Music Adrian Johnston
Cast Anna Friel, Michelle Williams, Kyle MacLachlan, Oliver Milburn, Trudie Styler
Print Source: TVA Films
Sales Agent: Capitol Films
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Chronicling the turbulent relationship between two London girls growing up over three decades, Sandra Goldbacher's Me Without You is a light, captivating exploration of the complicated, consuming nature of female friendships and the mutual dependency of opposites... Central characters are Holly (Michelle Williams) and Marina (Anna Friel). Introduced as preteens in 1973, the fundamental differences between them and their families and the things they envy in each other's lives are swiftly established. Marina lives with her mother (Trudie Styler), a glamorous, Valium-popping former croupier dedicated to maintaining her looks and separated from her pleasure-seeking airline pilot husband (Nicky Henson). Holly's parents (Allan Corduner, Deborah Findlay) are protective, down-to-earth, utterly middle-class folks who encourage her to value her cleverness above her appearance.
Skipping ahead to 1978, the girls' mid-teen years coincide with the rise of punk... [but] the heftiest chunk of the action unfolds in 1982, when Holly is a politically committed, dedicated student and Marina a dedicated partier. Holly's sharp intellect catches the attention of suave American lit-crit professor Daniel (Kyle MacLachlan) and a mutual attraction ensues. But competitive Marina quickly maneuvers herself into his bed... The zeitgeist of the times is conveyed in the prevailing attitudes of the characters but also in fun costumes and art direction and a terrific soundtrack of period Brit music that ranges from pastel post-hippie pop to driving punk, cool alt-rock and haughty New Romantic-era tunes--David Rooney, Variety.
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Programme Code: MEWIT
Fri Oct 4, Noon
Granville 7 Cinema 3
$6.50
Thu Oct 10, 7:00pm
Visa Screening Room @the Vogue
$8.50
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Selected Filmography
The Governess (99)
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