The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael | |
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Directed by | Thomas Clay |
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Produced by | Joseph Lang |
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Cinematography | Yorgos Arvanitis |
Edited by | David Wigram |
Music by |
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Distributed by | Boudu Film LLP |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael is the first feature film from British director Thomas Clay, released in 2006. It features Daniel Spencer in the title role, with Lesley Manville and Danny Dyer in support.
Plot[]
An introverted, socially awkward, middle-class youth, Robert Carmichael, is a talented cello player but is bored by his existence in the coastal town of Newhaven. He becomes associated with several other unsavory teenagers, and is soon tempted into the use of hard drugs like cocaine and ecstasy. Robert initially does not take part in the rape of a teenage girl in a squalid flat with the gang, but later joins in another violent attack on a middle-aged couple, with the woman involved being viciously raped.
Main cast[]
- as Robert Carmichael
- Lesley Manville as Sarah Carmichael
- Danny Dyer as Larry Haydn
- as Joe
- Charles Mnene as Ben
- as Jonathan Abbott
- as Monica Abbott
- as concert goer
Recognition[]
The film was shown at the Edinburgh Film Festival and also the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Critic's Week sidebar, where it was nominated for the Camera d'Or award.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ BFI official listing
- ^ Critic's Week official listing Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Review in Variety "Ultra violent and nauseating, but technically dazzling."
- The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael at IMDb
- Britfilms review and information
- 2005 films
- English-language films
- British films
- 2005 crime drama films
- British crime drama films
- British independent films
- Films about rape
- 2005 directorial debut films
- 2005 independent films
- 2000s British film stubs