The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael

The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael 2006
Directed by	Thomas Clay
Written by	Thomas Clay Joseph Lang
Produced by	Joseph Lang
Starring	Daniel Spencer Lesley Manville Danny Dyer
Cinematography	Yorgos Arvanitis
Edited by	David Wigram
Music by	Edward Elgar Jonathan Henry Harvey Amy Purcell
Distributed by	Boudu Film LLP
Release dates	15 May 2005 (2005-05-15) (Cannes Film Festival) 20 October 2006 (2006-10-20) (United Kingdom)
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[]

External links[]

• Review in Variety "Ultra violent and nauseating, but technically dazzling."
• The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael at IMDb
• Britfilms review and information

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