Red Road (film)
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 Film poster for Red Road |
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| Directed by | Andrea Arnold |
| Produced by | Carrie Comerford |
| Written by | Andrea Arnold |
| Starring | Kate Dickie, Tony Curran |
| Cinematography | Robbie Ryan |
| Editing by | Nicolas Chaudeurge |
| Distributed by | Tartan Films (USA) |
| Release date(s) | 20 May 2006 (Cannes) 27 October 2006 (UK) |
| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Red Road is a 2006 British film directed by Andrea Arnold. It tells the story of a CCTV security operator who observes through her monitors a man from her past. It is named after, and partly set at, the Red Road flats in Barmulloch, Glasgow, Scotland which were the tallest residential buildings in Europe at the time they were built[1]. It is shot largely in a Dogme 95 style, using handheld cameras and natural light.
Red Road is the first film in Advance Party, a projected trilogy following a set of rules dictating how the films will be written and directed. They will all be filmed and set in Scotland, using the same characters and cast. Each film will be made by a different first-time director.[2] The Observer polled several filmmakers and film critics who voted it as one of the best British films in the last 25 years.[3]
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[edit] Plot
Jackie Morrison works as a CCTV operator for Glasgow City Council. She watches over a small part of the world and takes her duties to protect people seriously. In the film, she is presented as a person who observes parts of Glasgow through the CCTV lenses, but rarely participates in this world. She lives somewhat of an isolated existence.
One day a man appears in her monitors, a man she thought she would never see again. Now that the opportunity presents itself, she is compelled to confront him. She becomes obsessed with following this man, both in real life and on the CCTV. Jackie attends a party at the man's flat on Red Road with a view to finding out more about him. The tension builds as it is not revealed immediately in the film as to why she is so obsessed with the man. The audience receives very little information as to why Jackie chooses to pursue this person with such determination, focus and resilience. At the end of the film the shocking truth is revealed.
[edit] Cast
- Kate Dickie as Jackie Morrison
- Tony Curran as Clyde Henderson
- Martin Compston as Stevie
- Nathalie Press as April
[edit] Awards
- 2006 Cannes Jury Prize[4]
- BAFTA Scotland 2006 - Best Screenplay
- BAFTA Scotland 2006 - Best Actress in a Scottish Film (Kate Dickie)
- BAFTA Scotland 2006 - Best Actor in a Scottish Film (Tony Curran)
- BAFTA Scotland 2006 - Best Director
- BAFTA Scotland 2006 - Best Film
- London Film Festival 2006, Sutherland Trophy awarded to "the director of the most original and imaginative first feature film" [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Red Road Flats, Glasgow Digital Library
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- ^ "The Observer Film Quarterly's best British films of the last 25 years". The Observer. August 30, 2009. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/gallery/2009/aug/30/best-british-films-25-years?picture=352267356. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Red Road". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4359479/year/2006.html. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
[edit] External links
- Red Road at the Internet Movie Database
- Red Road at AllRovi
- British Films Catalogue
- Cannes director urges CCTV debate
- Sigma Films
- Verve Pictures
- Interview with Andrea Arnold and Kate Dickie, Filmmaker Magazine Web Exclusives
- Red Road at sundance.org
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Shanghai Dreams |
Jury Prize, Cannes 2006 |
Succeeded by Persepolis tied with Silent Light |
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