6.9
Le Beau Serge
1959
“Wife. Mother. Criminal.”
Vera Drake (2004)
October 22, 20042h 5mEN
7.2
397 votes
Overview
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Director
Mike LeighWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$11.0M
Revenue
$13.3M
Production Companies
StudioCanalLes Films Alain SardeUK Film CouncilInside TrackThin Man Films
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7.0Imelda Staunton is great here as the middle-aged wife, merrily living her family life with husband "Stan" (Phil Davis) and her two grown up children and their partners. She is well respected by her peers and seems to be the epitome of the hardworking 1950s British housewife. Until, that is - a policeman arrives at her door and her world starts to cave in. Now we know from fairly early on that "Vera" likes to help girls out. To be fair - there are plenty of them who are eligible. Raising a family when rationing was still around, jobs thin on the ground and their men folks usually keen to run a…
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