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Dominican Rep. Irina Palm
- Original title
- Irina Palm
- Year
- 2007
- Running time
- 103 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Marianne Faithfull
Miki Manojlovic
Kevin Bishop
Siobhan Hewlett- Dorka Gryllus
Jenny Agutter- Corey Burke
- Meg Wynn Owen
- Susan Hitch
- Flip Webster
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production United Kingdom-Belgium-Luxembourg-Germany-France;
- Genre
- Drama | Prostitution. Comedy-Drama
- Synopsis
- Maggie, a 50-year-old widow - still faithful to her dead husband, desperately needs some money to pay for a medical treatment for her ill grandson. After several unfruitful attempts to find a job, Maggie finds herself roaming the streets of London Soho. Her eye is caught by a small poster in the window of a 'shop' called "Sexy World" which reads: "Hostess wanted". Too desperate and lost to realize what she does she enters. Micky, the owner, is embarrassed at first, but intrigued by Maggie, he decides to have fun and offers her the job. Under the pseudonym of Irina Palm, Maggie courageously gets to know her first anonymous customers. Micky observes his recruit. Maggie, who applies herself in order to keep her job, fascinates him. When she does something, she makes sure she does it well.
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- Awards
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2007: Berlin Film Festival: Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"2007: David di Donatello Awards: Best European Union Film2007: European Film Awards: Nomin. for Best Actress (Faithfull) & Actor ( (Manojlovic)
- Critics' reviews
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"Astonishingly, pic reaped hearty guffaws at Berlinale press show, suggesting this might play best in Europe, but Anglophone auds are more likely to give Palm the thumbs down."
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"Marianne Faithfull is unforgettable as a middle-class, middle-aged frump"
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"Genially preposterous and pleasantly diverting, it balances calculation against humanity and generally comes out on top."
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"Doesn't deliver on a lot of fronts. But then again it gives us full-on Faithfull, who manages to bare herself completely without ever actually getting undressed."
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"It turns out a success, tempering its farfetched scenario with enough restraint and believability to pass for a modest parable of modern manners."
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