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  • Actors: Danny Lee Wynter, Michael Gambon, Rupert Penry-Jones, Kelly Reilly, Rebecca Hall
  • Directors: Stephen Poliakoff
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • DVD Release Date: 5 Nov 2007
  • Run Time: 146 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000VA3J66
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,216 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The BBC 1 film from acclaimed writer-director, Stephen Poliakoff, Joe's Palace, is a characteristically engrossing work.

It features a stellar cast, led by Michael Gambon (Perfect Strangers, Gosford Park), Rupert Penry-Jones (Spooks), Kelly Reilly (Mrs Henderson Presents), Rebecca Hall (Starter For Ten) and newcomer Danny Lee Wynter, who takes the title role.

Joe's Palace explores the relationship between the two central characters, Elliot (Michael Gambon), a reclusive billionaire, and Joe (Danny Lee Wynter), the teenage son of a cleaner who takes care of a grand neighbouring house.

The beautiful but dormant house is owned, though not inhabited, by Elliot who lives close by. It has many echoes of the past – maybe it was once grand offices, or a place for parties and functions. Elliot has inherited the house and its mysteries from his now-dead father.

Part messenger, part protégé, Joe is a link between Elliot and the outside world as their story and the stories of the visitors to the empty house ricochet and reverberate. When Richard (Rupert Penry-Jones), a charming, high-flying politician, conducts a passionate and clandestine love affair with Charlotte (Kelly Reilly) at Elliot's mansion, Joe begins to question his innocent view of the world. In this contemporary film about loneliness and loss, the sins of the father are finally revealed in an emotionally devastating climax.

Danny Lee Wynter also plays the same role of caretaker Joe in Capturing Mary, which followed on BBC 2 with a cast led by Maggie Smith (Ladies In Lavender), David Walliams (Little Britain) and Ruth Wilson (Jane Eyre). he two films together are linked by an exquisite house frozen in time, and a young highly individual man, Joe, through whose eyes we see the world.



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British drama that follows the trials and tribulations of the wealthy Elliot and Joe, the youngster that watches over his derelict home.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A lonely house and lonely people - superbly put on the screen -, 15 Nov 2007
By Klaus van Amelrode "kmcva" - See all my reviews
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Poliakoff's movies are always worthwhile seeing and this movie is no exception. It is a quite film which supports in an excellent way the main theme - at lest in my view - loneliness. There is a billionaire who owns one of the most beautiful houses in London but let is stand empty living opposite it, searching the origin of his fortune. He seems to have all but nothing. A boy lonely as he is not the brightest gets a job as guard in this house and seems to find some fulfilment for a time being; becoming the person connecting billionaire, a couple using the house for their love affaire and finding the search assistant for the billionaire. The couple itself is lonely - both in marriages which do not seem to fulfil them but to scared to leave.

It is sometimes difficult to understand and it seems to be a bit senseless but this is the essence of it. I enjoyed the acting and the quietness of it. Impressive indeed!! The only thing I did not like was the end when the billionaire found out how his father has made his money. The Nazi theme was a bit forced and did not really fit in the story.
But all in all a very good movie, but properly not appealing to mass tastes.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Conscious subtly and inconsistancies are redeemed by the excellent performances in 'Joe's Palace', 5 Nov 2007
My only previous introduction to Steven Poliakoff's work was `Gideon's Daughter', a film that managed to blend entertainment and emotional depth in a way that held my attention when its premise might otherwise have passed me by. I think what ultimately made it successful was Bill Nighy's performance with its measured subtly full of depth, yet never over the top. Like `Gideon's Daughter' `Joe's Palace' is a subtle, intelligent and heart breaking piece of drama, with an excellent cast headed by the truly magnificent Michael Gambon. His performance here harkens back to his amazing turn in `The Singing Detective', as he plays Eliot an ageing millionaire agonising over where his inherited fortune came from. As a result of his existential crisis Eliot is unable to enjoy his fortune and properties so he entrusts his `Palace' into the care of Joe (Danny Lee Wynter), the housekeeper's son. Largely left to his own devices Joe has free reign of the palace, until charismatic politician Richard (Rupert Penry- Jones) makes use of its discreet surroundings to engage in an affair with a married woman called Charlotte (Kelly Reilly). In turn Joe is unwittingly drawn into the adult affairs of Eliot, Richard and Charlotte, and he begins to elaborate on the strange goings on of the `palace' in his journal. While `Joe's Palace' is far from perfect- there are loose ends that are never really tied up, inconsistencies and subtly appears to be favoured over clarification- it is a drama with enough emotional resonance and excellent performances to redeem itself. It is also beautifully shot, perhaps acting as a contrast to the loneliness of the main characters. I particularly enjoyed the scene where Eliot and Joe watch old fashioned moving pictures in his private cinema. The scene is shot from behind the actors, creating a panoramic illusion of the two men sitting atop a bus as it moves through the city. In this scene Eliot explains that he has to look to the past in order for him to move forward and accept his wealth. As the film moves nearer to the denouement where he discovers the truth about his father's fortune, the impact it has on Eliot is delivered powerfully by Gambon and exposes the brutal corruption behind his inherited wealth. `Joe's Palace' is an excellent character study of the human psyche, loneliness, and betrayal. I thought this film was almost good enough for the silver screen, but thankfully it debuted on BBC 1, where hopefully it was watched by a much wider audience than it might have had at the cinema. And to think I nearly watched `A Room with A View' on ITV instead!




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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and dreamy, 10 Jan 2008
I thought this was beautiful to look at and listen to. The same sort of background music is used in 'Perfect strangers' and 'Shooting the Past'. The characters tend to talk in the same precise way as in all the Poliakoff
productions, that I have seen anyway. That is something I have also noticed with adaptions of John Le Carre's works. Is that useful ? maybe not.

I thought Danny Lee Wynter was fascinating as Joe, a likable sort of innocent, though not so innocent as he may seem. Not as slow either. I also liked Rebecca Hall, who brought a witty touch to it. Rupert Penry-Jones and Kelly Reilly provide the eye candy, and are also very good.

Needless to say, Michael Gambon was superb.
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