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Jackie works as a CCTV operator. Each day she watches over a small part of the world, protecting the people living their lives under her gaze. One day a man appears on her monitor, a man she thought she would never see again, a man she never wanted to see again. Now she has no choice, she is compelled to confront him.
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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
but this film does.
Red Road is the story of Jackie, played by the extraordinary Kate Dickie in a restrained and sensitive performance, which is all the more powerful for its understatement.
Jackie is a lonely CCTV operator, watching over the streets of Glasgow like a guardian angel, trying to stop people coming to harm. She comes to know some of her "regulars" by their habits, although they don't know her, or the affection that she feels for them.
Outside of work, her relations with real, flesh and blood people, appear less successful. She rarely goes out and is having an affair with a married man that is distant, cold and demonstrative only of how badly Jackie feels about herself.
One day Jackie sees someone from her past on camera, someone she cannot forget, so she starts to watch him.
This is a quiet film, keenly observed and deeply felt; an extremely rewarding watch.
Red Road is part of a collaborative series of films, organised by Lars von Trier, whereby each of the film makers involved agreed to be constrained by a set of rules, one of which was that all the films in the collaboration should share a cast and that therefore all the casting for all the films had to be done at the same time and collaboratively between the teams.
Despite this, none of the actors appear miscast, all of them give finely nuanced performances. The only way that the audience could possibly tell the method of casting is that there seems to be an intimacy between the cast that perhaps points to a longer term involvement than is often seen.
That intimacy is supported by the nature of the film, its themes of love and loss, pain and comfort.
Completely wonderful.
Red Road is the story of Jackie, played by the extraordinary Kate Dickie in a restrained and sensitive performance, which is all the more powerful for its understatement.
Jackie is a lonely CCTV operator, watching over the streets of Glasgow like a guardian angel, trying to stop people coming to harm. She comes to know some of her "regulars" by their habits, although they don't know her, or the affection that she feels for them.
Outside of work, her relations with real, flesh and blood people, appear less successful. She rarely goes out and is having an affair with a married man that is distant, cold and demonstrative only of how badly Jackie feels about herself.
One day Jackie sees someone from her past on camera, someone she cannot forget, so she starts to watch him.
This is a quiet film, keenly observed and deeply felt; an extremely rewarding watch.
Red Road is part of a collaborative series of films, organised by Lars von Trier, whereby each of the film makers involved agreed to be constrained by a set of rules, one of which was that all the films in the collaboration should share a cast and that therefore all the casting for all the films had to be done at the same time and collaboratively between the teams.
Despite this, none of the actors appear miscast, all of them give finely nuanced performances. The only way that the audience could possibly tell the method of casting is that there seems to be an intimacy between the cast that perhaps points to a longer term involvement than is often seen.
That intimacy is supported by the nature of the film, its themes of love and loss, pain and comfort.
Completely wonderful.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Red Road is a Scottish film. Revel in those words - they don't follow one another in that sequence very often. And even less often to describe a film of this quality.
Jackie sits in a bubble, surrounded by CCTV screens. She has a control panel and a joystick which she can use to move the cameras and zoom in. She has a telephone to call for help or advice; to summon police; to seek information which is instantly forthcoming. But this is a silent existence. Jackie watches people's lives, but never interacts with them. And Jackie's bubble is next to another bubble, which is in a corridor full of bubbles, each full of CCTV screens and the lone, godlike watcher. Half of Glasgow is under surveillance.
Jackie is a very cold, unemotional character. Occasionally she smiles, and each smile is as rare and beautiful as a pearl. Jackie seems to have no friends, a lover with whom she shares no love, and a family that is a nuisance rather than a comfort.
Then Jackie picks up Clyde on one of her cameras - the man clearly means something to her, but still she seems devoid of any real emotion. She is as warm, as animated as a corpse. Yet as the intrigue builds, Jackie starts to stalk Clyde. Piece by piece, the nature of the relationship is revealed. But not before many false conclusions have been reached. Red Road constantly surprises - not with shock moments or with shrieks - if anything, the constantly subdued sound and behaviour is the shock - but the surprises are the constant re-evaluations of the people. They never react as you might expect, they defy categorization.
This is a magnificent film. The drama and dialogue is understated. The camera angles show a rough side of Glasgow, but one which expresses so much. Never has it been so true that a picture can convey 1000 words. And the composure of the two lead actors is brilliant. They both have such presence, despite having so few lines.
Jackie sits in a bubble, surrounded by CCTV screens. She has a control panel and a joystick which she can use to move the cameras and zoom in. She has a telephone to call for help or advice; to summon police; to seek information which is instantly forthcoming. But this is a silent existence. Jackie watches people's lives, but never interacts with them. And Jackie's bubble is next to another bubble, which is in a corridor full of bubbles, each full of CCTV screens and the lone, godlike watcher. Half of Glasgow is under surveillance.
Jackie is a very cold, unemotional character. Occasionally she smiles, and each smile is as rare and beautiful as a pearl. Jackie seems to have no friends, a lover with whom she shares no love, and a family that is a nuisance rather than a comfort.
Then Jackie picks up Clyde on one of her cameras - the man clearly means something to her, but still she seems devoid of any real emotion. She is as warm, as animated as a corpse. Yet as the intrigue builds, Jackie starts to stalk Clyde. Piece by piece, the nature of the relationship is revealed. But not before many false conclusions have been reached. Red Road constantly surprises - not with shock moments or with shrieks - if anything, the constantly subdued sound and behaviour is the shock - but the surprises are the constant re-evaluations of the people. They never react as you might expect, they defy categorization.
This is a magnificent film. The drama and dialogue is understated. The camera angles show a rough side of Glasgow, but one which expresses so much. Never has it been so true that a picture can convey 1000 words. And the composure of the two lead actors is brilliant. They both have such presence, despite having so few lines.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A very cleverly constructed film. As other reviewers have mentioned, it takes a while to get going. The director plays with our perceptions of what is happening and about 2/3 of the way through the whole tone of the film appears to change, when we realise that things might not be quite as simple as they appeared. Whilst trying not to spoil the plot, this means that the viewer might see events in the film in a new light. Some of the sex scenes are quite explicit. These can also be seen in a different context when all is revealed towards the end of the film.
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Harsh, hard to watch yet gripping, like a headache
Jackie is a CCTV operator in Glasgow. She spends her days and nights watching the streets and tenements of the city and she seems to have developed a greater empathy for the people... Read more
Published 18 days ago by Crookedmouth
Just Brilliant.
This film is brilliant. I can't stress that enough. Watch it or miss out. Also watch 'Fishtank', which is also brilliant. But this one is something else. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. Dj Clarke
Edge of the seat stuff...
I watched this recently when it was on late night tv. I wasn't expecting much but was absolutely glued to the screen. Read more
Published 8 months ago by livrox
Every breath you take
Red Road is a light hearted romantic comedy set in the picturesque neighbourhoods of Scotland's largest city and erstwhile European City of Culture, Glasgow. Read more
Published 9 months ago by E. Granter
A low key, deeply intelligent, wonderfully acted thriller/ character...
Set in Glasgow, a woman who watches closed circuit TV all day for the police gets obsessed with a
particular man she believes may be a criminal (shades of 'Rear Window'). Read more
particular man she believes may be a criminal (shades of 'Rear Window'). Read more
Published 13 months ago by K. Gordon
Where "the human condition" has to deal with explicit oral sex
Flip a coin...on one side, a marvelous look to Red Road (in a grubby part of Glasgow), seriously good direction by Andrea Arnold and photography by Robbie Ryan, a disturbing... Read more
Published 22 months ago by C. O. DeRiemer
Red Road
Having been very impressed by 'Fishtank', I wanted to see the debut piece by this director. It was 'urban gritty' and had much more plot than 'Fishtank'. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2010 by John G. Rich
Cannes prize!?
Thinly plotted, well acted and directed. Can't believe it won the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival.
Published on 9 Nov 2009 by BuarqueIsGod
fantastic, gritty, real life drama
This is a real life film dealing with the diffficulty one woman has with her issues of loss through a traumatic event ( i wont go through the plot as others have, the film is named... Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2009 by Mr. A. Joul
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I love this film. The story is very beleivable and you don't understand whats going on until the end. The sex scene is fantastic, filmed from the womans view point in all ways. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2009 by Ms. D. Perry
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