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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Documentary, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: In Somers Town, a London neighborhood by St Pancras rail station, young Tom, who had nothing to keep him back home in Nottingham, encounters Marek, a young Polish immigrant with nothing to fill his days. It's a mismatched friendship: Tom (dubbed Tomo by Marek) is full of youthful swagger and Marek, an amateur photographer who lives with his disciplinarian father, is more introspective and cautious. Their dynamic is uneasy and awkward at first-each teen believes himself to be the more mature-but a genuine rapport develops between the two. And when Tomo and Marek both fall for the same girl, the common ground between them further solidifies. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: British Independent Film Awards, ...Somers Town
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Short and sweet,
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This review is from: Somers Town [DVD] (DVD)
The publicity surrounding this film on cinema release was pretty impressive due to the fact that Shane Meadows's previous films have been pretty gritty, however it did deliver the goods. Shot in black and white, it's the story of Tomo, a teenager running away from a dodgy home life in Nottingham who journeys down to Somers Town (near St Pancras, London) and meets Polish immigrant Marek who lives with his construction worker father in a nearby estate. They form a bond after Tomo is mugged and both become enamoured with a Parisian waitress who works in a cafe nearby.
I found the characterisation to be particularly adept and Meadows weaves a number of amusing situations throughout the screenplay, one highlight of which was when Tomo steals a bag of clothing from a laundrette and ends up looking like 'a female golfer!' There is also an amusing moment when the boys' dodgy dealer/trader extracts a tenner from deep within his underpants. Many of the locations of the film were familiar to my husband, who grew up in the area and some of his family still reside in the area. I found the running time at 68 minutes to be perfect but the fantasy type ending kind of ruined an impressive film as it really hammered the point home that Meadows was hired to produce a film to publicise the new St Pancras Eurostar terminal.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"I'm not crying and I'm not a big baby, am I. It's called love, son.",
This review is from: Somers Town [DVD] (DVD)
An absolutely fantastic film - feel-good without being schmultzy. Beautifully shot, and a gorgeous soundtrack by Gavin Clark and Ted Barnes.
Some classic and memorable lines - it is quote-worthy, delicate, and definitely worth a watch. On my favourite list, hands down.
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
"I think I look like a female golfer...",
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This review is from: Somers Town [DVD] (DVD)
"Somers Town" is being considered by many as a mini-project for director Shane Meadows before his next big feature. This said, it is remarkable just how satisfying a viewing experience this movie is. Even though it only runs for a paltry 68 minutes (!), it does not feel by the end that we have been short-changed. In actual fact, the length seems pretty near perfect.
Meadows is a superb and prolific film director, and it's great to see so many of his trademarks occuring here - namely, plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, superb improvisation from talented actors, sympathetic characters, visually arresting shots of English council estates and an elegant folky soundtrack to underpin the imagery. All the ingredients are here. The plot of Somers Town concerns a young lad, Thommo, who has entered London as a runaway from his native Nottingham. He is promptly mugged, wanders aimlessly for a while, then eventually befriends a local Polish lad Marek. The film touchingly deals with their friendship and a shared obsession with a beautiful French waitress. Okay, it's not really a plot as such. The film is more like a series of incidents, many of which are "choke-on-your-tea" hilarious and many of which are genuinely moving. I won't give too much away, but keep an eye out for a supremely dodgy Arsenal shirt, a ten pound note in a pair of underpants and a painfully humorous masturbation sequence! So where does this film stand in Meadows' cannon? Well, I would say it's almost up there with his best work. Certainly, it is his sweetest and most endearingly whimsical movie to date. With the focus on childhood friendship, the story reminds me slightly of Meadows' earlier masterpiece "A Room For Romeo Brass". Visually, it recalls "Twenty Four Seven", his confident debut. It is also refreshingly free of the foul language that runs through his other features...so, finally...a Meadows movie you can watch with your kids! In conclusion, I would say that "Somers Town" is not the best movie Meadows has ever produced, but it is undoubtedly the warmest. In fact, it is as warm and welcoming as a buttered crumpet served with a steaming mug of tea. 8/10. A quality production. Roll on Meadows' next movie!
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