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Dance With A Stranger [DVD] [1985]

DVD ~ Miranda Richardson
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett, Ian Holm, Stratford Johns, Joanne Whalley
  • Directors: Mike Newell
  • Writers: Shelagh Delaney
  • Producers: Paul Cowan, Roger Randall-Cutler
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Universal Pictures UK
  • DVD Release Date: 30 April 2001
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005ABUO
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 43,390 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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DVD Description
DVD Special Features:

Interactive Menus
Still Gallery
Ruth Ellis Story
Subtitles: English for the deaf and hard of hearing

Synopsis
The moving true story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in Great Britain. The last man executed in that country was later found to be innocent, a regrettable (to say the least) incident which led to the abandonment of the practice.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Film Ever Made in my opinion, 7 Jan 2001
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This review is from: Dance With A Stranger [1985] [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I am a huge Miranda Richardson fan and have seen collected every film she has appeared in but this does not cloud my judgement of this film. It is a very moving story about the last woman to be hanged in Britain. The acting on most accounts is excellant and Miranda Richardson excells in cleverly portraying the frame of mind that the young woman was in. Never, have I watched a film so many times and failed to see the repition. The film completely mesmerises and sweeps the viewer up with the rollercoaster of emotion.
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Astoundingly Good, 9 Aug 2002
By Lovborg (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dance With A Stranger [1985] [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This film will blow you away. I have NEVER seen such a brilliant piece of storytelling where every element is flawless: a magnificent script, perfect design and direction and acting that will blow your mind. If you ever see a finer performance that Miranda Richardson's Ruth Ellis, then you are a lucky, lucky person - this isn't acting, this is re-creation and it is astounding to watch. She is brilliantly matched by the great Ian Holm and (for once) Rupert Everett acts his socks off and provides a blinder of a performance as the man that Ruth that loves and eventually murders. See it: you will NEVER forget it.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Miranda Richardson at her very best., 1 Dec 2004
By S. Hapgood "www.sjhstrangetales.com" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dance With A Stranger [1985] [VHS] (VHS Tape)
The film-critic Pauline Kael once complained that the problem she had with this film was that Miranda Richardson never stops ACTING in it. (Though quite what else she's supposed to do when appearing in a film is a mystery!). I think she was getting confused with the character. As the nightclub hostess of a seedy London dive in the 1950s, Ruth Ellis would have been putting on an act for a lot of the time anyway, and Richardson, with her hilarious mock-BBC accent and arch mannerisms, was bringing that to life superbly. Her attention to character detail here is superb. She has splended support from Rupert Everett (in those far-off halcyon days when he simply acted, and stopped trying so hard to be a camp icon!) as David Blakely, and Ian Holm has a quiet dignity as Desmond Cussens, Ruth's devoted and downtrodden admirer. I have seen this film many times over the years, and it impresses me each time. This is well worth seeing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good film based on a true story.

'Dance With A Stranger' is based on the true story of the last woman to be hanged in Britain. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A disturbing movie with extraordinary acting
Ruth Ellis (Miranda Richardson) was a night club hostess in one of London's private clubs. It was a Spring evening in 1954 when David Blakely (Rupert Everett) walked in with some... Read more
Published on 19 Jun 2007 by C. O. DeRiemer

2.0 out of 5 stars Unpleasant Nostalgia Item
The main characters of this film of a true story (of the last woman to be executed in the UK, in Summer 1955) are Ruth Ellis, a nighclub hostess and her boyfriend, a spoilt young... Read more
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