Cracks trailer 2009 official trailer in cinemas december 14 2009 directed by jordan scott starring eva green and juno temple cracks trailer cracks. The allgirls boarding school is oppressive and strict which is probably why most of the students look up to the diving instructor miss g eva green, because she is the opposite. I saw the film first and was intrigued by the characters and plot. No beava from eva, but plenty of left boob when she peels down and leads the gals in a late night skinny dip session. A look at the lives and relationships among girls at an elite boarding school. If crafted correctly, such books can be amazing reading experiences, but unfortunately cracks fell short. With eva green, juno temple, maria valverde, imogen poots. Cracks is a 2009 british independent psychological thriller drama film directed by jordan scott. Cracks, directed by ridley scotts daughter jordan scott, is a stylish and confronting drama about a teachers unhealthy attraction toward one of her students, and carries worthwhile insight in. Eva green plays a mid20th century physical education teacher of a very conservative british girls school. The complete twelfth season 12 dvd box set us seller fast shipping. Nov 11, 2010 the film cracks was actually inspired by a book of the same name by sheila kohler.
Cracks is a 2009 british independent psychological thriller drama film directed by jordan scott, starring eva green, juno temple, maria valverde, and imogen poots. Dec 03, 2009 setup complete, jordan daughter of ridley scott proceeds to whip up a flouncing gothic melodrama that is ravishing and risible in about equal measure. The film and songs on yellow submarine fell somewhere between the period of the beatles and magical mystery tour. Eva green as the coach, miss g, in jordan scotts cracks. This film is set in the surreal setting of a remote girls boarding school on stanley island wherever that is, as we are not told in the year 1934. Really enjoyable movie, set in a girls boarding school, with a teacher who was always taking them swimming outdoors rather than doing lessons, even waking the.
Also in 2009, the academy of motion picture arts and sciences announced that as of that year, their best picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five the first time since the 1943 awards. The directorial debut of jordan scott, the daughter of ridley scott is cracks, a film about an allgirls boarding school and the elite students part of the diving team under the direction of miss g. Sep 01, 1999 i saw the film cracks and out of curiosity decided to read the book and found it to be more deviated from the movie than expected. Directed by jordan scott, the film features a cast that includes eva. The story is set in 1930s england and the arrival of a beautiful cultured girl stirs up everything. Set at an allgirls boarding school in 1934, cracks sees the onetime bond girl playing miss g, an enigmatic. Starring eva green, the film premiered at the 2009 toronto. While hardly covering the most original thematic territory, jordan scott nevertheless makes a seductive directorial debut with cracks, a story of. In the united states, it was released by ifc films theatrically on 18 march 2011 2 and premiered on television on showtime as part of an ongoing pay television broadcast deal with ifc later in the year.
Antena 3 films spain coproduction of a scott free, industry entertainment, killer filmsjohn wells. The film is set in england and the girl who comes into this fusty girls school is spanish. Nov 11, 2009 ifc films has announced that it has acquired the north american rights to cracks, the feature directorial debut of jordan scott. The actress is eva green who continue reading cracks the movie. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival. As in the above description, the setting is in south africa and fiamma is an italian girl from an aristocratic family.
Theres an uneasiness about cracks that gradually builds to a violent end where the film finally kicks it up a notch perhaps a little too late but its the excellent performances by eva green and juno temple that really help to keep the film interesting. Cracks dvd 2009 cd i8ln the fast for sale online ebay. While scotts movie has a consistent aura, it lacks a consistent tone. Di juno temple, lily ellie nunn, poppy imogen poots. The events of cracks, another 1930s tale, unfold in a similarly alien environment. But when a new girl arrives at the school and joins the team, miss gs obsession for her changes everything the girls ever knew. Sometimes i cant do a simple rooms on film post, because there is so much more going on than set design. It was released theatrically in the united kingdom and ireland on 4 december 2009.
Her round face and large eyes convey almost as much as her dialogue. Eva green is gorgeous on the poster for jordan scotts cracks. All 1930s films, apparently, must be achingly slow and set to stringsheavy classical even when they contain a short, silly and thoroughly predictable tale of a. In an attempt to put their differences aside the diving team. Lame period film set in a remote girls boarding school never takes off. In the book, which was of course the original setting, the scene is south africa and the school rather more like a surreal dreamscape. Directed by jordan scott, the film features a cast that includes eva green, juno temple, maria valverde and imogen poots. Dec 04, 2009 database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for cracks 2009.
Jun 12, 2012 sometimes i cant do a simple rooms on film post, because there is so much more going on than set design. Cracks is one of those dreamlike books that makes the reader walk around in a daze. Mar 18, 2011 cracks is the screen adaptation of a 1999 novel by sheila kohler becoming jane eyre, set in a south african boarding school in the 1960s. At an elite girls boarding school, the award winning diving team is considered the premier group of girls in the school. Eva green cracks at the london film festival eva green. It is so much fun to watch eva green ride that teacher off the rails, that its almost the one reason to see this film. When a new girl from spain, fiamma, comes to the school and joins the team, the rest of the squad is jealous of her relationship with the coach and force her off the team and out of the school by bullying her. Kohler becoming jane eyre, set in a south african boarding school in the 1960s. Theres an uneasiness about cracks that gradually builds to a violent end where the film finally kicks it up a notch perhaps a little too late but its the excellent performances by eva green and juno temple that really help to keep the. Empire provides a bit more context to the film, greens character, and what happens. If you enjoy smart, wellacted and beautifully filmed british movies where psychological nuance drives the story rather than plot, then be sure to see cracks 2009, starring eva green. The school as seen in the film, a kind of victorian gothic pedagogical fantasy, apparently really exists as a structure somewhere in ireland.
Cracks 2009, drama thriller released in english language in theatre near you in. Starring eva green dark shadows, the dreamers as a captivating, modern instructor at a 1930s private girls school, cracks is really one of those treats of costuming and design. In an austere and remote allgirls boarding school, the most elite students are the illustrious members of the schools diving team. Seven made the top 50 list of highestgrossing films. Out of all the remasters, this may be the most expendable. Come to find out, she is an alumnus of the school herself and it appears the experience has warped her a bit.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Oct 30, 2009 cracks trailer 2009 official trailer in cinemas december 14 2009 directed by jordan scott starring eva green and juno temple cracks trailer cracks. Production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 6 production. Really enjoyable movie, set in a girls boarding school, with a teacher who was always taking.
Official trailer for cracks the director is jordan scott, and ridley and tony scott are the executive producers on the film. Even miss g, who loved being the most glamorous presence in her girls lives, becomes obsessed with, threatened and tantalized by fiamma. Atomospheric but not much else, cracks is a formless film in search of. Mar 18, 2011 the slowburning melodrama cracks, based on a novel by sheila kohler, is a dark tale of obsession and lust set on an isolated british isle. Cracks is a bit of a knockoff, but its a sturdily assembled vessel for a promising director and cast. Ifc films has announced that it has acquired the north american rights to cracks, the feature directorial debut of jordan scott. Directorial solo debut in a feature film for jordan scott see more. Shes beautiful and talented but the school she is attending is backwards thinking and it seems that everybody just wants to carry on with the way the school has been run. The writing with all the repeated phrases was hazy though this perhaps enhanced the mood of the story. If boardingschool movies are essentially prison flicks populated by posh, pretty people, cracks sure has the requisite sense of hermetically sealed isolation. The original story was set in south africa instead of england and correct me if im wrong cos i havent read the book, not during the 1930s. Really enjoyable movie, set in a girls boarding school, with a teacher who was always taking them swimming outdoors rather than doing lessons, even waking the girls up to drag them out of their beds, a teacher who definitely lives in a fantasy world, i could predict what was going to happen once i noticed the new spanish girl fiammas come into the scene, but the ending was unexpected and. Rosalie swedlin, christine vachan, julie payne, kwesi dickson and andrew lowe are also producers.
Oct 26, 2009 eva green poses on the red carpet for the premiere of cracks during the times bfi 2009 london film festival at the vue west end on sunday october 25 in london, england the 29yearold bond. The film cracks was actually inspired by a book of the same name by sheila kohler. Maria valverde in cracks 2009 juno temple and eva green in cracks 2009 eva green in cracks 2009 juno temple and maria. Set in 1934, it follows the story of miss g, a young and spirited teacher, and her pupils. The reader, che, slumdog millionaire, frostnixon, revolutionary road, the wrestler, gran torino, the curious. Studies, long neglected, occupy our days, latin translations and euclid filling the time we used to spend lying on our backs and listening to rachmaninoff, thinking of our cracks. Cracks is the screen adaptation of a 1999 novel by sheila kohler becoming jane eyre, set in a south african boarding school in. A bigger distance for modern audiences, true, but the past offers rich opportunities.
Pages in category films set in 2009 the following 65 pages are in this category, out of 65 total. Take a beautiful actress, build a gorgeous setting and. The slowburning melodrama cracks, based on a novel by sheila kohler, is a dark tale of obsession and lust set on an isolated british isle. Jul 21, 2011 if you enjoy smart, wellacted and beautifully filmed british movies where psychological nuance drives the story rather than plot, then be sure to see cracks 2009, starring eva green. Cracks, the dazzling debut film from jordan scott daughter of legendary director ridley scott, stars eva green as miss g, a glamorous force. We think of real boys now, of dancing with them, kissing them. When a beautiful spanish girl, fiamma, appears at an idyllic british boarding school, the girls are immediately threatened by the outsiders perfect allure. Set in an all girls boardingschool, it centres on the schools swimming team and their teacher, the vibrant and enigmatic miss g. Jan 02, 2015 cracks, directed by ridley scotts daughter jordan scott, is a stylish and confronting drama about a teachers unhealthy attraction toward one of her students, and carries worthwhile insight in. Cracks 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Theyre now forgotten or vaguely regarded as semiclassics. The 1930s is a glorious era in which to set a film.
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