Me Without You (2001) ( Meine beste Freundin )

Me Without You (2001) (DVD) (*)

$21.99

Original Title: Meine beste Freundin
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
107 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2001 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Sandra Goldbacher

Written By:
Sandra Goldbacher
Laurence Coriat

Actors:
Ella Jones ..... Young Holly
Anna Popplewell ..... Young Marina
Cameron Powrie ..... Young Nat
Trudie Styler ..... Linda
Allan Corduner ..... Max
Deborah Findlay ..... Judith
Nicky Henson ..... Ray
Anna Friel ..... Marina
Michelle Williams ..... Holly
Oliver Milburn ..... Nat
Hannah Bourne ..... Carolyn
Russell Mabey ..... Craig (as Russell Maybey)
Blake Ritson ..... Tim
Francis Lee ..... Paul
Eve Cooper-Rose ..... Sophie

Synopsis:

One long, hot summer in seventies London, Holly and Marina make a childhood pact to be friends forever. For the troubled, unpredictable Marina, with her seemingly glamorous father and her Valium-addicted mother, Holly stays the only constant in a life of divorcing parents, experimental drugs and fashionable self-destruction. Meanwhile, Holly buries herself in books out of feelings of frustration with her over-protective mother and a nagging insecurity around her beautiful and possessive best friend. She holds just one secret from Marina, her increasing passion for Marina's brother Nat. As the years roll by, the girls experience everything life has to offer, sex, love, loss and rock 'n roll. But eventually for Holly, a friendship which has never been equal gradually begins to feel like a trap.

During a long, hot summer in seventies London, young neighbors Holly and Marina make a childhood pact to be friends forever. For the troubled, unpredictable Marina, Holly remains the only constant in her life. Meanwhile, Holly buries herself in her books out of frustration. She holds just one secret: her increasing passion for Marinas brother. The bond between the young women grows through the years as they share all the pleasures and pain that life has to offer, including sex, love, and rock n roll. For Holly, however, a friendship that has never been equal gradually begins to feel like a trap.

In 1970s London, Holly and Marina make a childhood pact to be best friends for ever. As the years go by, they share everything, but eventually, for the quieter Holly, a friendship which has never been equal gradually begins to feel like a trap.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 12 February, 2010.