The Arbor (2010) ( I odos Arbor )

The Arbor (2010) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: I odos Arbor
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
British Independent Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

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

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
94 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Clio Barnard

Written By:
Clio Barnard

Actors:
Kate Rutter ..... Mother
Christine Bottomley ..... Lisa Thompson
George Costigan ..... Jimmy 'The Wig'
Monica Dolan ..... Ann
Neil Dudgeon ..... Steve
Andrea Dunbar ..... Herself (archive footage)
Andrew Dunbar ..... Himself
David Dunbar ..... Himself
Lorraine Dunbar ..... Herself
Pamela Dunbar ..... Herself
Robert Emms ..... Brother
Natalie Gavin ..... The Girl
Jonathan Jaynes ..... David Dunbar
Matthew McNulty ..... Andrew Dunbar
Jimi Mistry ..... Yousaf

Synopsis:

Andrea Dunbar was a British playwright whose work reflected the gritty realities of life in working-class Bradford, West Yorkshire. Dunbar knew of what she wrote -- she grew up in a Bradford housing project, had children by three different men, was a victim of domestic violence, and struggled with alcoholism before she died in 1990 when she was only 29. Andrea's daughter Lorraine Dunbar inherited her gift with language, but also her weaknesses; she also dealt with unhappy relationships with men, worked as a prostitute, became addicted to hard drugs, and served time for manslaughter when her two-year-old son died after drinking her methadone. Filmmaker Clio Barnard set out to tell the story of Andrea Dunbar's brief, troubled life and the neighborhood where she lived and wrote, and The Arbor is a unique mixture of documentary and narrative filmmaking. In addition to interviews with members of Andrea Dunbar's family and residents of Bradford's Buttershaw estates, where Dunbar's plays took place (which are lip-synched by actors to create a distancing effect), the film includes passages from Dunbar's first play, also called {+The Arbor}, played out against the real-life locations where the story is set. The Arbor received its world premiere at the {~2010 Tribeca Film Festival}.

Portrayal of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 22 April, 2011.