Genre: psychological drama
With: Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett, Ian Holm
Director: Mike Newell
Release: 1985
Studio: First Film Company et al. – 20th Century Fox, Samuel Goldwyn Company
Rating: R
MBiS score: 8.0/10
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Story-line: London, 1953. For Ruth Ellis, a single mother who works as a hostess in a Kensington club, love is as torturous as it is sweet.
Pluses: fine acting, an oppressive mood, satisfying production values.
Minuses: none really.
Comments: a real-life tragedy made in England and a very watchable feature that garnered a Palme d’or at the Cannes Film Festival.
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