Still Life 2013
- Director: Ulberto Pasolini
- Based on book: no
- Cast: Eddie Marsan, Joanne Froggatt, Andrew Buchan, Hebe Beardsall
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Eddie Marsan The Gentlemen, Atomic Blonde, Their Finest, River, God’s Pocket, Filth, The World’s End, Jack the Giant Slayer, Sherlock Holmes, Game of Shadows, Tyrannosaur, Sherlock Holmes, Happy-Go-Lucky, V for Vendetta, Vera Drake, 21 Grams
- Joanne Froggatt – Downton Abbey, A Street Cat Called Bob, Filth
- Andrew Buchan – Broadchurch, The Fades, Cranford, Nowhere Boy
- Hebe Beardsall – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2
- Why? Eddie Marsan
- Seen: 21 June 2022
John May (Marsan) is a council case
worker whose job it is to find relatives of people who have died alone. If
there is no one, he arranges and attends the funeral, having given the
attending priest a eulogy he has written based on personal belongings he has
found in the homes of the deceased. He lives alone and keeps a scrapbook with
photos of his late clients. He’s meticulous in his work and deeply respectful
of each departed individual.
Marsan is perfect as the melancholy,
kind, and profoundly humane Mr May. He’s a lovely man and it’s a lovely film, a
small film with enormous feelings.
Do not miss this one.
5* of 5
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