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Ewedown in the English county of Dorset – rural, tranquil and peaceful.
But when Tamara Drewe (Gemma Arterton) returns from London to her provincial home village, that comes to an abrupt end. The ugly duckling of the past has become an attractive and successful columnist years later. The residents of Ewedown can hardly believe their eyes, and everyone quickly becomes entangled in a cat-and-mouse game of desire, lust and treacherous intrigue…
Provocative, witty, fresh: with dry British humour and plenty of sex appeal, Stephen Frears (“High Fidelity”, “The Queen”) celebrates an equally comic and frivolous campaign of revenge with TAMARA DREWE, unrivalled in its originality.
Based on the cartoon by Posy Simmonds, inspired by Thomas Hardy’s novel “Far from the Madding Crowd”, British director Stephen Frears takes a subtle look at supposedly idyllic country life and depicts a sweet and dangerous emotional chaos into which men and women plunge, webs of lies in which they become hopelessly entangled, and romantic traps into which old and young blindly fall. With plenty of situational comedy and even more shameless wit, Frears hits the mark, aiming at both the mind and the laughing muscles.
Former Bond girl Gemma Arterton (“Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time”, “James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace”) shines in the leading role.
TAMARA DREWE screened out of competition in the official programme at Cannes, where it was celebrated by audiences and critics.
RELEASE May 20, 2011
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