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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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 Posted - 10/11/2010 : 17:19:30
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Mike Leigh just gets better and better. His latest tells the true tale of the 150-ish women in 1968 who worked as machinists on the Ford line in Dagenham, a factory district in East London.
Against all odds in an almost totally male-dominated workforce, they paved the way for equal pay for equal work, regardless of gender.
A few tiny facts have been conflated for dramatic purposes, but by and large Leigh's presented a pretty accurate account, helped by some of the finest performances by a group of British actors I've seen for ages. Also some excellent work by West Wing grad Richard Schiff, emphasizing the pressures of US industrial policies in the world market.
It's not a laugh a minute comedy, though it does have some refreshing and unsentimental humour. But it's a truly human film - and if you Palin-eers can overcome your prejudices - you'll see it's not a political tract nor a preachy polemic. It's real and true about people and friendships and how people cope with the expected and the unexpected.
A joy to watch that will stay with you for quite a while.
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ci�nas 
"hands down"
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Posted - 10/11/2010 : 18:26:57
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Mike Leigh?
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 10/11/2010 : 20:04:28
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Originally posted by lamhasuas
Mike Leigh?
Oops!
It's of course Nigel Cole. It just FEELS like Mike Leigh. Thanks for picking me up on that, lammy!
Hey, what?! You've never made a mistake?!!!
OK - I'm sitting in the corner smacking myself in the face.  
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Demisemicenturian 
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 11/20/2010 : 18:46:10
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Made in Dagenham
It's a little bit twee, especially in its rather stock portrayal of the 'sixties. However, it is enjoyable and interesting, and I'm a real sucker for any film about people battling inequality &c. It was an amazing achievement, even though the women in fact didn't get their semi-skilled status back till another strike in the 'eighties.
Fittingly, I saw the film the day before Barbara Castle's centenary, although I didn't realise that till afterwards.
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Chris C 
"Four words, never backwards."
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Posted - 06/27/2011 : 19:23:59
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Part 3 of our weekend film fest.
I can only echo what Baftbabe said. It's another movie that I expect to watch again in the future.
And Bob Hoskins plays his part to perfection. |
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Made in Dagenham - please see my Bafta thread
