The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael

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name = The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael


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caption = The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael 2006
director = Thomas Clay (first feature)
producer = Joseph Lang
writer = Thomas Clay, Joseph Lang
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starring = Daniel Spencer, Lesley Manville, Danny Dyer
music = Elgar, Harvey, Purcell
cinematography = Yorgos Arvanitis AFC
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distributor = Boudu Film LLP
released = October 20, 2006 (UK)
runtime = 96 min. (approx.)
country = UK
language = English
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imdb_id = 0459387

The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael is a British-made independent film directed by first-time director Thomas Clay, and released in 2006. It features Daniel Spencer in the title role,with Lesley Manville and Danny Dyer in support.

Plot

A introverted, socially awkward, middle-class youth, Robert Carmichael, is a talented cello player but is bored by his existence in the coastal town of Newhaven. He becomes associates with several other unsavory teenagers,and is soon tempted into the use of hard drugs like cocaine and ecstasy. Robert initially does not take part in the rape of a teenage girl in a squalid flat with the gang, but later joins in another violent attack on a middle-aged couple, with the woman involved being viciously raped.

Main Cast

* Daniel Spencer - Robert Carmichael
* Lesley Manville - Sarah Carmichael
* Danny Dyer - Larry Haydn
* Ryan Winsley - Joe
* Charles Mnene - Ben
* Michael Howe - Jonathan Abbott
* Miranda Wilson - Monica Abbott

References

External links

* [http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117927122.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 Review in Variety] "Ultra violent and nauseating, but technically dazzling."
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* [http://www.britfilms.com/britishfilms/catalogue/browse/?id=D5D44D521b96c25ECAmIr1B2A34F Britfilms review and information]