Drama story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man, whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison. A life backwards is a biography by alexander masters of his friend stuart clive shorter, formerly, at various times, a prisoner and a career criminal. Benedict cumberbatch is a rising star, with six movies out in 20. Top ten best benedict cumberbatch movies to experience finest.
A life backwards 2007 18 09232007 gb drama 1h 32m user score. The drop is a character driven film that constructs each scene with great dialogue and fantastic acting. Not a big blockbuster but a fantastic film very underrated. Before his breakout role in bronson, tom hardy showed his true potential in a small made for tv film, stuart a life backwards. You like strawberries, i hate iceskating, you cry at sad films, i am allergic to pollen. Like a break in the hedgerow during the country lane part of a journey. Whites childrens book about a congenial little mouse with a windup red roadster, would be wise to avoid stuart little, the mostly innameonly big. A writer takes a backwards look at the life of his unlikely friend stuart, a homeless alcoholic who experienced a traumatic event in his childhood. I feel so strongly about this strange, funny, sad book that i hardly know where to begin. As alexander learns more about stuarts complicated life and traumatic childhood, he asks if he can write his story and stuart advises him to tell the story backwards.
A life backwards was released on september 23, 2007, is a dramatic film who achieved a nomination for british academy television award for best actor. When stuart shorter a homeless alcoholic with a violent past meets writer and charity worker alexander masters, they strike up an unlikely friendship. Tales of postoffice heists, suicide attempts and spells inside various institutions help alexander understand how stuarts life spiralled out of control. It will make you laugh and it will even make those tough nuts out there, shed a tear. Sep 12, 20 12 years a slave 50 shades of the piemaker agatha christie alan carr amanda abbington amazing grace andrew scott applelock arena a study in sherlock atonement audiobook bbc benedict cumberbatch benny on the show bluray bts cabin pressure chattyman chealsea flower show chris pine conan obrien copenhagen creation david harewood david letterman. A life backwards secures its rank among best benedict cumberbatch movies to watch. It has a slow, deliberate pace that perfectly builds suspense. It is an american superhero film was first released on october, 2016, in hong kong and then made available to. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. My name is psycho but you can call me stuart if you want. We are loving some black and white photos these days. Stuart, a life backwards, is the story of a remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator a middle class scum ponce, if you want to be honest about it, alexander and a chaotic, knifewielding beggar whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison. A life backwards is a rare, droll, moving film that grows to understand the maddening complexity of life and subsequent near hopelessness in trying to find the factors behind someones life.
As the title suggests, the book starts from shorters adult life, and works backwards to trace through his troubled childhood, examining the effects his family, schooling and disability had. Once upon a time, i admired the work of terrence malick. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. With benedict cumberbatch, tom hardy, nicola duffett, clairelouise cordwell. A life backwards is a writers quest to give voice to a man who, beneath his forbidding exterior, has a message for us all. His debut feature, the 1973 badlands, remains one of my favorite films of all time, its combination of continue reading. Stuart a life backwards projects neal street productions. And if you know anything about the soundtrack, let me know, ok. Both inspired movies which made me put my life in perspective. Hot fuzz bloopers gag reel uncensored simon pegg, nick frost duration. Stuart, a life backwards, is the story of a remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator a middle class scum ponce, if you want to be honest about it, alexander and a chaotic, knifewielding beggar whom he gets to know during a. A life backwards by alexander masters harpercollins. Stuart little is charming with kids and adults for its humor and visual effects. Stuarts life and way of thinking momentarily exposed.
How many of his films, past and present, have you seen. A life backwards 2007 a writer benedict cumberbatch documents the life of a homeless alcoholic tom hardy who has a violent past. The cameras are rolling as filming begins on a production of alexander masters acclaimed cambridgebased novel, stuart. A life backwards 2007 a writer takes a backwards look at the life of his unlikely friend stuart, a homeless alcoholic who experienced a traumatic event in his childhood. Stuart advises him to tell the story backwards, so that its more exciting like a tom clancy murder mystery. Stuart a life backwards details the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison. Its a drama movie with a high imdb audience rating of 7. One would agree after watching the movie that stuart shorter, inspite of all his runins with the law, the demons in his head and his disgusting way of life is a hero and how hes worth a book. Tom hardy stars as stuart shorter alongside benedict cumberbatch as alexander masters in the 90minute film, directed by david attwood to. I have never read the book and knew nothing of it, prior to buying the film. A bbc drama written by alexander masters, it is based on his acclaimed account of the real life of stuart shorter, a selfharming drug addict, career criminal with a. Stuart a life backwards official dvd trailer youtube. A hidden life terrence malick, 2019 1 out of 4 stars. As the title of both book and film suggests, the book took the unusual approach of detailing stuarts life from his adult life down through to his childhood.
Shocking, inspiring, and hilarious by turns, stuart. For an instant you glimpse scenery you havent seen before fields of poppy and cornflower, trees gnarled in the shape of demons. Jan 02, 2006 stuart, a life backwards, is the story of a remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator a middle class scum ponce, if you want to be honest about it, alexander and a chaotic, knifewielding beggar whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison. A life backwards is a poignant, funny, ultimately tragic true story that unfolds like a whodunit, tracing in reverse as the title suggests how a young boy was transformed into a violent convict and substance abuser. Tom hardys 10 best movies jan 06, 2017 ok, and one of my favs which should definitely have been on this list is stuart, a life backwards. Top ten best benedict cumberbatch movies to experience. Tom hardy benedict cumberbatch nicola duffett 2007 a writer benedict cumberbatch documents the life of a homeless. Benedict cumberbatch, tom hardy, nicola duffett, candis nergaard, trevor sellers and others. It really does feel like it was ripped right out of the 80s.
A life backwards is a film about human diversity and the things we all share. Little want to adopt a brother for their only child but get more than they bargained for when. A life backwards was a 2007 bbc film based on the award winning biography, penned by alexander masters, of stuart clive shorter a homeless man living on the streets of cambridge in the year 2000. A life backwards featuring tom hardy and benedict cumberbatch is streaming on hbo. See movie movie tv movie drive 80s movie posters epic movie movies showing movies and tv shows movies of the 80s bon film. Story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man, whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison. A life backwards starring tom hardy in this drama on directv. The little family adopt a charming young mouse named stuart, but the family cat wants rid of him. A writer takes a backwards look at the life of his. It explores how a young boy, somewhat disabled from birth, became mentally unstable, criminal and violent, living homeless on the streets of cambridge. A writer cumberbatch takes a backwards look at the life of his unlikely friend stuart hardy, a homeless alcoholic who experienced a traumatic event in his childhood. He made his feature film debut in ridley scotts black hawk down, with josh hartnett.
Hes a homeless, delusional, psychotic, substanceabusing exconvict. Little want to adopt a brother for their only child but get more than they bargained for when they take in a mouse with an attitude. The drop is the kind of film that hollywood just doesnt make anymore. Tom hardy stuart, a life backwards 2007 tom hardy in stuart a life backwards. A life backwards adapted by alexander masters from his awardwinning 2005 biography of his homeless friend stuart shorter, stuart. Stuart little 1999 is available on netflix united states. British men, british actors, stuart a life backwards, tom hardy photos, benedict and martin, raining men, 221b. A life backwards the tale of this supremely odd couple made for a terrific film and a terrible chicken curry. A writer benedict cumberbatch documents the life of a homeless alcoholic tom hardy who has a violent past. On reflection, i highly recommend stuart a life backwards it has everything. As i watched the film, it made me laugh, it made me feel sick to seehear what stuart had been through and by the end, crying my eyes out. Well done to tom hardy and benedict cumberbatch nb. A life backwards 2007 cast and crew a writer benedict cumberbatch documents the life of a homeless alcoholic tom hardy who has a violent past.
The awardwinning drama stuart a life backwards details the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator alexander played by benedict cumberbatch and a chaotic homeless man stuart played by bafta award nominee tom hardy, whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison. Adapted by alexander masters from his awardwinning biography, this hbo films production is a poignant, tragic true story that unfolds in reverse the life of a young boy who was transformed into a violent convict and substance abuser. With his breakthrough performance as eames in christopher nolans scifi thriller inception 2010, english actor tom hardy has been brought to the attention of mainstream audiences worldwide. He costared along another relatively unknown at the time, benedict cumberbatch at least outside of great britain. Adapted by alexander masters from his awardwinning biography, this hbo films production is a poignant, tragic true story that unfolds in reverse the life of a young. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. British actors, stuart a life backwards, tom hardy photos, benedict and martin, raining men, 221b.
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