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Vera Drake is a 2004 British period drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh and starring Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Daniel Mays and Eddie Marsan.It tells the story of a working-class woman in London in 1950 who performs illegal abortions. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and it was nominated for three Academy Awards and won three BAFTAs.
Vera Drake: Directed by Mike Leigh. With Imelda Staunton, Richard Graham, Eddie Marsan, Anna Keaveney. Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain--a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Vera Drake is a selfless woman who is completely devoted to, and loved by, her working class family. She spends her days doting on them and caring for her sick neighbor and elderly mother. However, she also secretly visits women and helps them induce miscarriages for unwanted pregnancies. While the practice itself was illegal in 1950s England ...
Oct 21, 2004 · Vera is kind and innocent, but Lily, who procures the abortions, is hard, dishonest and heartless. The movie shows the law as unyielding, but puts a human face on the police. And the enduring strength of the film is the way it shows the Drake family rising to the occasion with loyalty and love. "Vera Drake" was named best picture and Imelda ...
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Vera Drake. In 1950s England, housekeeper Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton) is a kindly wife and mother who offers selfless devotion and unwavering care to her family, which includes her husband ...
Nov 11, 2023 · Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain, a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family. Director: Mike...
Oct 22, 2004 · Overview. Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family. Mike Leigh. Director, Writer.
Vera Drake. Based on a true story, Vera Drake, a woman in 1950s England secretly aids women to terminate unwanted pregnancies. When authorities find her out, Vera's world and family life unravel. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Woot!
“Vera Drake doesn’t seem historical, only a different kind of present. Births, planned, unplanned and avoided, are a recurring theme in Leigh’s work, but to see Vera Drake as simply about abortion is to sell it very short.” Megan Ratner, Bright Lights Film Journal, 2005 Vera Drake’s concluding dedication to “the loving memory of my ...
