Tamara Drewe

Starring: Arterton, Gemma and Cooper, Dominic

Product Description

Based on Posy Simmonds' beloved graphic novel of the same name (which was itself inspired by Thomas Hardy's classic Far From the Madding Crowd), this wittily modern take on the romantic English pastorale is a far cry from Hardy's Wessex. Tamara Drewe's present-day English countryside-stocked with pompous writers, rich weekenders, bourgeois bohemians, a horny rock star, and a great many Buff Orpington chickens and Belted Galloway cows-is a much funnier place. When Tamara Drewe sashays back to the bucolic village of her youth, life for the locals is thrown tail over teakettle. Tamara-once an ugly duckling-has been transformed into a devastating beauty (with help from plastic surgery). As infatuations, jealousies, love affairs and career ambitions collide among the inhabitants of the neighboring farmsteads, Tamara sets a contemporary comedy of manners into play using the oldest magic in the book-sex appeal.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 043396369108
• Release Date: January 2011
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Ent
• Director: Frears, Stephen
• Starring: Arterton, Gemma, Cooper, Dominic
• Runtime: 1 hour, 51 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

The film is not over until the cows come home.

“Paperback writer (paperback writer) Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? It took me years to write. Will you take a look?” -- The Beatles Based on a graphic novel, this story reads more like a Greek tragedy. It does not quite fit into any category. Still, you will find yourself intrigued and kibitzing. Oh, what a tangled web we weave. Local girl Tamara (Gemma Arterton) gets a new proboscis and a body to match. After making good as a journalist, she returns to her hometown and wreaks havoc with the local menfolk. That is not all that is happening in the town. To name a couple, we have a married writer with a wandering, uh…err… eye, and a couple of schoolgirls playing out their fantasies. Be prepared for some colorful descriptive language and suggestive scenes. The only poignant scene that somewhat puts a damper on the presentation is when the main character (four-legged) is dispatched while having a little fun, even if it is relevant to the plot. I only watched the Blu-ray version, so I cannot compare. However, the voice-over commentary is worth taking the time to listen to. I have not read the novel, but I will have to, to be sure I did not miss anything. If you like this sort of get-even tale, then your next view should be “The Girl Most Likely to...” (1973).