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Ratcatcher
Tommy Flanagan and Mandy Matthews
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Overview

Lynne Ramsey's bleak, beautifully photographed debut unflinchingly portrays life in a Glasgow housing project during the 1973 garbageworkers strike as seen through the eyes of 12-year-old James Gillespie (William Eadie, in a soulful debut). As the film opens, James is playing with a friend near a filthy canal behind the projects when his friend tragically falls into the water and drowns. James chooses not to tell anyone that he saw the boy die, knowing that he will be implicated. This secret, along with his increasing lack of communication with his drunken football-loving father, causes James to become increasingly withdrawn, fantasizing about his family moving to a newly constructed apartment complex at the city limits on the edge of a beautiful, golden field of grain. As the garbage piles up and rats take up residency around the complex as if they were new tenants, James finds temporary solace in his friendships with Kenny, an odd boy who loves animals, and Margaret Anne, a teenage misfit who lets the local boys use her body as they wish. While undeniably grim, RATCATCHER manages to combine unusually rich imagery and spare use of dialogue to create a realistic portrait of a simultaneously beautiful and cruel world. Punctuated with unexpected humor, Ramsey's film is subtle and rewarding.

Awards:

Main Cast & Crew:
Lynne Ramsay - Director
Lynne Ramsay Jr.
Tommy Flanagan
Mandy Matthews
William Eadie
Michelle Stewart
Lynne Ramsay
Anne Mclean
Craig Bonar
Leanne Mullen
John Miller

Details

    Blu-Ray Disc Format
  • Format: Blu-ray
  • Run Time: 93
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 715515265010
  • Genre: DRAMA
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Release Date: October 2021

Movie Reviews

Notes:
RATCATCHER was filmed over 8 weeks during the summer of 1998. Lynne Ramsay won the Cannes Jury Prize for her two shorts: SMALL DEATHS and GASMAN. Ramsay cast the children in their roles after considering 1500 children from schools around Glasgow. The role of Anne Marie Gillespie was played by Ramsay's niece, Lynne Ramsay Jr. The canal seen in the film was the only set that was constructed. Elvis Mitchell of the New York Times named RATCATCHER one of the 10 best movies of 2000. Take Two: The Second Annual Village Voice Film Critics' Poll awarded director Ramsay's film Best First Feature. The Voice also listed RATCATCHER in its Overall Top 10 films of 2000.

Reviews:
"...A gorgeous blend of beauty and squalor, packed with imagery that will play over and over in your head for weeks....The most lovely debut in a long time." - 10/13/2000 New York Times, p.E27


"...Spare and harrowing..." - 12/01/1999 Box Office, p.56


"...RATCATCHER is clearly the work of a natural film artist, and experiencing her debut is as much a privilege as it is a pleasure..." - 11/01/2000 Los Angeles Times, p.C3


"...Ramsay creates a searing portrait of a boy in a spiritual trap. Pay particular attention to Rachel Portman's spare music score that in counterpoint offsets Ramsay's imagery with a presence that does not simply massage our mood..." - 01/12/2001 Chicago Sun-Times, p.31


"...The cast is packed with first-timers, who give wonderful, skinless performances..." - 07/01/2000 Total Film, p.102

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