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Venus

Actor(s): Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Jodie Whittaker, Richard Griffiths, Vanessa Redgrave
Director(s): Roger Michell
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Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Brief Nudity, Profanity, Sexual Situations
Movie Release: 2006
DVD Release: 05/22/2007
Format: DVD - Color,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Audio Tracks: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 35 mins
Studio: Miramax
Total Copies: 6
Genres: Comedy Drama, Psychological Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis

An aging pair of veteran English actors whose success never quite took hold finds their quiet existence suddenly interrupted by the arrival of one of the men's precocious grandnieces in director Roger Michell's affectionate comedy drama. Maurice (Peter O'Toole) and Ian (Leslie Phillips) may still land the occasional paying gig -- Maurice has recently been cast as a corpse in a popular television drama -- but for the most part, their days are spent cataloging their ailments over meals at their favorite café. Though the arrival of Ian's grandniece Jessie doesn't immediately set so well with her curmudgeonly great uncle, Maurice takes an immediate liking to the girl, and makes it a mission to expose the youngster to some of the bustling capitol's best-known sights. As the newly invigorated septuagenarian does his best to teach the wide-eyed youngster a thing or two about life, he soon comes to realize just how little he truly knows about the subject at such a late point in life. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Peter O'Toole - Maurice
Leslie Phillips - Ian
Jodie Whittaker - Jessie
Richard Griffiths - Donald
Vanessa Redgrave - Valerie

Awards

2006	Best Actor (nominee)	British Independent Film Awards	Peter O'Toole
2006	Best Supporting Actor/Actress (nominee)	British Independent Film Awards	Leslie Phillips
2006	Best Supporting Actor/Actress (nominee)	British Independent Film Awards	Vanessa Redgrave
2006	Most Promising Newcomer (Onscreen) (nominee)	British Independent Film Awards	Jodie Whittaker
2006	Best Screenplay (nominee)	British Independent Film Awards	Hanif Kureishi
2006	Best Actor (nominee)	Broadcast Film Critics Association	Peter O'Toole
2006	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (nominee)	Golden Globe	Peter O'Toole
2006	British Newcomer of the Year (nominee)	London Film Critics Association	Jodie Whittaker
2006	Best Supporting British Actor (nominee)	London Film Critics Association	Leslie Phillips
2006	Best Actor (nominee)	Chicago Film Critics Association	Peter O'Toole
2006	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or C (nominee)	Satellite Awards	Jodie Whittaker
2006	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (nominee)	Satellite Awards	Peter O'Toole
2006	Best Actor (nominee)	Screen Actors Guild	Peter O'Toole
2006	Best Actor (nominee)	National Society of Film Critics	Peter O'Toole
2006	Best Actor (nominee)	Online Film Critics Association	Peter O'Toole
2006	Best Actor (nominee)	British Academy of Film and Television	Peter O'Toole
2006	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (nominee)	British Academy of Film and Television	Leslie Phillips
2006	Best Actor (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Peter O'Toole

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