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There's a downloadable trailer for Thomas Clay's The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael on the subsite of the South by Southwest Film Conference & Festival (SXSW Film). The movie is scheduled to be screened at SXSW Film on March 11th at 9:45 p.m., March 12th at 1:15 p.m., and March 15th at 11:00 a.m.. As was previously reported here on Twitch, it premièred at the 44th International Critics' Week (44e Semaine Internationale de la Critique) - a parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) - on May 15th of last year.
The screenplay for The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael was written by Clay and Joseph Lang. The movie stars Dan Spencer as Robert Carmichael, Ryan Winsley as Joe, Charles Mnene as Ben, Danny Dyer as Larry Haydn, Lesley Manville as Sarah Carmichael, Miranda Wilson as Monica Abbott, Michael Howe as Jonathan Abbott, and Ami Instone as Marie.
Here's a brief description of The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael from the Fangoria article "Eating Out of Cannes": "Thomas Clay's THE GREAT ECSTASY OF ROBERT CARMICHAEL is really a disaffected youth picture, but it ends with the most gratuitously offensive bloodbath in years. People literally ran for the exits when the title character sexually violates a pregnant woman with a broken bottle and then rapes her with a sword. Clearly, the Cannes crowd hadn't seen Lucio Fulci's NEW YORK RIPPER! Clay's use of Iraq War footage over the end credits to glibly politicize this moment caused just as much upset as the graphic imagery. Even Tartan Films boss Hamish McAlpine balked at this one!"
Below is a description of The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael from the website of international sales agent Wild Bunch Sales Limited.
In a small English coastal town, three teenage boys are drawn into a world of temptation and violence. Bored, troubled, excluded, unable to accept or even to recognise moral boundaries, the boys' actions move inexorably towards a shocking act that will horrify their sleepy community and expose its deepest, hidden fears.
Brutal, poetic and explosive, infused with a dark and ironic wit, THE GREAT ECSTASY OF ROBERT CARMICHAEL issues a fierce challenge to the moral and political complacency of our times and heralds the arrival of a remarkable new British cinematic talent.
25-year-old director Thomas Clay's extraordinary film features the beautiful and stately camerawork of acclaimed DP Yorgos Arvanitis (ETERNITY AND A DAY, A MA SOEUR!) and startlingly assured performances from newcomers Dan Spencer, Ryan Winsley and Charles Mnene, alongside established acting talents Danny Dyer (HUMAN TRAFFIC, THE FOOTBALL FACTORY) and Lesley Manville (VERA DRAKE, ALL OR NOTHING).
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael trailer (downloadable 7.2 MB MOV file - viewer discretion is advised)
SXSW Film: The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
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Those worried about the "viewer discretion" warning need not fear. Unless you're offended by drug use, this trailer's perfectly harmless. The film on the other hand . . .
i love charles mnene i met him at the play house in nottingham england n he kissed me hes sooooo buff lv u xxxx
could you tell me if this film will be released on dvd and what date of release as i would like to buy this movie.
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