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Walter Goodfellow (Rowan Atkinson), vicar of the British village Little Wallop, is busy composing the perfect sermon. So busy, in fact, that he fails to notice his bored wife's (Kristin Scott ...
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Sep 15, 2006 · Keeping Mum shows Atkinson's brilliant (Yet strange) acting style that forms together with other talented actors to create an entertaining dark comedy that never strays away from the story and intertwines with the lives of everyone around.
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Jul 3, 2023 · Keeping Mum. Keeping Schtum. With Proxima Competition entry Keeping Mum (2023), French filmmaker Emilie Brisavoine confronts childhood trauma head-on, attempting to the cycle with unusual honesty and a willingness to embrace the cringe.
Parents need to know that Keeping Mum is a dark British comedy with frequent strong language, violence, and murder. The movie stars Maggie Smith as Grace Hawkins, an elderly housekeeper who goes to extreme lengths to make her family happy.
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Jul 4, 2023 · It’s an incredibly personal investigation which gradually reveals all the traumas suffered by the filmmaker and her brother during childhood, but also those suffered by their mother - a highly sensitive woman totally shattered by the brutality of day-to-day life - in her earlier days.
Full Review | Jun 23, 2022. Kat Halstead Common Sense Media. It's slight but charming, and fun in places, with the veteran actors just managing to keep the undisciplined screenplay on track until...
Showing 22 Critic Reviews. 80. Variety. Rather dark, decidedly English and exceedingly well played, Keeping Mum is a neatly crafted black comedy with more than a nod in tone toward the Ealing classic "The Ladykillers." Read More. By Derek Elley FULL REVIEW. 75. New York Post.
