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   Dec 2, 2013 · The facts in the book are likely more carefully researched, and therefore more reliable, than those influenced by the artist license of the scriptwriters. (Steve Coogan, who plays Martin Sixsmith in the cinema version, penned the screenplay with the help of Jeff Pope.)

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   Smart, wrenching, deeply moving drama fine for older teens. Read Common Sense Media's Philomena review, age rating, and parents guide.

   • 4/5
   • Actors: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan

   • Director: Stephen Frears
   • Produce Company: BBC

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   Oct 1, 2013 · A British journalist’s novelistic biography about an unwed Irish mother and the son she was forced to give up for adoption. In the sexually repressive Ireland of the 1950s, single motherhood was a mark of shame not only for girls and women, but also for their families. So when 18-year-old Philomena Lee became pregnant in late 1952, her father ...

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   Jan 10, 2014 · If you read the book Philomena, you will discover the true story of the lost son who made a success of his new life but was haunted by his love for his absent mother and by painful regrets that...

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   Mar 1, 2014 · The story of a mother who has lost her son, the Oscar nominated film Philomena was never going to be an easy ride emotionally.

6. reasonandmeaning.com › 2015/10/24 › review-of-philomenaReview of “Philomena” | Reason and Meaning

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   Oct 24, 2015 · Review of “Philomena”. Philomena is a 2013 drama directed by Stephen Frears, based on the book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee: A Mother, Her Son and a Fifty Year Search by journalist Martin Sixsmith. It stars Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, and tells the true story of Philomena Lee ‘s 50-year-long search for her forcibly adopted son, and ...

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   Is Philomena a true story?

   • If you read the book Philomena, you will discover the true story of the lost son who made a success of his new life but was haunted by his love for his absent mother and by painful regrets that blighted his existence.

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   Where can I buy Philomena?

   • Buy Philomena: The True Story of a Mother and the Son She Had to Give Away (Film Tie-in Edition) 1 by Sixsmith, Martin (ISBN: 9781447245223) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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   Is Philomena a good movie?

   • Stephen Holden of the New York Times described the film as “so quietly moving that it feels lit from within.” He also wrote: Philomena has many facets. It is a comedic road movie, a detective story, an infuriated anticlerical screed, and an inquiry into faith and the limitations of reason, all rolled together.

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   Does Philomena stretch the truth?

   • Maybe the film Philomena stretches the truth in order to shape a more satisfying ending. I don’t know, because both perspectives on her life story are subject to biases. But what I do feel with some certainty is the message of the movie tells the tale the way it ough t to have happened.

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   This is a well written book that tells the true story of what happened to one of thousands of unmarried young women in Ireland who had children and went to the Nuns for refuge and support. The worst thing about the book is that it just one case and thousands more have suffered in this way.

   • Author: Martin Sixsmith