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Orphans is a 1998 Scottish black comedy film written and directed by Peter Mullan and starring Douglas Henshall, Gary Lewis and Rosemarie Stevenson. This was the first full-length film directed by Mullan, who later won a Best Actor award at Cannes for My Name is Joe , and who went on to direct The Magdalene Sisters and Neds .
May 10, 2019 · Described as a ‘black comedy’, Orphan’s main theme of grief features the extreme and erratic actions of the dysfunctional Flynn family. Mullan has said the characters in the film are a representation of the different stages of mourning he felt when he lost his mother.
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Orphans is a 1998 Scottish black comedy film written and directed by Peter Mullan and starring Douglas Henshall, Gary Lewis and Rosemarie Stevenson. Movie Info.
May 6, 1999 · Orphans Review. A black comedy-drama unfolds as four Scottish siblings wait to bury their mum. by Trevor Lewis | Published on 01 01 2000. Release Date: 07 May 1999.
"Orphans", at least, was a bittersweet black comedy, though more bitter than sweet. Life might be hard in inner-city Glasgow, but some of their vendettas would seem more appropriate to Sicily than to Scotland. There is a harshness to the humor that is at times more than black.
Sep 7, 2019 · Orphans. Black comedy written and directed by Peter Mullan. After the death of their mother, a group of siblings are torn apart during a long, dark night of mishaps and misunderstandings.
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Jul 27, 1998 · Orphans (BLACK COMEDY-DRAMA -- BRITISH) Production: A Channel Four Films presentation in association with the Scottish Arts Council, the Glasgow Film Fund of an Antonine Green Bridge production ...