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Gideon's Daughter (2004)

Gideon's Daughter (2004)
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U.K. writer/director Stephen Poliakoff -- the cinematic artist responsible for the critically acclaimed favorites The Lost Prince (2003) and Friends and Crocodiles -- guides an all-star British cast including two-time Academy Award-nominee Miranda Richardson (Damage, Tom & Viv), Bill Nighy (Love Actually), and Poliakoff regular Robert Lindsay (Bert Rigby, You're a Fool), in his latest feature, Gideon's Daughter (2006). Reprising the Sneath character that he brought to life in Crocodiles, Lindsay narrates this tale set at the tail end of the millennium. It concerns Gideon Warner (Nighy), a British public-relations whiz who hits the top of his game as politicos, entrepreneurs, and young actresses seek him out for new campaigns. On the business front, Warner has become the man to know, but his personal life begins to stand in the way of his corporate success. His daughter, Natasha (Emily Blunt), grows increasingly furious with him, and he falls in love with Stella (Richardson), a mother recently bereft of her son. Poliakoff planned this sensitive and poignant drama as a companion piece to Friends and Crocodiles, as both films reflect on British society as the curtain falls on the 20th century. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

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Director(s):
Stephen Poliakoff
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Gideon's Daughter

U.K. writer/director Stephen Poliakoff -- the cinematic artist responsible for the critically acclaimed favorites The Lost Prince (2003) and Friends and Crocodiles -- guides an all-star British cast including two-time Academy Award-nominee Miranda Richardson (Damage, Tom & Viv), Bill Nighy (Love Actually), and Poliakoff regular Robert Lindsay (Bert Rigby, You're a Fool), in his latest feature, Gideon's Daughter (2006). Reprising the Sneath character that he brought to life in Crocodiles, Lindsay narrates this tale set at the tail end of the millennium. It concerns Gideon Warner (Nighy), a British public-relations whiz who hits the top of his game as politicos, entrepreneurs, and young actresses seek him out for new campaigns. On the business front, Warner has become the man to know, but his personal life begins to stand in the way of his corporate success. His daughter, Natasha (Emily Blunt), grows increasingly furious with him, and he falls in love with Stella (Richardson), a mother recently bereft of her son. Poliakoff planned this sensitive and poignant drama as a companion piece to Friends and Crocodiles, as both films reflect on British society as the curtain falls on the 20th century. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
106 mins

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Director(s):
Stephen Poliakoff
Categories:
Television
Gideon's Daughter Awards:
  • 2006 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  • 2006 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
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    Janine H.

    Disc 2 says it's of Gideon's Daughter but, in actuality, is a 30 minute documentary of Stephen Poliakoff. It should not be inluded as a part of Gideon's Daughter and should not be a rental at all. I felt I was cheated.

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    James V.

    According to the excellent interview in the Special Features section "Gideon's Daughter" was made at the same time as writer/director Stephen Poliakoff's "Friends & Crocodiles." While each film is different, both share the author's concerns about British life (and by extension, life in the western "democracies"): how appearance consistently trumps content & how, perhaps, to reverse this, as we deal with love, loss, grief & (especially in the "Gideon" film) children. The screenplay is witty, wise & full of surprise. Along with the marvelous Bill Nighy, Miranda Richardson gives what may be her finest performance, allowing us to view heretofore unseen sides of this wonderful actress) while the beauteous young Emily Blunt gives yet more indication that she may indeed become a shining, long-lived star. Memorable moments abound, as Nighy's top-level PR man begins to understand himself & his life. Through this first-class piece of work--who knows?--we might start coming to terms with our own.

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    Karen R.

    The second dvd is NOT the second half of the movie as one would expect but rather it contains one of the extra features.

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