Ben Silverstone Movies
A young British actor of enormous potential, Ben Silverstone first impressed international audiences with his portrayal of Steven Carter, a 16-year-old struggling to come out of the closet in Get Real (1998). First discovered at the age of 13 by Mike Figgis, who cast him in the major role of a young schoolboy in The Browning Version (1994), Silverstone next appeared as the young Humbert Humbert in Adrian Lyne's 1997 adaptation of Lolita. The young actor's work in Simon Shore's Get Real won him great recognition on the transatlantic art house circuit and gay and lesbian film scene, and helped to establish him as a very promising talent. Following the making of Get Real, Silverstone put acting on hold to fulfill potential of another sort: in 1998 he began his degree course in English at Trinity College, Cambridge. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide- 2007
Based on a true story and set in 1920s Austria, this drama recounts the corrupt trial of a young Jew (Ben Silverstone) accused of his father's murder. His only chance at freedom rests on the shoulders of his Jewish attorney (Patrick Swayze). ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ben Silverstone
This gay coming-of-age drama from Britain was screened at many film festivals including Toronto, Edinburgh, and the 1999 Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema section). It tells the story of 16-year-old Steven (Ben Silverstone), a boy who can't tell anyone of his sexual preference except an overweight girl named Linda, who is also unlucky in love. Steven (and most of his school's female student body) have a crush on John, the school hunk, who dates a model. Before long, John and Steven finally meet and start a private romantic tryst. The lies, secrets, and deceit build to a head at the school's commencement ceremony, where John is to be presented a prize for athletics, while Steven reads his award-winning essay on growing up. All is finally revealed. ~ Arthur Borman, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ben Silverstone, Brad Gorton, (more)
Forty-three years after the first screen treatment of Terence Rattigan's play about a teacher facing the end of his career, Albert Finney takes on the role of Mr. Crocker-Harris, the Latin teacher forced into early retirement by a heart condition. After teaching in a public school for twenty years, Crocker-Harris is being put out to pasture in a less stressful job teaching English to foreigners. Meanwhile, his home life is also falling apart: his wife (Greta Scacchi) is having an affair with the American chemistry teacher (Matthew Modine), who nevertheless admires Crocker-Harris for his dignity and decency. Through it all, Crocker-Harris hides his pain behind his stiff British reserve. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Albert Finney, Greta Scacchi, (more)
