Directed by:
Peter Mackie BurnsScreenplay:
Nico MensingaCinematography:
Adam ScarthCast:
Emily Beecham, Geraldine James, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Osy Ikhile, Sinead Matthews, Ritu Arya, Karina Fernandez, Stuart McQuarrie, Matthew Pidgeon (more)Plots(1)
Daphne (31) is a real cynic when it comes to love, imprisoned in an existential vacuum. Armed with statements by philosopher Slavoj Žižek, she sharply and successfully fends off any form of emotional approach. Apparently aimlessly, she roams around her far-from-exciting life: working in a hip restaurant, grumbling at her sick mother, casual sex and lots of drink, which she uses to keep the increasingly urgent questions of life and emotion that plague her at bay. Then a dramatic event suddenly changes her from a spectator into a participant, and her remorseless armour bursts open. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
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I found Daphne quite annoying from the beginning because she was, to put it politely, a terrible bitch to herself and others. But that doesn't change the surprising fact that I actually enjoyed watching her actions in often quite crazy situations and the film never bored me. It's a pretty good probe into the lives of some of today's thirty-somethings who are floundering and don't know what to do with their lives. (75%)
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Everyone should know a fiery girl like Daphne, in my opinion. Their spontaneity. That's something that can't be easily replaced by anyone else. And I think they can bring anyone to life. Daphne is an element, a London element. Played perfectly by Emily Beecham, who literally lives for that role. It's actually quite ordinary in terms of the story. Nothing groundbreaking. But if you accept it, you will not be disappointed by this British drama.
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