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The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael

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Wikipedia article




'The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael' is the first feature film from British director Thomas Clay, released in 2006. It features Daniel Spencer in the title role, with Lesley Manville and Danny Dyer in support.

Plot



An introverted, socially awkward, middle-class youth, Robert Carmichael, is a talented cello player but is bored by his existence in the coastal town of Newhaven. He becomes associated with several other unsavory teenagers, and is soon tempted into the use of hard drugs like cocaine and ecstasy. At one point, the gang rapes a teenage girl in a squalid flat with the gang. Though Robert does not participate in this act, when the gang later attacks a middle-aged couple, and rapes the woman, Robert participates in that act.

Main cast



* Daniel Spencer as Robert Carmichael

* Lesley Manville as Sarah Carmichael

* Danny Dyer as Larry Haydn

* Ryan Winsley as Joe

* Charles Mnene as Ben

* Michael Howe as Jonathan Abbott

* Miranda Wilson as Monica Abbott

* Grace Kemp as concert goer

Recognition



The film was shown at the Edinburgh Film Festival and also the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Critic's Week sidebar, where it was nominated for the Camera d'Or award.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090121101732/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/805998?view=event BFI official listing][http://www.semainedelacritique.com/sites/article.php3?id_article=140 Critic's Week official listing]

References




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