Tube Tales

- Actors: Ray Winstone, Ed Allen, Tom Bell
- Directors: Bob Hoskins, Jude Law, Gaby Dellal, Ewan McGregor, Stephen Hopkins
Editorial Reviews
Great Britain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. Languages: o English (Dolby Digital 2.0) Synopsis: A series of nine stories set against the background of the London Underground. Each tale has a different director who works with actors from the forefront of British cinema: Showcased at the London Film Festival 1999 and then moving on to be shown on Sky Premier a few days later, Tube Tales is possibly one of the most intriguing and underrated dramas to come out of Britain at the turn of the new century. These films offer a great showcase for British talent, combining established stars like Ray Winston in “My Father the Liar” with new up-and-coming actors like Hans Matheson in “Steal Away”. Along with this Tube Tales offers many actors their first chance to try out their talents behind the lens with directorial debuts from Ewan McGregor-”Bone”, a beautiful story of a man’s fleeting obsession with a photograph–and Jude Law–”A Bird in the Hand”, which brings a little bit of nature back to the Cement City. Both these directors choose to offer very calm and ambling visuals with little dialogue (how many people actually talk to strangers on the Tube?), allowing the power of images and body language to take hold. In another way Bob Hoskins “My Father the Liar” and Gaby Dellal’s “Rosebud” offers us a version of the tube through the eyes of a child, a place populated by innocents and full of terror. In diverse contrast are the offerings from Armando Iannucci (”Mouth”) and Stephen Hopkins (”Horny”), who both offer a grotesque humoristic interpretation of their stories. However, the true showpiece of these films is the last, Charles McDougall’s “Steal Away”, an energetic and exuberant piece which turns into a spiritual journey. M Special Features: o Cast/Crew Interview(s) o Featurette o Interactive Menu o Making Of o Scene Access o Trailer(s)






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