Imelda Staunton Shines in 'Vera Drake'
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You've seen Imelda Staunton before &#151; possibly in period garb, probably stealing a scene from more famous co-stars. One of Britain's most versatile stage and screen actors, Staunton was Gwyneth Paltrow's tart-tongued nurse in "Shakespeare in Love," reeled off Regency repartee in Ang Lee's "Sense and Sensibility" and cavorted in Kenneth Branagh's "Much Ado About Nothing."
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&quot;Vera Drake&quot;, the haunting new drama from acclaimed British director Mike Leigh, has won the Golden Lion for best picture at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.
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A group of leading U.S. film critics named director Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby" as the best film of 2004, and its star, Hilary Swank, shared best actress honors with Britain's Imelda Staunton in abortion drama "Vera Drake."
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Reader Vijit Bhargava gets a great snap of the actress.
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A British film tackling the controversial subject of abortion has scooped two prestigious awards at the Venice Film Festival. Vera Drake, which was backed with Â£1m (â¬1.
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VENICE (Italy) Sept 12 - A foreign clean sweep of the top awards at the 61st Venice International Film Festival, including the Golden Lion for British film ``Vera Drake&#39;&#39;, disappointed Italian critics who had campaigned for the first ``home&#39;&#39; Golden Lion
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âPrivate Propertyâ embraces the banal and the monstrous, and affords Isabelle Huppert opportunity to astonish rather than overwhelm.
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"Vera Drake," Mike Leigh's tough tale of a working-class mother who is caught performing illegal abortions in 1950s England, scooped up the prizes at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, including the coveted Golden Lion.
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(ANSA) - VENEZIA, 11 SET - &#39;Il segreto di Vera Drake&#39; dell&#39;inglese Mike Leigh ha vinto il Leone d&#39;oro alla 61/ma Mostra del cinema di Venezia. Gran Premio della Giuria ad Alejandro Amenabar per &#39;Mare dentro&#39;.
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Hollywood's leading ladies may complain  that it's hard to get a job after a certain age, but in Britain  not even a large derriere gets in the way, according to  acclaimed stage and film actress Imelda Staunton.
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Natalie Portman and the Inquisition-- they don't always mesh, but Milos Forman's film has its rewards
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With Vera Drake, Mike Leigh has made a film about abortion that is neither strident nor preachy
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Dame Helen Mirren is among the favourites to pick up an award at the Bafta ceremony in London later.
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Dame Helen Mirren could be invited to tea at Buckingham Palace after she was crowned as best actress at the Oscars for her stoic portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II.
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In âFreedom Writersâ Hilary Swank uses neediness to fine effect in a film with a strong emotional tug and smartly laid foundation.
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Â«Il segreto di Vera DrakeÂ» dell&#39;inglese Mike Leigh ha vinto il Leone d&#39;oro alla 61Âª Mostra del cinema di Venezia. Gran Premio della Giuria ad Alejandro Amenabar per Â«Mare dentroÂ». Premio speciale per la regia a Kim Ki-Duk per Â«Bin-jipÂ».
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"Vera Drake," Mike Leigh's tough tale of  a working-class mother who is caught performing illegal  abortions in 1950s England, scooped up the prizes at the Venice  Film Festival on Saturday, including the coveted Golden Lion.