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Drama

Still Life

- A rare thing

A council case worker looks for the relatives of those found dead and alone.

Release Date : 2013-11-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Redwave FilmsEmbargo FilmsRAI

Production Country : ItalyUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Eddie Marsan

Character Name : John May

Original Name : Eddie Marsan

Gender : Male

Joanne Froggatt

Character Name : Kelly Stoke

Original Name : Joanne Froggatt

Gender : Female

Karen Drury

Character Name : Mary

Original Name : Karen Drury

Gender : Female

Andrew Buchan

Character Name : Mr Pratchett

Original Name : Andrew Buchan

Gender : Male

Neil D'Souza

Character Name : Shakthi

Original Name : Neil D'Souza

Gender : Male

Tim Potter

Character Name : Homeless Man

Original Name : Tim Potter

Gender : Male

Michael Elkin

Character Name : Caretaker

Original Name : Michael Elkin

Gender : Male

Paul Anderson

Character Name : Homeless Man

Original Name : Paul Anderson

Gender : Male

Bronson Webb

Character Name : Morgue Attendant

Original Name : Bronson Webb

Gender : Male

Lee Nicholas Harris

Character Name : Police Chief Superintendant

Original Name : Lee Nicholas Harris

Gender : Male

Colin Hoult

Character Name : Cemetery Manager

Original Name : Colin Hoult

Gender : Male

Wayne Foskett

Character Name : Garry

Original Name : Wayne Foskett

Gender : Male

Hebe Beardsall

Character Name : Lucy

Original Name : Hebe Beardsall

Gender : Female

Deborah Frances-White

Character Name : Miss Pilger

Original Name : Deborah Frances-White

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-01-30

Eddie Marsan is on good form in this sensitive drama about council worker "May". He is tasked with dealing with the affairs of those people who die without a family. He's a meticulous chap, fastidious even, and he takes great care to investigate as thoroughly as he can trying to find someone to take possession of their heirlooms and to attend the rudimentary cremation that the local borough provides. He is midway through the case of "Billy Stoke" when he is informed that he is to be made redundant. Instead of just packing up, though, he asks for some extra time to try and piece together the jigsaw puzzle left by this man - and that sees him travel to meet "Kelly" (Joanne Froggatt) - his long estranged daughter. As with so many of the stories contained here, we hear a tale of neglect and abuse followed by a long period of non-contact, and Marsan plays his part delicately as he allows his character to provide a poignant conduit for relatives to think on their best and final course of action at a time when maybe grudges are best forgotten. There's an honesty to this because they aren't always - there are no rose-tinted windows here, especially at the end (which I have to say, the irony of which I simply didn't like). This film serves to put many things into perspective and might be something that could give folks whose family's are no longer part of their lives a chance to consider getting letting bygones be bygones. There is something poignant about the only mourner at a funeral being an official doing a day's work! It's an interesting investment vehicle for RAI too, garnering a David nomination but nothing at all from BAFTA.