Cracks

December. 04,2009      R
Rating:
6.6
Rent / Buy
Rent / Buy
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.

Eva Green as  Miss Gribben
Juno Temple as  Di Radfield
María Valverde as  Fiamma Coronna
Imogen Poots as  Poppy
Ellie Nunn as  Lily
Adele McCann as  Laurel
Zoe Carroll as  Rosie
Clemmie Dugdale as  Fuzzy Burls
Sinéad Cusack as  Miss Nieven
Helen Norton as  Matron

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Reviews

Hellen
2009/12/04

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Actuakers
2009/12/05

One of my all time favorites.

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BelSports
2009/12/06

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

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Cheryl
2009/12/07

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

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Kristead
2009/12/08

'Cracks' is a truly beautiful film about the all-consuming power of unrequited love. I watched this film a week or two ago and it has not yet left me. I don't think it ever will.Everything about this film engaged me within the first few minutes: the musical score, the gorgeous, opening landscape shots of English fields, and of course, the very interesting abundance of female characters. I thought the casting was brilliant - Juno Temple was the perfect fit for the unique character of 'Di', as was Eva Green who played the extraordinary and inspiring 'Miss G'. Maria Valverde as the beautiful, mysterious 'Fiamma' was the icing on the cake. I, along with many other viewers (I believe) instantly fell in love with her as a character due to her poise, maturity, mystique and stunning beauty.This film is a wonderful and honest depiction of the emotionally draining spiral that holds you down when falling in love with someone who doesn't love you. Miss G's visibly deteriorating mental state as she falls in love with her exquisite student is something that deeply touched me. Eva Green's performance as Miss G is simply impeccable - she starts as a vibrant, vivacious, confident teacher whom is admired and loved by everyone. Yet, by the end of the film, she transforms into an unstable and somewhat psychologically disturbed woman who is driven crazy by her love for Fiamma. Juno Temple as Di also shined in this film, from start to finish. We see Di at the beginning of 'Cracks' as one of Miss G's most beloved, high-achieving students who can do no wrong. She is the 'leader' of the pack and is slightly intimidating to some of the younger students at the boarding school. She can certainly be sweet and sour. Di is clearly Miss G's favourite student, but when Fiamma arrives from Spain, Di's position in the group is threatened as she notices Miss G's growing affection towards Fiamma. As a result, Di becomes angry and viciously jealous, despising Fiamma's every breath. Juno Temple's ability to portray these two sides of Di is a talent of its own that should be commended.I adored this film for its honesty, as well as its exploration of not just a teacher-student relationship, but a lesbian teacher-student relationship that is unrequited. The film does not show long-winded scenes of Miss G and Fiamma's physical activity, but in my opinion it does not need to. Every feeling these two characters experience can be observed if you watch closely - the eye contact, body language and facial expressions express a thousand words. Further, it goes without saying that 'Cracks' makes a statement about feminism and the complexity of female emotions and desires. Little to no men are part of the cast, which is something I did not even realise until the film was ending.If you are a lover of independent, raw, emotional films that challenge 'normal' relationships and stereotypes, 'Cracks' is definitely for you.

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gridoon2018
2009/12/09

A carefully made, intelligent, powerful film that makes you wonder, among other things, why director Jordan Scott (the daughter of Ridley) has not had the opportunity to make anything else since 2009. It is a film that demands your attention: just when you think you may know where it is heading, it turns the other way. At first, it appears to be the story of a non-conformist teacher inspiring her devoted students; then, it seems to be about the jealously of the teacher's favorite student when she feels she's in danger of being overshadowed by a new arrival; then it looks like the teacher admires the new arrival because she has so much in common with her; and finally, it turns into something else, something darker, leading to a tragedy that has a real impact on the viewer. Exceptional performances, appropriate musical scoring and beautiful photography add to the experience. *** out of 4.

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sesht
2009/12/10

Plenty's been written about Eva green nowadays. But she's been slumming' it of late, esp. if one goes by her performance in this little-seen/known gem, that also boasts a fine ensemble, including Juno Temple and Imogen Poots.Though this came out earlier, a case can be made that this would make a fine companion piece with 'Jagten', both of these being 2 sides of the same coin, as it were.The setting (a tad Gothic in nature, though the bright lighting in almost every scene tries to keep that presumption at bay) is a young girls' boarding school, and things are not always what they seem. Suffice to say that talking more about this might give most of the plot away, so I should stop here, and advise you not to read anything up. Very dark, not for the squeamish, this is a study in obsession and deception, and keeps one guessing right until the end, where a dash of irony makes us feel that everyone is the protagonist with nary an antagonist. In a lesser work, that might make it all unravel (negatively), but in this, it kinda suits the material on play.Not to be missed. A fine addition to Green's filmography.

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atlasmb
2009/12/11

Our story takes place in England, 1934. At an upper class boarding school for girls, Miss G. is a teacher (played by Eva Green, notable in The Golden Compass) who gives special attentions to the six girls who are on her "diving team". Being on the team gives them prestige within the school, but the greatest benefit is their association with the young teacher who, unlike the gray-haired martinets on staff, is chic, somewhat rebellious, and willing to bend or break the rules for her girls. She fills their heads with poetry and romantic tales of adventure and romance. The team has a special bond and, as we will learn, a delicate equilibrium.It is announced that a new girl (Fiamma)--an aristocrat from Spain--will be joining the team. Di, the ostensible leader of the team, is immediately threatened by the mere presence of an outsider. It does not take long for Fiamma's ways to alter the balance of privileges. Di cannot compete with Fiamma's worldly experience, her seemingly exotic Spanish heritage, or her diving ability.Although Fiamma really has no desire to insinuate herself into Miss G's affections or to alter the hierarchy of the team, her mere presence does just that. What follows is a succession of moves by Di and Miss G to regain the team's equilibrium. Since the agents in this drama are adolescent girls and a teacher who (we shall discover) has emotional issues, each action results in unexpected reactions that portend serious consequences.As in Lord of the Flies, we have a subculture that encourages anti-social behavior, set within the larger culture of the school, which is in many ways, a prison (located on an island). Fiamma, like Piggy in LOTF, has a physical weakness that may be exploited--she is asthmatic.Cracks is a fine drama, directed and co-written by Jordan Scott, daughter of Ridley Scott. She gives us a sensitive, well-filmed coming of age story that also has things to say about institutions and reputations.

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