Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution
{{Short description|2007 British comedy drama film}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution
| image = Mrs R Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Bille Eltringham
| writer = Bridget O'Connor
Peter Straughan
| starring = Catherine Tate
Iain Glen
Brittany Ashworth
| producer = Hugo Heppell
| music = Robert Lane
| cinematography = Sean Bobbitt
| editing = John Wilson
| studio = {{plainlist|
- Assassin Films
- Pioneer Pictures
- UK Film Council
}}
| distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures
| released = {{Film date|2007|07|09|Cambridge Film Festival|2007|09|28|df=y}}
| runtime = 102 minutes
| language = English
| country = United Kingdom
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a 2007 British comedy drama film, directed by Bille Eltringham and starring Catherine Tate, Iain Glen and Brittany Ashworth, about a British family who move to East Germany in 1968, during the Cold War. It was filmed in Hungary and the United Kingdom (UK),[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0855011/locations Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007) - Filming locations] and was released on 9 July 2007 at the Cambridge Film Festival, and nationwide in the UK on 28 September.
Plot
{{No plot|date=June 2020}}
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Catherine Tate as Dorothy Ratcliffe
- Iain Glen as Frank Ratcliffe
- Brittany Ashworth as Alex Ratcliffe
- Heike Makatsch as Frau Unger
- Jessica Barden as Mary Ratcliffe
- Christian Brassington as Thomas
- Nigel Betts as Uncle Philip
- Robert Daniel Lowe as Otto
- Ottilia Borbáth as Frau Glock
- Béla Fesztbaum as 1st Stasi Officer
- Fanni Futár as Uti
- Imola Gáspár as Art Teacher
- Ákos Horváth as 2nd Border Guard
- Barna Illyés as Gym Teacher
- John Kirk as Mr. Murray
- Karl Kranzkowski as Rector
- Uwe Lauer as Truck Driver
- Piroska Móga as Ursula
- Ben O'Brien as 2nd Stasi Officer
- Gábor Pintér as 1st Border Guard
- Alexander Scheer as Willi
- Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey as Jerzy
- Katharina Thalbach as Anna
- Susan Tordoff as Mary's Teacher
- Stephan Wolf-Schönburg as Herr Vort}}
Reception
{{As of|2020|06}}, Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution holds an 83% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on six reviews with an average rating of 5.6/10.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mrs_ratcliffes_revolution|title=Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)|accessdate=16 June 2020|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}} Because of its limited release, there were few reviews, but Channel 4 Online and The Guardian Films cited the film as a vehicle for the blooming film careers of both Catherine Tate and Brittany Ashworth.[http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=163008&intcmp=rss_film_cinema_newreleases Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution Movie Review (2007) from Channel 4 Film][http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1879753,00.html Proletarian utopia? Am I bovvered? | UK news | The Observer] The film won the Audience Award at the Wurzburg International Film Weekend.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071230214545/http://www.mrsratcliffesrevolutionmovie.co.uk/index.htm Official Site]
- {{IMDb title|id=0855011|title=Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution}}
- [http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1879753,00.html Guardian Review]
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|mrs_ratcliffes_revolution}}
- [http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=163008 Channel 4 Film Review]
Category:2007 comedy-drama films
Category:British comedy-drama films
Category:Films set in East Germany
Category:Films with screenplays by Peter Straughan
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:English-language comedy-drama films
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