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Dreaming of Joseph Lees

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Movie Info
Genre(s): Romance
Written by: Catherine Linstrum
Directed by: Eric Styles
Release Date:
Theatrical: October 29, 1999
Running Time: 92 minutes, Color
Origin: UK / USA
Summary
RATING: R for some sexuality
Starring Samantha Morton, Lee Ross, and Rupert Graves
Set against the staid bedrooms of late 1950s rural England, this is a feverish drama of passion, taboos and betrayal with a macabre psychological twist. The story follows the sensuous Eva (Morton) who breaks all the rules after her own heart is broken. (Fox Searchlight)
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What The Critics Said
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Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
Let loose in a plot that's surprisingly modern about sex and relationships, Morton gives Eva's torn longings an immediacy that transcends a lot of damp, 1950s rusticated preciousness.
Read Full Review >Newsweek Laura Shin
An engrossing, superbly acted film that will haunt the viewer's thoughts long after the film is over.
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
A beautifully articulated and acutely perceptive work with impeccable, carefully shaded performances.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jami Bernard
Most of the movie's rewards are in watching Morton.
Read Full Review >New York Post Jonathan Foreman
Beautifully shot and often moving.
LA Weekly F. X. Feeney
A film whose story movingly outfoxes any number of shopworn expectations on its way to a singular, heart-rending outcome.
Read Full Review >Salon.com Charles Taylor
Along with Sheryl Lee, Morton is probably the best actress to have emerged in this decade.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Sincere acting lends the film a measure of dramatic dignity.
Read Full Review >Film.com Elizabeth Weitzman
Leaves almost no impression at all.
The New York Times Janet Maslin
Tells its glumly bodice-ripping tale with somber sensitivity.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson
An aimless, pointless dawdle.
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