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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: MAGNOLIA FILMS
EAN: 0876964001472
Feature: Jamie Bell is Hallam Foe, a troubled young man whose knack for voyeurism paradoxically reveals his darkest fears, and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother s death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city of Edinburgh for love. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R Age: 876964001472 UPC: 876964001472 Manufac
Format: Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: Magnolia Home Entertainment
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageSpanishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Magnolia Home Entertainment
MPN: 10147
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Magnolia Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 11, 2008
Running Time: 96 minutes
Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Features:- Jamie Bell is Hallam Foe, a troubled young man whose knack for voyeurism paradoxically reveals his darkest fears, and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother s death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city of Edinburgh for love. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R Age: 876964001472 UPC: 876964001472 Manufac
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Product Description:
Hallam foe is a troubled young man whose knack for voyeurism paradoxically reveals his darkest fears & his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the cause of his mothers death he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of edinburgh for love. Studio: Magnolia Pict Hm Ent Release Date: 11/11/2008 Starring: Jamie Bell Claire Forlani Run time: 95 minutes Rating: R
Amazon.com:
A benevolent voyeur sounds like a contradiction in terms, but no one would confuse David Mackenzie's charming Mister Foe with Michael Powell's chilling Peeping Tom. Two years after his mother's death from drowning, 17-year-old Hallam (Jamie Bell, recalling Tom Courtenay) leaves the verdant Highlands to try his luck in the concrete jungle of Edinburgh. Suicide would be bad enough, but he's convinced his seductive stepmother Verity (Claire Forlani) murdered Mrs. Foe in order to have the prosperous Julius (Ciarán Hinds) all to herself. Upon arrival in the city, Hallam spots a businesslike blonde who resembles his mother. Obsessed, he convinces Kate (Art School Confidential's Sophia Myles) to hire him as dishwasher in the hotel she represents. Aside from keeping an eye on the personnel director at work, Hallam spies on her flat from his hiding place in the hotel clock tower. If Kate's reaction to Hallam's nocturnal activities comes as a surprise, the overly-Oedipal reasons for his behavior don't (marking one of the script's few missteps). Since Mackenzie and Ed Whitmore adapted from Peter Jinks' novel, it's hard to say whether they also took inspiration from Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep End or Krzysztof Kieslowski's A Short Film About Love, but their troubled protagonist is just as sympathetic; the older object of his affection just as appealing. Like Skolimowski's 1971 effort, Mister Foe also features a marvelous soundtrack, a choice collection of Scottish indie pop, including Franz Ferdinand's closing theme. Mister Foe marks essential viewing for fans of Mackenzie and Bell alike. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Rating:  -
Very rarely do I find a movie that intrigues me as much as this one. There is a fine cast, wonderful symbolism, beautiful scenery and stark colours. Watching him climb all over the rooftops was very enjoyable. The story has been told before but never with such quirkiness and sweetness. This movie made me laugh too. Hallam reminded me of my own 20 year old son that is constantly going through 'things'.
This is a must have for any fans of Jamie Bell, and in my opinion, this is by far ... Read More
Rating:  -
I really enjoyed the book Hallam Foe and couldn't wait to see the film. However, now that I have I do not have that fulfillment I was expecting. The story stays fairly true to the source material, but it greatly lacks the emotion of the book. Most notably, the motivations of Hallam are unconvincing, even unclear in the film. Hallam has strange, disgusting habits, and the lack of realism and relatability ruins any chance that the viewer will sympathize with such a character. Instead of odd and endearing, ... Read More
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"Mister Foe" is a delightful surprise! Perhaps oddball coming-of-age movies strike a chord with me. My all-time favorite is probably Harold and Maude about a young man who, like Hallam Foe, has unusual behavior. Jamie Bell, who was excellent in Jumper and came to our attention with "Billy Elliott" in 2000, plays a young man who is a peeping tom in an apparent reaction to the loss of his mother. The intensity and range he expresses glued my eyes to the film. Claire Forlani who captured my heart in "Meet ... Read More
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A movie about voyeurism, love, death, fear and desire aptly played by Jamie Bell, who has an innocence yet a magnetic sex appeal that is unmatched by any creepy habit he may have. This is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time, a boy growing into a man.
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Hallam Foe is a quirky movie exploring the emotional difficulties experienced by a teenage boy after the untimely and suspicious death of his mother. It examines loss and longing, guilt and helplessness, love and obsession. It's the way in which these themes are dealt with that puts the quirk into the movie and the reason why it's only partially successful. It's not always easy to accept the way the characters behave. There is simply too much improbable behaviour, particularly regarding the relationships between ... Read More
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