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Strumpet

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1hr 12min
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2001
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Synopsis: British filmmaker Danny Boyle offers a darkly comic glimpse of life in Britain in this short feature (shot on digital video equipment) produced for the BBC. In Strumpet, Jenna Gee plays the title character, a young woman who plays guitar in a punk rock band. One day, Strumpet is sexually assaulted by a lunatic truck driver, but she's rescued at the last minute by Strayman (Christopher Eccleston), an eccentric street poet. Strayman takes the shaken Strumpet back to his apartment (where his verse is ... Full Synopsis
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One of two short features produced for the BBC in the wake of director Danny Boyle's botched big-budget Leonardo DiCaprio vehicle The Beach, Strumpet finds the filmmaker working under a miniscule budget, a tight shooting schedule, and -- best of all -- a renewed emphasis on character and performance. Strumpet may seem the more precious of the two featurettes, and its theme of retaining one's artistic ... Full Review
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