Released july 15th, 2009, somers town stars thomas turgoose, kate dickie, piotr jagiello, perry benson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 15 min, and received a score of 77 out of 100 on. Thomas turgoose, left, and piotr jagiello in shane meadowss film somers town, set in a neighborhood in central. Jan 06, 2009 now we have somers town, a film that started out life as a promotional feature for eurostar, gradually developed into a short film, and then finally found its feet as a fulllength production. Bones north oeuston might now be called somers town. Somers town is a slim whippet of a film that is set in the nether regions of kings cross and follows a friendship. Well this is a fine example of a really nice little film that im not sure. Somers town is a place name that appears on the london az street map, superimposed in capitals on the area around st pancras and kings cross, tending to. Telecharger somers town 2008 film complet gratuit film. Shot in the same beautifully desolate blackandwhite as meadows boxing film twentyfourseven, somers town takes on the feel of dreamlike instant nostalgia.
Voting was conducted in eight categories this month. Governor scott walker sign bills allowing town of somers to create tax incremental financial districts. Somers, ny, 10589 crime rates and crime statistics. In return for making arguably his best film yet, meadows figured out how to end a basically plotless youthful idyll with his protagonists taking eurostar from london to paris, thereby justifying product placement as a his climax b whats possibly just a.
Compared to communities within new york, somerss crime rate is lower than nearly 74% of the states cities and towns. Somers town 2008 12a 1h 11min comedy, drama 15 july 2009 director. Directed by shane meadows this is england two teenagers, both newcomers to london, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. I was worried when i saw the runtime as i find short films like this to be not quite as narratively effective as a feature length or a very short film. Dean rogers is known for his work on the double 20, harry brown 2009 and 71 2014. Somers is a village and town in kenosha county, wisconsin. Somers town a very small film just over 70 minutes about two teens in london, one homeless, the other an immigrant. Glavne uloge piotr jagiello, ireneusz czop, perry benson. Directed by shane meadows, and written by his twentyfour seven and a room for romeo brass collaborator paul fraser, somers town is a gently humorous tale of two teenage boys in london marek piotr jagiello, a bored and lonely polish immigrant, and. Somers town, named in the 17th century for a now longforgotten lord chancellor, is a rundown but by no means characterless area of north london. Click on any of the 2009 movie posters images for complete information about all 2009 movies in theaters, including trailers.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Published on jun 5, 2009 directed by shane meadows this is england two teenagers, both newcomers to london, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. At barely 70 minutes, its the length of a bmovie or the lowbudget, lowquality quota quickies churned out during the 1930s. Polish immigrant marek while traversing the streets of somers town. There he befriends marek piotr jagiello, a budding young. A teenage orphan heads to london and befriends a shy polish boy whose hobby is photography. Aug 22, 2008 shane meadowss somers town is a strange film. The film is a study of social environment in the somers town area of london, largely shot in black and white. Telecharger somers town 2008 film complet gratuit g 20180603t23. Marek piotr jagiello lives in the district of somers town, between kings cross and euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link. Now we have somers town, a film that started out life as a promotional feature for eurostar, gradually developed into a short film, and then finally found its feet as. Aug 21, 2008 somers town is a place name that appears on the london az street map, superimposed in capitals on the area around st pancras and kings cross, tending to baffle those londoners who notice it. Marek lives in the district of somers town, between kings cross and euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link.
History of somers point restaurant week sprw small town. Running at just over an hour in total the film is shorter than most. Somers town 2009 stream and watch online moviefone. Shane meadows a blackandwhite study of a social environment in london, concentrating on a pair of unlikely new friends. The elements of britishness here are very interesting, the fluid movement between polish, english and french. Somers town 2008 a complete history of my sexual failures 2008. Watch somers town 2008 full movie free online streaming tubi. A blackandwhite study of a social environment in london, concentrating on a pair of unlikely new friends and the girl they both fancy. The film is shot entirely in black and white, apart from the ending scene which is in colour see more. First prize gets you a trip to the fest and the ambiguously worded chance to work on nokias next ad. Somers town 2008 thomas turgoose and piotr jagiello in somers town 2008 somers town 2008. Tomo has just turned 16, and as a result hes no longer under parental care. A total of 105 leading north american film critics participated in the third indiewire critics poll, surveying the best in film for 2008. Two teenagers, both newcomers to london, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer.
Somers town is a 2008 film directed by shane meadows, written by paul fraser and produced by barnaby spurrier. British independent film awards will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to. Correspondence to the cultural commission may be addressed to the town of somers, 600 main street, somers, ct 06071. The village work session scheduled for may 5, 2020 at 5. Somers town 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tomo thomas turgoose a homeless boy from the midlands and marek piotr jagiello a polish. Somers town portrays london teenagers with honesty. Somers town 2008 thomas turgoose and piotr jagiello in somers town 2008. Lacking annual turnout, somers point business association restaurant week committee made the decision in 2014 to feature one consistent event name, coining the name sip and savor. Ones chance of becoming a victim of crime in somers is one in 164.
And eurostar itself has, remarkably, sponsored this entire movie, the latest from the prolific british director shane meadows and his longtime. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic uscanada theatrical release. As selfproclaimed topographers we should know whether that name was in use in the early twenties when bone was writing but we dont. Departure films, propaganda films et tungsteno films realisation. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. Both struggle to make sense of their new world and a chance meeting in somers town, london, leads the two to form an unexpected partnership. Our list of movies in theaters in 2009 is even more accurate than the imdb database. The meeting will be held through webex, a video conferencing software. Il est sorti le 22 aout 2008 au royaumeuni et le 29 juillet 2009 en france. Somers town independent british director shane meadows welldeserved reputation as a visionary filmmaker is kept firmly on track with the gritty, unglamorous yet ultimately delightful and relatively short at 68 minutes somers town set in the decidedly untrendy inner city london district of the title tomo thomas turgoose is a streetwise kid from the north of england escaping his grim. Dead mans shoes and this is england director shane meadows takes the helm for this monochromatic childhood drama concerning two young friends living in london, and their efforts not to turn out like their aimless fathers.
That isnt the case with somers town, meadows latest, written with frequent collaborator paul fraser. The population was very mixed, with a large number of irish, west indian, pakistani and bangladeshi families living in the council housing. The story is set immediately around phoenix court, a lowrise council property in purchese street. In the 80s somers town was a very run down area with high unemployment. Download somers town two teenagers, both newcomers to london, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. At tribeca, stars thomas turgoose and piotr jagiello jointly shared the award for best actor in a narrative feature film. Filming took place in somers town, an area of the london borough of camden south of camden town. Winners nominations bifa british independent film awards. Improving central somers town is a key council priority. Having said that there are still a couple of scenes that will get you squirming uncomfortably. Compared to other communities of similar population size, somers has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. May 25, 2016 somers town 2008 12a 1h 11min comedy, drama 15 july 2009 director. It joins notting hill and piccadilly in producing eponymous films when shane meadows set his eurostarfunded film here.
The art of discussion has improved and the breadth of language used has been enhanced by the variety of films watched, all of which we order free from the into film website. Somers town 2009 tomo thomas turgoose has left his depressed english town and his deadbeat dad to try and make it in london. The two young leads are both superb, and the minor characters all fit perfectly into the mix, especially graham perry benson, a dodgy arthur daly cheekychirpy cockney type who runs a shonky. Somers town clerk in somers, ny get driving directions to 335 route 202 somers, ny 10589. Uk director shane meadows dead mans shoes, this is england has broken new ground with somers town, his short and sweet new film written by frequent collaborator paul fraser about two young pals in a london neighborhood. Weve listened to the thoughts of people in somers town who have. In equal parts moving and hilarious, somers town is a lofi masterpiece from shane meadows, the director who brought us this is england and dead mans shoes and paul fraser, the writer of dead mans shoes.
It stars thomas turgoose, piotr jagiello, kate dickie, perry benson, and elisa lasowski. Somers town is an agreeable if slight, vaguely sketched character study times two. It bordered the very affluent camden town to the north. This area, cut off from surrounding areas of london by two train stations, has perhaps the highest concentration of council estates in the country. With piotr jagiello, ireneusz czop, perry benson, thomas turgoose. A runaway and a polish immigrant form a strong bond as they work odd jobs and vie for the affection of a beautiful french girl. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing somers town near you. The film is an insight into the unlikely friendship between tomo and merek.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing somer s town near you. We provide the complete list of 2009 movie releases by week of release. Norwich community cinema is pleased to the present somers town, an awardwinning film. Somers town was a pretty fun british film that i watched in a university lecture. The nearby metronorth commuter railroad provides service to grand central terminal in manhattan with an average commute time of 65 to 75 minutes from stations at purdys, goldens bridge, croton falls, and katonah. The film was shown at the berlin and tribeca film festivals. Somers town was initially conceptualised as a short film, rather than a fulllength feature. On the surface, 2009s breaking point seems to be a new york take on as the press release and box quote shares crash meets boyz n the hood. Today he appeared at londons nokia store to hype a promotional stunt tied to the london film festival, in which aspiring filmmakers are invited to submit a 90second short showing what being connect in 2009 means to you.
Shane meadows latest film tells the story of the friendship of two teenage boys somers town was funded by the rail company eurostar it features thomas turgoose, who starred in. Marek piotr jagiello, a polish immigrant, lives in the district of somers town, between kings. Wild about movies provides you the most uptodate 2009 movies information online. Jul, 2009 download somers town two teenagers, both newcomers to london, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. Most events sponsored by the cultural commission are free but donations are always welcome. Jun 05, 2009 directed by shane meadows this is england two teenagers, both newcomers to london, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer.
Somers is a town located in northern westchester county, new york, united states. This list shows all films released in 2009, including films that went directtovideo, or only got an international theatrical release. Somers town dvd 2009 thomas turgoose, meadows dir cert 12. Somers town is a smallscale jewel that will surprise you with its buoyant look at blighted lives. Somers town is a small, yet perfectly formed, ode to friendship which here transcends culture, background and language half the film is in polish. The first several years featured different themes including hemingways a moveable feast, complete with a 10day dining passport to food in film and tv. Janice middleton, headteacher, edlington victoria school, derbyshire. Id been wanting to see this film for 4 or 5 years, when i finally got the dvd as a gift this past christmas. Somers town, his last film to get a release here, was bankrolled by eurostar. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 20,434. The product of online gossip and outrage, moon was suspiciously absent from the for your consideration screener pile mailed out to academy voters and critical organizations at the end of 2009 with sony pictures classics reference that due to the high cost of copyprotection and risk of piracy, they only sent out a couple of titles from the studio. For the first time, he filmed outside his native midlands. Marek piotr jagiello, a polish immigrant, lives in the district of somers town, between kings cross and euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link.
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