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Keane (2 Disc Edition) [DVD] [2004]
enlarge	Director: Lodge Kerrigan Actors: Damian Lewis, Abigail Breslin, Amy Ryan, John Tormey Studio: Soda Films Category: DVD List Price: ~~£15.99~~ Buy New: £4.70 as of 24/11/2009 15:18 GMT details You Save: £11.29 (71%) New (7) from £4.70 Seller: gamesanddvdsuk Rating: 8 reviews Sales Rank: 35082 Format: PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Number Of Discs: 2 Running Time: 94 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5060103790401 ASIN: B000J4S6C6 Theatrical Release Date: 2004 Release Date: January 22, 2007 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 8 1 2 Next » Touching.. November 13, 2006 Charles Wolf (Italia) 14 out of 17 found this review helpful Shot in 32 days for less than $1 million this is a very good movie indeed. br /Keane is a haunting film about a man suffering from both schizophrenia and the abduction of his 7 year old daughter. The director used long takes and up-close shots so that the audience feels drawn into the mindset of the man. While the movie is very intense, it is not unbelievingly depressing primarily due to Damian Lewis' outstanding performance as Keane. He befriends a single mom and her 7 year old daughter and those scenes manage to convey a mix of sadness, humanity and foreboding as we see Keane struggling with his inner demons. Most Hollywood actors would give a scenery-chewing performance of grief and madness - but Lewis gives a searing, contained portrayal. He shows us this man's humanity, but does not flinch from also exposing his flaws, including drug abuse and physical violence. br / br / Genuinely disturbing April 25, 2007 Jaybird (London, UK) 7 out of 8 found this review helpful Keane is the story of a man in whose daughter was abducted a year before from a bus station, when she was six. The film follows his search for her and for some peace from his torment. However, as the film progresses it becomes more and more unclear whether his mental disintegration is subsequent to the loss of his daughter, or whether this is one of many terrifying delusions. br / br /Damian Lewis is this film, he is in almost every frame, usually filling the screen with a close up on his face, the landscape is reduced to what you can see around him, adding to the viewer's sense disorientation and fear; like Keane, you never know what is just out of shot. br / br /It is an exceptional performance, totally gripping. There are not many films that evoke empathy with mental illness, rather than sympathy, disgust, voyeuristic fascination or sentimentality. This film succeeds. br / br /It is uncomfortable, it is claustrophobic, but it is a completely extraordinary film, that will haunt you. Superb! January 25, 2007 X-Ray 7 out of 9 found this review helpful If you rent or buy this movie,don't expect the Hollywood treatment that so many films of this nature would have.It's stark realism captured by the director and brilliantly acted character by Damian Lewis can be sometimes hard to watch but compelling at the same time.The story is simple but the complexities of the main characters mind-set give the movie an emotional roller-coaster ride. br /The only downside to the English 2-Disc box is there is no "Making Of" featurette or any real extras that are worthy of the film. br /Apart from that it's a superbly acted/directed relatively low budget piece of art. Acting Masterclass February 23, 2008 Otto (London United Kingdom) 1 out of 2 found this review helpful A grim and disturbing film and not something I would want to watch again in a hurry but Damian Lewis' performance dragged me kicking and screaming through the movie. If there were any justice in the world he would have won an oscar for this performance. Quite possibly one of the greatest pieces of acting I have ever seen. Amazing. superb and realistic without the gloss January 18, 2009 E. Precious (uk) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful faultless acting from damian lewis taking on the role of a very disturbed character -it is not clear wether his state of mind is a result of his ''loss'' or wether he is genuinly disabled but either way this does not distract from the viewing of this piece. a great piece of film which is real and down to earth- nothing is made to look rosey or glossed over as it follows the sensetive issue in hand Showing reviews 1-5 of 8 1 2 Next »

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