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A professional rodent killer takes center stage in this Roald Dahl adaptation from Wes Anderson's collection of four short films. Watch trailers & learn more.
Sep 29, 2023 · Narrated by Richard Ayoade, and performed by Ralph Fiennes and Rupert Friend, the story sees Ayoade serve as both the story’s narrative crux and also its driver. Fiennes is fantastic as the Rat Man too, exuding a strange menace and crazed look, brought to life with a deliciously twisted charm. This certainly helps keep this 15 minute short ...
In her breathtaking and assured debut feature, Lynne Ramsay creates a haunting evocation of a troubled Glasgow childhood. Set during Scotland's national garbage strike of the mid-1970s, Ratcatcher explores the experiences of a poor adolescent boy as he struggles to reconcile his dreams and his guilt with the abjection that surrounds him.
May 17, 1999 · Ratcatcher British Production: A Pathe Pictures/BBC Films presentation, in association with Arts Council of England, Les Productions Lazennec, Le Studio Canal Plus, of a Holy Cow Films production.
May 13, 1999 · Ratcatcher. Directed by: Lynne Ramsay. Starring: Tommy Flanagan, Mandy Matthews, William Eadie. Genres: Drama, Coming-of-Age. Rated the #33 best film of 1999, and #1695 in the greatest all-time movies (according to RYM users).
It’s rare that filmmakers announce themselves as quickly and as clearly as Lynne Ramsay does in the opening moments of Ratcatcher, her 1999 feature debut. Set in the slums of Glasgow during a housing crisis of the early 1970s, the film depicts life amid the the squalor of the city from the perspective of James Gillespie, a 12-year old boy.
Mar 24, 2023 · Ratcatcher, the debut film from acclaimed director Lynne Ramsay, depicts severe poverty for a community in 1970s Scotland in a way that doesn’t glamorize nor attempt any sort of comfort for the viewer. The film follows James (William Eadie), a teenager living in a housing development that is undergoing a major redevelopment.
