Young Adam
Synopsis
As the police investigate the case and a suspect is arrested, it becomes evident that Joe knows more about the drowned woman than he is letting on. Meanwhile, against the background of this mysterious death and the 'murder' investigation, Joe and Ella embark on an intimate and passionate affair.
Tim Cumming, writing in The Guardian, 8 August 2003:
Alexander Trocchi was the smack-addled icon of beat literature, whose writings have been eclipsed by a lurid life of porn, pimping and dissolution in New York, Paris and London. But with a new film out adapted from his novel Young Adam, the Glasgow-born writer's life and work are ripe for re-evaluation.
Details
- Year
- 2003
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 97 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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David MacKenzie
- Producer
- Alexandra Stone, Nick O’ Hagan, Tim Reeve
- Editor
- Colin Monie
- Screenwriter
- David MacKenzie
- Director of Photography
- Giles Nuttgens
- Music
- David Byrne
- Principal cast
- Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan, Emily Mortimer
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Recorded Picture Company
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Sales Company
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