Even if there aren't many other reasons to give this contrived and too often silly film a chance, Faithfull makes a captivating leading lady.
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05/02/08
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Irina Palm (2008)
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Reviews Counted:44
Fresh:31
Rotten:13
Average Rating:6/10
Consensus: A strong performance from Faithfull anchors this perverse and lethargic -- but ultimately thought-provoking -- Garbarski drama.
Theatrical Release:Mar 21, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Belgian director Sam Garbarski assembles an international cast for this thought-provoking drama. Iconic singer and actress Marianne Faithfull stars as Maggie, a middle-aged woman whose desire to... [More]
Starring: Marianne Faithfull, Miki Manojlovic, Kevin Bishop, Siobhan Hewlett
Director: Sam Garbarski
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04/23/09
Remember Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull as a youthful rock ‘n’ roll power couple in 1960s London? Now both wrinkly, he’s still singing and prancing; she’s become an accomplished actress, judging by her role in Sam Garbarksi’s ironic Irina Palm.
03/21/08
This would never have worked with anyone else but Faithfull, who gives a touching performance even as she flaunts her 40-year metamorphosis from porcelain pop diva to elderly bad girl.
05/16/08
Irina Palm is saddled with an odd title, an outlandish plot and an unlikely star--notorious rock maven Marianne Faithfull cast as a suburban frump. But it turns out a success
05/15/08
Far from the exploitation movie that you'd expect from its subject matter, "Irina Palm" is a significant piece of cinematic satire that comes straight from the heart.
04/08/08
A sentimental British sex comedy anchored by a delightful performance from Marianne Faithfull.
03/12/08
There’s a heartwarming quality that softens the hardcore setting but this does lack an assured, er, hand.
06/13/08
Irina Palm wears its big heart right up it sleeve thanks in major part to a matronly performance from Faithfull and a low-key script for which Garbarski finds exactly the right tone.
03/21/07
A perverse male fantasy masquerading as an earnest story about a woman's life-altering experience.
03/21/08
Irina Palm is not merely saucy, but unabashedly dodgy.
03/21/08
A funny, touching and original coming-of-age tale with a big difference: the person coming of age is way past menopause rather than decades ahead of it.
11/08/07
takes the notion of risqué empowerment a few preposterous steps further.
06/13/08
Top CriticA gobsmackingly awful British film -- awful in the way that somehow only British films can be: our TV drama, of whatever quality, is never as creaky, naive, badly written and flatulent as this.
10/18/08
The performances will keep you watching, and make Irina Palm well worth seeing.
06/13/08
Irina Palm is a showcase for Faithfull but it never truly allows her to shine.
06/08/08
An alleged story of determination and empowerment, about the lengths -- and girths -- a formerly timid dowager will go to in order to save someone's life.
05/14/08
Genially preposterous and pleasantly diverting, it balances calculation against humanity and generally comes out on top.
03/28/08
Top CriticLet the Eliot Spitzer jokes begin.
03/20/08
Director Sam Garbarski must like his early Neil Jordan and Stephen Frears, since Irina Palm plays like a throwback to gritty-but-softhearted English dramas of the 1980s like Mona Lisa and Sammy and Rosie Get Laid.
03/21/08
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