The Sculptress

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Movie Info

Journalist Rosalind Leigh (Caroline Goodall) has troubling concerns surrounding a brutal murder in this mystery based on Minette Walter's award-winning novel. Assigned to write about convicted killer Olive Martin (Pauline Quirke), Leigh begins to doubt that "The Sculptress," so named for her slaying method, is actually guilty of killing her mother and sister. Concerned that Olive is protecting the real culprit, Leigh sets out to dig up the truth.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama, Television
Directed By:

Stuart Orme
Written By:

Reg Gadney
In Theaters:

Nov 13, 1997 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

May 9, 2006
Runtime:

180 minutes

Cast

Andrew Tiernan

Caroline Goodall

Christopher Fulford

Colin Salmon

David Horovitch

Dermot Crowley

James McCarthy

Joolia Cappleman

Lynda Rooke

Pauline Quirke

Timothy Bateson

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Audience Reviews for The Sculptress

Jan 10, 2011

The Sculptress is a terrific adaptation of the book, by Minette Walters, of the same name. Olive Martin (Pauline Quirke) has been convicted of a horrific crime, killing and dismembering her mother and younger sister. Roz Leigh (Caroline Goodall) has been asked by her publisher to write a book about the crime. Serious doubts as to Olive's guilt begin to arise as Roz digs deeper. Did she, or did she not commit this crime? As in Minette Walters' books, the characters have many layers that are only slowly revealed. The protagonists are flawed, some of them seriously, but that only makes them human. The book leaves things much more ambiguous than this interpretation, but this viewer is willing to overlook that because of the brilliant production. The cast is superb, the scenery benefits from some great location shooting, and the story is hypnotically compelling.

Mark A Super Reviewer
Jun 28, 2010

This film has played on Mystery PBS, Its awesome, This is one of those films where you can't judge a DVD by its cover. But anything that appears on PBS Mystery has always impressed me and this is no exception. If you like suspense this movie is full of it, worth 5 stars.

Bruce B Super Reviewer
Apr 24, 2010

Based on Minette Walters' novel, <i>The Sculptress</i> is a no-frills PBS/BBC-ish production with good casting and great scripting. Pauline Quirke (who had to wear an enormous 'fat-suit' to play the role of Olive Martin) is exquisite as the incarcerated murderess.

Randy T Super Reviewer