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The Roses, film starring Olivia Colman & Benedict Cumberbatch
The Roses, possibly the funniest while also the most savage portrait of a marriage in meltdown, starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch probably the two most prestigious English screen actors today.
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing -- as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.
The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.
“Colman and Cumberbatch are sublimely well matched. We adore them as a couple almost as much as we enjoy them as the bitterest of foes. This adaptation’s key asset, aside from its two stars, is a lip-smacking, astringent screenplay by Tony McNamara that arms its cast with so many killer lines, it’s a wonder there’s anyone left standing at the end of each scene. The Observer
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing -- as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.
The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.
“Colman and Cumberbatch are sublimely well matched. We adore them as a couple almost as much as we enjoy them as the bitterest of foes. This adaptation’s key asset, aside from its two stars, is a lip-smacking, astringent screenplay by Tony McNamara that arms its cast with so many killer lines, it’s a wonder there’s anyone left standing at the end of each scene. The Observer
Friday 12 December
The Drill Hall
Lower Church Street, Chepstow, Monmouthshire NP16 5HJ
Starts 7.30pm, running time 1 hour 45 minsDoors open 7pm
Tickets online in advance (reserved seats) or at the door from 7pm. Bar
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