Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Eric Styles
Open iTunes to preview, buy, and download this movie.
Plot Summary
Set in Somerset in 1958, Dreaming of Joseph Lees is the story of a young woman named Eva who begins to see her somewhat complicated life in romantic terms as she dreams about her dashing and attractive cousin.
Credits
Director
Screenwriter
Producer
Movie Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
TOMATOMETER
36%- Reviews Counted: 14
- Fresh: 5
- Rotten: 9
- Average Rating: 5.1/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: A beautifully articulated and acutely perceptive work with impeccable, carefully shaded performances.
Customer Reviews
beautiful, engrossing film
This film was powerfully and beautifully acted by all the actors involved. Atmospheric cinematography and a real sense of time and place and the tension is so thick it could be cut with a knife. Loved it, and just want to rewatch it again right away. Can't decide if the ambiguous ending is perfect or maddening, though...
I've lost track of how many times I've seen this film
This is the sort of film that you can watch over and over again and each time see new nuances to the characters and the plot. Samantha Morton shines as Eva, a young Englishwoman in the late 1950s whose relationship with her boyfriend, Harry (Lee Ross), is upset when her handsome cousin, Joseph Lees (Rupert Graves), returns from Italy following an accident in which he lost a leg. "Dreaming of Joseph Lees" tells the story of Eva's coming into her own as she sorts out her feelings for the two men in her life while at the same time trying to figure out who she is and what she wants her future to be. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys nuanced, character-driven stories that are well-written, well-acted, and beautifully filmed.
Excellent movie!
This movie was worth the purchase. Very engrossing, all the way to the end.
Viewers Also Bought
- Carrington
- Christopher Hampton
- View In iTunes
- The Last September
- Deborah Warner
- View In iTunes
- A Cool, Dry Place
- John N. Smith
- View In iTunes
- Déjà Vu
- Henry Jaglom
- View In iTunes
- Where Angels Fear to Tread
- Charles Sturridge
- View In iTunes
