Philomena (Original title)
Dates: 2013 (Copyright), 01 November 2013 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USA, FranceDirector: Stephen Frears
Synopsis: Drama based on a true story. Philomena, an elderly Irish Catholic woman decides to find her son more than fifty years after she was forced, as an unmarried mother, to give him up for adoption. Following a chance encounter at a friend’s party, Martin Sixsmith, a former BBC journalist, agrees to meet Philomena to hear her story and together they embark on a journey that takes them from a convent in rural Ireland to Washington DC.
Genres: Drama, Biopic
Subjects: Adoption, Tracing relations, Catholic Church, Magdalene asylums, Journalism
Releases
Date: 01 November 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 97 mins 40 secs - Length: 8790 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Pathe Distribution
Date: February 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 97 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Author: Parks, Presley Pages: xxxix, 830 pages
Title: ironic filmmaking of Stephen Frears
Author: BRILL, Lesley Pages: vi, 256 pages
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Description: DCP - LTO5BFI identifier: N-134297
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DCP - LTO5Duration: 01:37:40 minutesBFI identifier: N-134297-2
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Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:37:42 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-602199
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Video materials(1)
Description: HD Cam SRLine standard: 1080BFI identifier: N-122667
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2013BFI identifier: N-179094
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 2013 (Copyright), 01 November 2013 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USA, FranceDirector: Stephen Frears
Synopsis: Drama based on a true story. Philomena, an elderly Irish Catholic woman decides to find her son more than fifty years after she was forced, as an unmarried mother, to give him up for adoption. Following a chance encounter at a friend’s party, Martin Sixsmith, a former BBC journalist, agrees to meet Philomena to hear her story and together they embark on a journey that takes them from a convent in rural Ireland to Washington DC.
Genres: Drama, Biopic
Subjects: Adoption, Tracing relations, Catholic Church, Magdalene asylums, Journalism
Releases
Date: 01 November 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 97 mins 40 secs - Length: 8790 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Pathe Distribution
Date: February 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 97 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(325)
©: Philomena Lee Limited, ©: Pathé Productions Limited, ©: British Film Institute, ©: British Broadcasting Corporation, Production: Baby Cow, Magnolia Mae, A Baby Cow/Magnolia Mae production for: Pathé, A Baby Cow/Magnolia Mae production for: BBC Films, British Film Institute, Made with the support of: BFI’s Film Fund, Presents: Pathé, Presents: BBC Films, Presents: BFI, [Presented] with the participation of: Canal+, Ciné+, International Sales: Pathé International, Executive Producer: Henry Normal, Executive Producer: François Ivernel, Executive Producer: Cameron McCracken, Executive Producer: Christine Langan, Executive Producer: Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Developed by: BBC Films, Produced by: Gabrielle Tana, Produced by: Steve Coogan, Produced by: Tracey Seaward, Production Executive: Michael Wood, Head of Legal and Business Affairs: Zoe Brown, Development Executive: Beth Pattinson, Nichola Martin, Marketing Executive: Jacqui Barr, Head of Lottery Film Fund: Ben Roberts, Senior Production and Development Executive: Natascha Wharton, Head of Production: Fiona Morham, Head of Production Finance: Ian Kirk, Business Affairs Manager: Ben Wilkinson, Unit Production Manager: Sam Knox-Johnston, Unit Production Manager: Patricia Hess, Production Manager: Cathy Mooney, Production and Location Supervisor: Carol Flaisher, Assistant Production Supervisor: Lisa Fozzati, Production Co-ordinator: Hallam Rice Edwards, Assistant Production Co-ordinator: Oliver Crawford, Production Co-ordinator: May Tam, Assistant Production Co-ordinator: Peter Stephenson, Financial Controller: Rachel Plose, Production Accountant: Joan Insley, Post-production Accountant: Tarn Harper, Location Accountant: Elizabeth Hurley, Assistant Accountant: Kristi Wilkinson, Geraldine Ditano, Unit Manager: Dave Bell, Location Manager: Alex Gladstone, Location Manager: Chan Claggett, Location Manager: Catherine Geary, Assistant Location Manager: Rebecca Davis, Assistant Location Manager: Damon Crane, Assistant Location Manager: Sarah Worsley, Assistant Location Manager: Joe Achard, Damian Glenholmes, Locations Assistant: Paul Macanearney, Post-production Supervisor: Phil Brown, Production Secretary: Adrian Spencer, Production Assistant: Marcia Clarke, Production Assistant: Olivia Grant-Esterhuysen, Production Runner: Jennifer Patterson, Crowd Runner: Gosel Tom Baird, US Archival Image Research: philipedgerly.com, 1st Assistant Director: Deborah Saban, 1st Assistant Director: Timothy Bird, Key Second Assistant Director: Olivia Lloyd, Crowd Second Assistant Director: Joe Barlow, 2nd Assistant Director: Alison Rosa, 2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Cyndi 'Cutter' Martin, 3rd Assistant Director: Richard Wilson, 3rd Assistant Director: Ben Quirk, Trainee Assistant Director: Joe Quinn, Personal Assistant to Stephen Frears: Linda Drew, Script Supervisor: Penny Eyles, Script Supervisor: Jan Sanders, Casting: Leo Davis, Lissy Holm, Casting Associate USA: Kathleen Chopin, Casting Associate Ireland: Alison Crosbie, Casting Associate USA: Rori Bergman, Extras Casting: Mad Dog Casting, Child Extras Casting: Ann Koska & Sally King Ltd, Extras Casting: Central Casting USA, Screenplay by: Steve Coogan, Screenplay by: Jeff Pope, Based on the book 'The Lost Child of Philomena Lee' by: Martin Sixsmith, Director of Photography: Robbie Ryan, Camera Operator: Jim Ball, B Camera Operator: Alistair Rae, B Camera Operator: Richard Philpott, Camera Operator B Camera: Nick Gardner, Steadicam Operator: Alistair Rae, Steadicam Operator: Richard Philpott, 1st Assistant A Camera: Mike Krebs, 1st Assistant B Camera: Jonny Meyer, 2nd Assistant A Camera: Matt Caulk, 2nd Assistant B Camera: Jason Remeikis, Focus Puller: Andrew O'Reilly, B Focus Puller: Andy Gardiner, Clapper/Loader: Alexandra Voikou, B Clapper Loader: Jamie Jackson, Digital Imaging Technician: Jeffrey Hagerman, Camera Assistant: Niall Barry, Camera Trainee: Daniel Lillie, B Camera Trainee: Dennis McFarlane, Gaffer: Andy Cole, Gaffer: Murdoch Campbell, Rigging Gaffer: Paul Murphy, Best Boy: Paul Cronin, Best Boy: Brian Johnson, Electrician: Adrian MacKay, Electrician: Josh Dempsey, Electrician: Louise Hernon, Electrician: Mike Wilson, Electrician: Chris Moats, Electrician: Mike Kurec, Electrician: Brian Livingstone, Electrician: Seamus Lynch, Electrician: Brett McCrum, Electrician: Dennis McFarlane, Generator Operator: Gary Hayler, Generator Operator: Peter Harris, Kenny Harris, Key Grip: Joe Kurtz, Best Boy Grip: John Kimmer, Grip: Andrew Woodcock, Assistant Grip: Ian Ogden, Grip: Carl Hamilton, B Camera Grip: Ian Buckley, Rigging Electrician: Alan Grayley, Rigging Electrician: Bob Hunt, Rigging Electrician: Alistair Bury, Larry Deacon, Electrical Rigger: Tony Kelly, Standby Rigger: Sean McKeown, Video Playback Operator: Pacu Trautvetter, Rusty Gardner, Unit Photographer: Alex Bailey, Stills Photographer: William Gray, Aidan Monaghan, Visual Effects Supervisor: Adam Gascoyne, Visual Effects Producer: Tim Caplan, Visual Effects Line Producer: Noga Alon Stein, Visual Effects Co-ordinator: Ines Li Ying, Visual Effects: Union Visual Effects, Lead Visual Effects Artist: Mervyn New, Visual Effects Artist: Maria Peralta Ramos, Visual Effects Artist: Mitch Crease, Visual Effects Artist: Iain Read, Visual Effects Artist: James Roberts, Agueda Del Castillo, Special Effects Supervisor: Manex Efrem, Film Editor: Valerio Bonelli, Digital On-line Editor: Emily Greenwood, Justin Tillett, Digital On-line Junior Editor: Russell White, 1st Assistant Editor: James Devlin, 2nd Assistant Editor: Martina Zamolo, Trainee [Editor]: Ellie Morgan, Production Designer: Alan MacDonald, Supervising Art Director: Rod McLean, Art Director: Sarah Stuart, Art Director: Leslie Macdonald, Art Director: Heather Greenlees, Standby Art Director: Laura Conway-Gordon, Assistant Art Director: Rhys Ifan, Set Decorator: Barbara Herman Skelding, Set Decorator: Susan Kessel, 2nd Set Dresser: Sean O'Hara, 3rd Set Dresser: Marc Braun, Dave Kippax, Graphics Artist: Camise Oldfield, Lettering Artist: Julian Walker, Scenic: Carl Catanese, Production Buyer: Corina Burrough, Buyer: Angela Ratliffe-Woerine, Lorrie Walker, Property Master: Bruce Bigg, Prop Master: Mike Sabo, Dressing Propman: Mike Fleming, Dressing Props: Ryan Tohill, Barry Caddell, Chargehand Standby Propman: Campbell Mitchell, Standby Propman: John Condron, Standby Props: Ryan Tohill, Property Storeman: Garry Dawson, Property Chargehand: Peter Bigg, Prop Hands: Ben Wilkinson, Prop Hands: Matt Cooke, Prop Hands: Kevin Day, Prop Hands: Shane Hartford, Prop Hands: Eddie Baker, Prop Hands: Steve Wheeler, Prop Hands: Jake Wells, Craig Tarry, Prop Assistant: Rob Fiks, Art Department Assistant: Laura Barden, Construction Manager: Dan Crandon, [Head of Department] Construction: Tim Powis, Construction Supervisor: Steve Deane, Construction Manager: Tom Martin, Greens: Becky Schpak, Costume Designer: Consolata Boyle, Assistant Costume Designer: Rosie Grant, Costume Supervisor: Marion Weise, Costume: Derek Sullivan, Key Set Costumer: Mary Ann Creamer, Set Costumer: Kim Chewning, Standby Costume: Sue Casey, Costume Trainee: Alexina Duncan, Becky Tredget, Additional Costume: Sally Crees, Costume Standby: Lauren Hanna, Dresser to Dame Judi Dench: Yasemin Kascioglu, Wardrobe Assistant: Poli Kyriacou, Make-up and Hair Designer: Naomi Donne, Key Hair and Make-up Artist: Norma Webb, Key Make-up: LuAnn Claps, Hair and Make-up Artist: Lucy Friend, Hair and Make-up Trainee: Lee Moore, Additional Make-up: Andrea Finch, Key Hair: Lydia Ben Simmon Benaim, Hairdresser: Lisa Hazell, Main Titles: Matt Curtis, Digital Colourist: Rob Pizzey, Digital Dailies and Conform: James Devlin, Rushes Processing and Transfers: Deluxe 142, Film Stock: Fuji Motion Picture Film UK, Film Stock: Kodak Imaging, Music: Alexandre Desplat, Music Composed and Conducted by: Alexandre Desplat, Music Performed by: The London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Leader: Roman Simovic, Orchestrations: Alexandre Desplat, Orchestrations: Jean-Pascal Beintus, Orchestrations: Sylvain Morizet, Orchestrations: Nicolas Charron, Music Supervisor: Karen Elliott, Score Co-ordinator: Xavier Forcioli, Music Producer: Dominique Lemonnier, Auricle Operator: Peter Clarke, [Music] Programming: Romain Allender, Supervising Music Editor: Gerard McCann, Additional Music Editorial: Kirsty Whalley, [Music] Recorded and Mixed by: Peter Cobbin, [Music Recording/Mixing] Assisted by: Lewis Jones, Music Recorded and Mixed at: Abbey Road Studios, Orchestra Manager: Marc Stevens, Music Preparation: Norbert Vergonjanne, Music Preparation: Claude Romano, Production Sound Mixer: Peter Lindsay, [Production] Sound Mixer: Dennis Towns, Boom Operator: Kate Morath, Boom Operator: Terry McDonald, Sound Maintenance: Mike Taylor, Cableman: Chris Woodcock, Re-recording Mixer: Chris Burdon, Re-recording Mixer: Doug Cooper, Sound Mix Technician: Dafydd Archard, Re-Recorded at: Warner Bros. De Lane Lea, Supervising Sound Editor: Oliver Tarney, Sound Editor: Jay Price, Sound Editor: Rachael Tate, Dialogue and ADR Editor: Becki Ponting, ADR Mixer: Mark Appleby, ADR Mixer: Nick Kray, ADR Voice Casting: Vanessa Baker, Audiocatz, Foley Artist: Peter Burgis, Foley Artist: Sue Harding, Foley Mixer: Glen Gathard, Foley Editor: Derek Trigg, Action Vehicles Supplied by: Reel Vehicles, Gary Weekes, Clearance Co-ordinator: Jo Harrop, Legal Services UK: Jacqueline Hurt, Legal Services UK: Clare Coulter, Legal Services UK: Christopher Patey, Olswang LLP, Legal Services US: Cheryl Nelson, Wyman & Isaacs LLP, UK Tax Credit Advisor: Saffrey Champness, UK Tax Credit Advisor: John Graydon, Nigel Walde, Negative Check: Kate Penlington, Raging Goose Limited, Dialect Coach: Penny Dyer, Publicity: Ginger Corbett, Charles Macdonald, EPK Producer: Albert Sharpe, Premier PR, Camera, Lenses and Grip Equipment Supplied by: Panavision, Lighting Equipment: Arri Lighting Rental Ltd, Costumes: Carlo Manzi, Costumes: Sastoria Cornejo, Costumes: Angels, Costumes: Hilary Marschener, Costumes: Ann Smart, Costumes: Academy, Clare Ramsell, Wigs and Facial Hair Supplied by: Peter Owen, Digital Intermediate Provided by: Company 3 London, Digital Intermediate Head of Department: Patrick Malone, Digital Intermediate Producer: Rob Farris, Marie Fernandes, Digital Intermediate Assistant Producer: Jonathan Collard, Cheryl Goodbody, Digital Intermediate Assistant: Aurora Shannon, Peter Collins, Digital Film Technical Supervisor: Laurent Treherne, Digital Film Bureau: Fiorenza Bagnariol, Digital Film Bureau: Timothy P. Jones, Digital Film Bureau: Laura Pavone, Gordon Pratt, Data Wrangler: Dan Helme, Systems Administrator: Neil Harrison, Completion Bond: Film Finances Limited, Collection Account Management: Freeway CAM B.V., Very Special Thanks to: Philomena Lee, Martin Sixsmith
Cast
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Judi Dench (Philomena Lee), Steve Coogan (Martin Sixsmith), Michelle Fairley (Sally Mitchell), Barbara Jefford (Sister Hildegarde), Anna Maxwell Martin (Jane), Mare Winningham (Mary), Sophie Kennedy Clark (young Philomena), Ruth McCabe (Mother Barbara), Peter Hermann (Pete Olsson), Sean Mahon (Michael), Wunmi Mosaku (young nun), Amy McAllister (Sister Anunciata), Charlie Murphy (Kathleen), Cathy Belton (Sister Claire), Kate Fleetwood (young Sister Hildegarde), Charissa Shearer (Peg), Nika McGuigan (Bridie), Rachel Wilcock (Mamie), Rita Hamill (nursery nun), Tadhg Bowen (young Anthony), Saoirse Bowen (young Mary), Harrison D'ampney (Anthony 8-10 years), DJ McGrath (John), Simone Lahbib (Kate Sixsmith), Sara Stewart (Marcia Weller), Gary Lilburn (priest), Charles Edwards (David), Nicholas Jones (Dr Robert), Paris Arrowsmith (bellboy), Marie Jones (barman's mum), Frankie McCafferty (barman), Vaughn Johseph (receptionist hotel), George Fisher (omelette chef), Jordan King (waitress), Amber Batty (Marge), Martin Glyn Murray (father), Elliott Levey (Alex), Florence Keith-Roach (check in operator), George Michael Rados (priest in church)
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
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Title: Stephen Frears: interviewsAuthor: Parks, Presley Pages: xxxix, 830 pages
Title: ironic filmmaking of Stephen Frears
Author: BRILL, Lesley Pages: vi, 256 pages
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(12)
Digital materials(10)
Description: DCP - PDC Portable Digital CarrierDuration: 01:37:40 minutesBFI identifier: N-123278
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DCDM - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-123280
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:44:16 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-602193
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:44:16 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-602193-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DCDM - LTO5Duration: 01:43:29 minutesTIFF - BFI identifier: N-134296
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DCDM - LTO5Duration: 01:43:29:07 minutesTIFF - BFI identifier: N-134296-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DCP - LTO5BFI identifier: N-134297
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DCP - LTO5Duration: 01:37:40 minutesBFI identifier: N-134297-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:37:42 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-602199
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:37:42 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-602199-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(1)
Description: HD Cam SRLine standard: 1080BFI identifier: N-122667
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2013BFI identifier: N-179094
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film