I saw this on my on demand the other day and I just had to watch it. I'm so glad I did. It's one of the best movies I've seen that's been made in the last 10 years.
Thank you so much for sharing!!!! What a brilliant movie. Amazing how something so wrong (abortion) to some people is so right for others. Through Vera's own innocence and past experience she felt in her heart that what she was doing by 'helping the girls' was the right thing to do. So sad that she wasn't articulate enough to explain that to her family and in particular her bitch of a sister in law. Hence the saying "walk a mile in my shoes"
I grew up in a country where abortion was illegal in ALL cases - El Salvador. Of course wealthy women can go outside the country or bribe doctors, while the poor majority has to risk the back alleys. The world in this moive still exists today in so many places! Its beyond disturbing.
Imelda Staunton never got the oscar because of the subject material and political correctness, maybe. The greatest performances often fail to win. How can anyone act better than this.? Thanks for the great upload of this classic.
Absolutely BRILLIANT Acting!!! Thank you so very much for taking the time to upload this film. (too bad the sound was so low, I could barely make out the Police scene).
Sad, that even today, people's mind set against legal abortion is still in the DARK AGES!
omg i'm so glad this hasn't been taken down...amazing...i love this movie though it's very sad. This is the reason why i'm pro-choice....women (of all classes) need safe options available to them. It's sad to see the reality of those times and how women of money could procure an abortion just by claiming it could adversely affect their mental state as did that other poor girl who was raped.
I know what you mean. In a way, that is a whole other issue, how that society boy treated Susan. He seemed to be a real case. God help the next girl left alone with him.
The music in this movie was so mysteriously beautiful. Does anyone have any clue if there is any place to download the score? I've searched and I haven't found any sort of soundtrack for it, but I know that there's a score laying around
Please. please watch 'The Magdalene Sisters' if you felt for this true life film. It was during the same period and shows how Irish girls were treated. Some were not even pregnant! It show hoe girls and women were treated! A word of warning though if you thought this was sad... Excellent film what a caring woman!
so, in this movie abortions were legal if women could afford them (and if they passed the psychiatric evaluation requirements) - which excluded most of the working class? So what Vera was doing was not illegal because it was abortion but because she wasn't licensed to perform abortions?
That wealthy girl who got an abortion at the beginning of the movie had to see a psychiatrist and doctor.
well not exactly....the reason why that rich girl was able to procure an abortion was because she demonstrated that if she didn't have one it would adversely affect her mental state. It was the only way a woman could get a legal abortion. It's why the doctor asked her those questions and when he asked if she'd put the baby for adoption she said "i can't have it; i'd rather kill myself"
after watching this everything i read i hear in a british accent...LOL. is it the same for anyone else? i have a feeling if i were to say something out loud right now i'd say it in a british accent.. im pretty good at that accent but i wish it was really mine just so i could talk in it all the time and not be made fun of lol..
I know what you mean! I love British accents, I almost wish I had one. They sound better than my kiwi accent anyway. My parents & grandparents are immigrants from England so even though I've never lived in England my history is there (my ancestors) and listening to British accents feels like home. I almost feel like an immigrant myself (compared to most other Europeans in NZ whose families have been here for generations).
We are watching this in R.E at the moment and i couldnt wait a week to finsish it. It made me cry so much i didnt want it to end. Imelda Staunton played Vera amazing such good acting. Thankyou sooo much for uploading.
I've just finished Vera Drake and all I can say is Imelda Staunton was unbelievably astonishing. I can't remember the last time I shad tears like this. Don't give me wrong, I think Hilary was equally fantastic but she already won for Boys don't cry so it wouldn't have killed them to give the Oscar this time to Imelda Staunton. I am going to bed thinking of how wonderful Imelda Staunton was in Vera Drake. mlbalbuena, I seriously can't thank you enough for sharing this movie with us!
She would be back with her family. Imelda Staunton played Vera wonderfully, she should have got the Oscar not Hilary Swank for boxing and getting euthanized, besides she already had one.
Thank you for sharing the movie, it is really moving and also educational. A choice should never be taken away from people, be it about pregnancy or other important things. Sadly, some countries still have women rely on amateur women's doctors instead of professional ones.
I saw this on my on demand the other day and I just had to watch it. I'm so glad I did. It's one of the best movies I've seen that's been made in the last 10 years.
Shridra 2 weeks ago
Very enjoyable - Thank you.
taft788 1 month ago in playlist Vera Drake
Thank you so much for sharing!!!! What a brilliant movie. Amazing how something so wrong (abortion) to some people is so right for others. Through Vera's own innocence and past experience she felt in her heart that what she was doing by 'helping the girls' was the right thing to do. So sad that she wasn't articulate enough to explain that to her family and in particular her bitch of a sister in law. Hence the saying "walk a mile in my shoes"
lyndelphelan 1 month ago
Thank you very much.
brtrauff 4 months ago
I grew up in a country where abortion was illegal in ALL cases - El Salvador. Of course wealthy women can go outside the country or bribe doctors, while the poor majority has to risk the back alleys. The world in this moive still exists today in so many places! Its beyond disturbing.
loner1878 5 months ago
This is such an amazing movie. One of my favourites from Leigh along with Naked and Secret and Lies.
ibuK007 5 months ago
Amazing piece of film... thank you very much, it honestly changed my views about abortion
arclight20 8 months ago
Imelda Staunton never got the oscar because of the subject material and political correctness, maybe. The greatest performances often fail to win. How can anyone act better than this.? Thanks for the great upload of this classic.
Kristopful 11 months ago
What happened to that other girl???
i wanted to dislike it because the judge was cruel...but it was such a fantastic film that i couldnt!
thanks for sharing. :)
funnypumpkinhehe 1 year ago
Thank you very much for uploading brilliant
northerndownpoor 1 year ago 2
Everyone who loves film should fall down on their knees and worship Mike Leigh as their God...
BiznizTrademark 1 year ago
Absolutely BRILLIANT Acting!!! Thank you so very much for taking the time to upload this film. (too bad the sound was so low, I could barely make out the Police scene).
Sad, that even today, people's mind set against legal abortion is still in the DARK AGES!
OMGaNEWBIE 1 year ago 2
Imelda should have won an Oscar for this movie. In 2011 she is doing another Mike Leigh film. Hopefully that will win her one.
frodoireland 1 year ago
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Norris0464876486 2 years ago
Dude, I'm never going to get the time back...
ihaveopposablethumbs 2 years ago
omg i'm so glad this hasn't been taken down...amazing...i love this movie though it's very sad. This is the reason why i'm pro-choice....women (of all classes) need safe options available to them. It's sad to see the reality of those times and how women of money could procure an abortion just by claiming it could adversely affect their mental state as did that other poor girl who was raped.
jmar0408 2 years ago 6
I wonder what ever happened to Susan...
IwillKillYourCereal 2 years ago
I know what you mean. In a way, that is a whole other issue, how that society boy treated Susan. He seemed to be a real case. God help the next girl left alone with him.
mpjrdldn 2 years ago 9
An enexpectedly great movie. Terrific performance by Staunton.
rosebud569 2 years ago
The music in this movie was so mysteriously beautiful. Does anyone have any clue if there is any place to download the score? I've searched and I haven't found any sort of soundtrack for it, but I know that there's a score laying around
christinapaladino 2 years ago
Please. please watch 'The Magdalene Sisters' if you felt for this true life film. It was during the same period and shows how Irish girls were treated. Some were not even pregnant! It show hoe girls and women were treated! A word of warning though if you thought this was sad... Excellent film what a caring woman!
shoegalsho 2 years ago
What a sad ending. The song is aweome, but it makes it even more sad =/
AeriisGainsborough 2 years ago
this movie is just shattering. i've been crying my eyes out since part 7!
yourengland 2 years ago
so, in this movie abortions were legal if women could afford them (and if they passed the psychiatric evaluation requirements) - which excluded most of the working class? So what Vera was doing was not illegal because it was abortion but because she wasn't licensed to perform abortions?
That wealthy girl who got an abortion at the beginning of the movie had to see a psychiatrist and doctor.
atozinco 2 years ago
abortions weren't legal in England until 1967
IwillKillYourCereal 2 years ago
well not exactly....the reason why that rich girl was able to procure an abortion was because she demonstrated that if she didn't have one it would adversely affect her mental state. It was the only way a woman could get a legal abortion. It's why the doctor asked her those questions and when he asked if she'd put the baby for adoption she said "i can't have it; i'd rather kill myself"
jmar0408 2 years ago
after watching this everything i read i hear in a british accent...LOL. is it the same for anyone else? i have a feeling if i were to say something out loud right now i'd say it in a british accent.. im pretty good at that accent but i wish it was really mine just so i could talk in it all the time and not be made fun of lol..
okaytrees 3 years ago 2
I know what you mean! I love British accents, I almost wish I had one. They sound better than my kiwi accent anyway. My parents & grandparents are immigrants from England so even though I've never lived in England my history is there (my ancestors) and listening to British accents feels like home. I almost feel like an immigrant myself (compared to most other Europeans in NZ whose families have been here for generations).
atozinco 2 years ago
i know right 2 years and 6 months thats harsh! >:l what a dick he was
k8kitkat 3 years ago
We are watching this in R.E at the moment and i couldnt wait a week to finsish it. It made me cry so much i didnt want it to end. Imelda Staunton played Vera amazing such good acting. Thankyou sooo much for uploading.
93oLiViAoRaNgE93 3 years ago
I've just finished Vera Drake and all I can say is Imelda Staunton was unbelievably astonishing. I can't remember the last time I shad tears like this. Don't give me wrong, I think Hilary was equally fantastic but she already won for Boys don't cry so it wouldn't have killed them to give the Oscar this time to Imelda Staunton. I am going to bed thinking of how wonderful Imelda Staunton was in Vera Drake. mlbalbuena, I seriously can't thank you enough for sharing this movie with us!
ewlalah 3 years ago
She would be back with her family. Imelda Staunton played Vera wonderfully, she should have got the Oscar not Hilary Swank for boxing and getting euthanized, besides she already had one.
poliador 3 years ago
Just got done watching it twice. Very nice.
Grind2Xtreme 4 years ago
Thank you for sharing the movie, it is really moving and also educational. A choice should never be taken away from people, be it about pregnancy or other important things. Sadly, some countries still have women rely on amateur women's doctors instead of professional ones.
swytla 4 years ago
What an excellent movie. Very sad but very important to see. Imelda Staunton's performance was amazing.
melymbrosia 4 years ago
thanks very much for sharing :)
caralluda76 4 years ago 14
I'm happy you enjoyed it.
mlbalbuena 4 years ago
Is it based on a tru story?
babiiface009 3 years ago
yup, sad no?
GARAMwangja86 2 years ago
Glad you finally got to see it.
mlbalbuena 4 years ago
Thanks for shring the movie. Its an important piece.
21woman 4 years ago 5
Yes, it covers some important stuff.
Your welcome.
mlbalbuena 4 years ago