Philomena

Philomena (2013)

Timing: 1:38 (98 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2013-11-01

Country

United Kingdom

Production

Canal+, BBC Film, Magnolia Mae Films, BFI, Ciné+, Pathe, Baby Cow Productions

Genre

Drama

Budget

$12 000 000

Revenue

$100 129 872

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Director

Stephen Frears

Actors

Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Mare Winningham, Barbara Jefford, Ruth McCabe, Peter Hermann, Sean Mahon, Anna Maxwell Martin, Michelle Fairley
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Scenario

Producer

Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward, Gabrielle Tana, Henry Normal, François Ivernel, Christine Langan, Cameron McCracken, Carolyn Marks Blackwood

Operator

Robbie Ryan

Composer

Alexandre Desplat

Artist

Audition

Leo Davis, Lissy Holm

Editing

Valerio Bonelli
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• The film is based on Martin Sixsmith's novel "The Lost Child of Philomena Lee" (2009).
• While visiting the monastery, Martin Sixsmith sees a photograph with the signature of an American actress on the wall and asks if the autograph belongs to Jane Mansfield (he is told it is the autograph of Jane Russell). The character who appears later in the film, Pete Olsson, is played by Peter Hermann. Hermann is married to Jane Mansfield's daughter, Mariska Hargitay.
• When Philomena and Martin enter Pete Olsson's house, the camera shows a close-up of a photograph of Michael and Tony. At this moment, to the right of the photograph, one can notice a decorative oval metal object with lines from a prayer written in Hebrew. In reality, this is a container for citrus fruits used during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles).
• The events of the film take place in 2004, however Pete Olsson drives up to the house in a third-generation Mazda MX-5, which only appeared in 2005.
• The BMW rental car in Ireland has Irish license plates, but a Northern Ireland road tax certificate can be seen under the windshield.
• The film is based on Martin Sixsmith's novel "The Lost Child of Philomena Lee" (2009).