The Colour Room

This is the true story of Clarice Cliff, a British pottery artist in the 1920's who beat the odds by rising from humble beginnings in the North of England in an industry dominated by men, to establish her own brand of ceramics to appeal to women that is still sold today.

Phoebe Dynevor is well cast as Clarice as is Matthew Goode as the upper class factory owner and David Morrissey as her boss. I had no idea who Clarice Cliff was and had no interest in the subject matter but it is such a well made drama that I found myself getting more and more absorbed into the story thanks to Claire McCathy's competent direction and swift pacing. You find yourself rooting for Clarice and balk at the blatant sexism that went on in those days and the courage Clarice faced to overcome the prevailing attitudes.

It reminded me of Made in Dagenham (2010) which was another true story about women in the Ford car plant making a stand against sexual discrimination in the work place. The Colour Room is more than that, it's about believing in yourself and never giving up on your dreams and if you have a passion for something you will find a way to overcome obstacles that stand in your way.

Saw this advertised on sky and thought I'd give it a try. My wife thought it would be boring but watched it anyway. As a thirty year old I always used to go to antique auction and Clarice cliff always came up for sale and made good money. A great insight into the origins of Clarice cliff and how Stoke became the heart of pottery making. Watch the film, don't over think the story and just enjoy it.

"No man can appreciate and produce beautiful things whose sense of color is outraged every day by the dirt and soot that covers everything"

Pottery Gazette, 1919.

"The Colour Room" chronicles the life and work of English potter Clarice Cliff. A period drama that links the "romantic" 1920s with the story of a woman capable of overcoming her ingenuity in the face of any adversity.

Starring Phoebe Dynevor, in her film debut. "The color room", interposes Clarice's creativity, with the industrialized and misogynistic world of that time; Added to the charismatic performances, this film has all the nuances that are required to build a quite believable and entertaining story.

"Because of the heart of the story and its loving interpretations, "The Colour Room" is a very fine piece of pottery"

I really enjoyed this film,knowing nothing about the character,or the biographical details.great cast well filmed should get a larger release,but alas bigger budgeted films get presidence at the multiplex.hopefully the more independent cinemas might give it a run if you haven't got the Netflix app.

And other keetchy kitchen cuttlery designed and made in the 1920's royal imperial kingdom of great britain, a biographical drama about one of the first trendsetting women industrial designers that made psychedellic colours become trendy and the number one among wedding gifts of the times, and a collectors item of today.

Its a beautiful made film, sharp and colourfilled but at the same time blurred out in a positive way, with a great deal of positive charged acting makes this a film that is a must see if your within the art crafts, or just a hobby potterer, or a china painter as my mum did(can still smell the american therpentine) many years ago, because this is for your eyes only if you want it to be.

An appraisive thanks to sky studios and.co. That has made such a delightfull story come to life, its gentle, periodical and feministic. The grumpy old man recommends.