Cider with Rosie

Too many flashbacks. For a little while they are young kids. Then teens etc. Then go back to young kids & then teens. It was like following a bouncing ball

This story of a life in simpler times, was magical.

It reminded me of how busy we've all got, and how we've lost the connection to community and nature with our busy city lives.

The movie sits in a time between the two world wars, and shows the strength of women, and the family bond.

This is a simple movie. Not one with outstanding acting or huge moments. It is slowly told, with sincerity and an eye for the beauty in moments.

Take some time to escape, and soak in this magical story

...not only for story - nostalgic, seductive, bitter and soft - but for atmosphere. for an England who , for a Eastern European like me, is almost mythological. for Samantha Morton giving a beautiful performance. for the poetry of images . for something who is real personal. memories, crumbs of memories, gentle change of a young man, family, a village life and unique forms of joy. and something more. out of words. but great and usefull and protective.

I'm sorry to be at odds with the other reviewer, but what a total shambles this was. I've given glowing reviews of An Inspector calls and the excellent go between, as well as a fairly good review of Lady Chatterley, but the final instalment of the Beeb's twentieth Century drama remakes was awful. I love Timothy Spall, but his narration was like scratching down a blackboard, after a while it became really irritating. The acting was woeful, truly the worst I've seen on a historical drama for about 20 years. Thank goodness for the 3 or 4 minutes that June Whitfield and Annette Crosbie were in it, they added a little humour and showed us what acting is. I hate knocking anyone for trying but some of the accents were so bad that at times it felt like all that was missing were The Two Ronnies sat at their allotment. 3/10 a total yawn fest.

Jack Harris' distinction of Spadge Hopkin is nothing short of a master piece - his magnum opus. I laughed I wept and I had goose bumps throughout. Every time he was on screen the atmosphere change, cold...but in a kind of rock n roll way. Jack, young and green, portrays the Victoria secondary school bully in a complicated and endearing rollercoaster - considering he was only 13 when filmed, it's incredible. Safe to say this young buck has a bright future ahead of him.

Jack Harris' distinction of Spadge Hopkin is nothing short of a master piece - his magnum opus. I laughed I wept and I had goose bumps throughout. Every time he was on screen the atmosphere change, cold...but in a kind of rock n roll way. Jack, young and green, portrays the Victoria secondary school bully in a complicated and endearing rollercoaster - considering he was only 13 when filmed, it's incredible. Safe to say this young buck has a bright future ahead of him.