| | |  | Documentry | Home » » Cause Celebre | | | | | | | Description: | | The true story of Love, Lust and Murder that obsessed a nationIt’s 1935. The headlines scream "murder most foul." All England is boiling with fury – scandalized by the "crime of the decade." Cause Célèbre is an emotionally complex real-life drama of love, betrayal, guilt and obsession spun hopelessly out of control. Did Alma Rattenbury (Helen Mirren) – as she confessed – bludgeon her ailing husband to death? Or, was it Bowen, her 18-year old lover – desperately driven by their affair into a fit of jealous rage? Whatever the truth, as an upper class wife and mother, she is already condemned by an outraged public for the unforgivable crime of loving a boy only half her age. Into this maelstrom of emotion, facing Alma’s confession and the public’s wrath steps T.J. O’Connor (David Suchet), the distinguished, brilliant attorney for the defense fiercely determined to save his client. Helen Mirren weaves a spellbinding web as Alma Rattenbury, a fragile, free-spirited woman caught in a passion she is helpless to control. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Helen Mirren, David Morrissey, David Suchet, Harry Andrews, Norma West | | Director:
| John Gorrie | | Format:
| Color, Content/Copy-Protected CD, Dolby, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| KOCH VISION | | Run Time:
| 109 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| December 06, 2005 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
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9 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Uneven is the KeywordFeb 09, 2006
By Kino
Helen Mirren can always dazzle; all these Brits are so well trained but this vehicle is not up to their talents. David Morrissey looks promising, but is uneven in this part. He's good playing innocent but I didn't buy his character's evil side. It may be the fault of the screen play. They managed to take an interesting (true) story and totally muddle it. I'd love to see this re-made for the big screen.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Helen Mirren and David Suchet, Two Favorites of MineSep 13, 2009
By TinaC
"Tina"
And I love just about anything they star in. But then the story is quite good too. Mirren's a convincing cougar in this older woman-younger guy caper. If you like H. Mirren and D. Suchet, you'll enjoy this movie for those two reasons alone.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Atmosphere and depiction of time period is greatAug 18, 2009
By Susan J. Lynn
"SJLynn"
I really enjoyed this movie. My husband had purchased it in a resale shop and we watch it when our cable was off. I especially enjoyed Helen Mirren. You can't go wrong when she is in a film. I looked up the actual story and I think they depicted the story well. It is another case where if these two individuals (Helen) and the young boy (George Stoner) hadn't met, there wouldn't have been a murder. Even though she was found innocent of the actual murder, the public felt she was responsible. She couldn't live with the gossip or remorse and killed herself. She had two young sons to live for but it wasn't enough for her to fight for. She seems to have been somewhat a weak individual but she also was awarded a medal for bravery in WWI. So how can you tell. Mr. Stoner (the young man) was released after 9 years and lived to the ripe old age of 83. Maybe she should have thought twice before she killed herself.
8 of 13 found the following review helpful:
NOT a murder "mystery" as suchOct 16, 2005
By Barbara B.
If you are thinking about watching this movie, just be aware that it is NOT a murder "mystery" as such. Unfortunately, I got it thinking it was more of an Agatha Christie type story, and spent the entire time trying to figure out who really "done it." I was very disappointed when the typical twists and turns of a true mystery didn't materialize.
If my expectations had been different, I might have enjoyed this movie more. The set design was superb, as was most of the acting and the dialog (although, without subtitles, the British accent was a bit difficult for me to understand at times). But, on the other hand, I might have been disappointed anyway, since the story is somewhat disjointed and I never bought into the relationships between the characters (the two mismatched lovers, the husband and wife, the wife and 'companion' etc.)
The story might have been true, but that doesn't necessarily make it a good movie.
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