Irina Palm

IRINA PALM may be a film too many people will overlook, thinking it either empty headed or pornographic. But word of mouth should correct those misconceptions, as this little quiet film is a tender story of an aging woman's sacrifices and... Full review

What a pleasent surprise. An intelligent, adult, well acted movie with a strong cast. This British gem should not be missed in a summer of mindless blockbusters.... Full review

What a pleasent surprise. An intelligent, adult, well acted movie with a strong cast. This British gem should not be missed in a summer of mindless blockbusters.... Full review

I had not heard of this film when a friend suggested we go to see it. I was a little unsure about the subject matter but it was wonderful. So funny and light hearted. A real gem. Shame more people will... Full review

Even though it hasn't been a great year for handjob movies, this is still the best one going so far. It's even named after the handjob queen herself, Irina Palm. Marianne Faithful is Maggie, a grandmother of a sick little... Full review

Marianne Faithful has an emotional magnet, a stillness/quietness that makes her performance, as well as the film totally, centered on this intriguing and unique character; Miki Manojlovic too, as the nightclub owner, provides a wonderful and a smooth performance; Dorka... Full review

A charitable and moving tale about a woman who unselfishly compromises her dignity in order to save her grandchild's life.The middle-aged window Maggie lives a quiet life in suburban England. She has a restrained relationship to her son Tom and... Full review

Irina Palm is one of those quirky off-beat Brit flicks that you come across every now and again. Based around the life of a middle aged Maggie, widowed, one son and a grandchild dying of a rare illness. Maggie needs... Full review

This artful and poignant film is a perfect balance between the sadness of how impotent adults are when a child is ill and the laughter that leavens the sadness. Music of Ghuzu guitar group propels the actions forward. Sensitive camera... Full review

I watched this movie in the preview in my university. I must admit that when my friend told me what it was about I thought it would be one of those dull good-intentioned but poorly made movie. I was wrong.This... Full review

Irina Palm is often very funny, although it avoids all the obvious humour around Maggie's sex trade job, but it's also uneven, a bit slow at times and obvious at others. Luckily, the performances will keep you watching, and make Irina Palm well worth seeing. ... Full Review

A beguiling if not especially plausible film that freely blends sleaze and sentimentality, Irina Palm would not be so notable if it didn't have Marianne Faithfull as its leading lady. ... Full Review

Even if there aren't many other reasons to give this contrived and too often silly film a chance, Faithfull (last seen in Sofia Coppola's "Marie Antoinette") makes a captivating leading lady.....though even Faithfull seems to balk at embracing that ending onscreen..... ... Full Review

Faithfull's perfect for 'Irina Palm....Faithfull and Manojlovic subtly show the attraction these two feel for each other, as unlikely as it is..... ... Full Review

Review: Faithfull's perfect for 'Irina Palm' The movie could have lost the bunch of them except Jenny Agutter. Although Faithfull only sporadically makes movies anymore, it's hard to imagine anyone who could have done this role better. ... Full Review

A 20-year-old girl, who has grown up too quickly and seeks in the arms of older men a replacement for her prematurely deceased father, and a woman who no longer knows how to love are at the heart of Sophie... ... Full Article

The Berlin film festival's Shooting Stars award goes to the best rising European talent of the year. The award was initiated by the European Film Promotion (EFP) as part of the Berlin festival and is supported by the EU's MEDIA... ... Full Article

Marianne Faithfull plays Maggie, a frumpy fiftysomething whose young grandson will die unless the family can raise the money necessary for his op. So Maggie does what any resourceful gran would do and takes a job at a Soho sex... ... Full Article

This seems to be the season, in the art house circuit, for ex-girlfriends of the Rolling Stones.A few weeks ago it was Anita Pallenberg impersonating the Queen in Mister Lonely . ... Full Article

The story of a middle-age frump who takes a temporary job in the sex industry to raise money for her grandson's medical care, "Irina Palm" goes against every stereotype we have been served in movies about prostitution. ... Full Article

The singer-actress does a matronly turn, with a titillating twist. By Sam Adams March 30, 2008 Special to The Times BEDSIDE MATTER: Faithfull, with Corey Burke, stars as a widow willing to make an unusual sacrifice for her grandson. ( ... Full Article