Rowan Joffe
Brighton Rock
( Feature )
Rowan's adaptation of Graham Greene's classic novel follows Pinkie Brown, a teenage sociopath and up-and-coming gangster, as he attempts to gain control of Brighton's gangs.
Ida Arnold, a kind-hearted and decent woman, is drawn into the action by a chance meeting with the terrified Hale, whom Pinkie murders in obscure circumstances shortly afterwards. Pinkie's attempts to cover his tracks lead to a chain of fresh crimes and to an ill-fated marriage to Rose, a waitress who has the power to destroy his alibi. Ida pursues Pinkie relentlessly, in part to protect Rose from the deeply disturbed boy she has married.
Set against the backdrop of 1960s Brighton and the ongoing youth riots between the mods and rockers Brighton Rock charts the seedy underworld of this seaside resort.
Screen Daily
Film 2011
Financial Times Full Review
a harmonious synthesis of overwrought melodrama and thematic intensity Laurence Phelan
The Independent Full Review
The Times Full Review
Film 2010
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Rowan Joffe's Brighton Rock opens in US cinemas on 26th August
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European Premiere for Rowan Joffe's Brighton Rock
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Rowan Joffe's Brighton Rock set for US summer release
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BIFA Nominations for Gareth Edwards, Rowan Joffe and Jamie Thraves
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Monsters and Brighton Rock at Toronto
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Rowan Joffe's Brighton Rock set for October 2009