Vera Drake, Mike Leigh's film about backstreet abortions, scooped six prizes at the British Independent Film Awards held in Hammersmith Palais. The film, which follows the practices of a 1950s ...
THERE'S AN ANGEL quietly at work in a corner of postwar London. Her name is Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton). A devoted wife, mother and neighbor, she seems to find time for everybody. She cleans houses ...
Mike Leigh's Vera Drake won the prize for best film at the annual Evening Standard British Film Awards last night. The drama about a backstreet abortionist also earned eleven Bafta nominations and ...