Typist Artist Pirate King

2022

1 hr. 46 min.

Drama

Comedy

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94%

16 Reviews

Tomatometer

45%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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In a last-ditch mission to get recognition for her talent, a non-conformist, forgotten artist persuades her psychiatric nurse to take her on a road trip back to where her story began – but with so many deviations into the past along the way, will they ever make it?

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Liz B

I found this film compelling watching and felt it dealt with the issue of mental illness with a light touch. Great acting and direction.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/10/23

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Elsie S

This film was so awful , I would have walked out but my friend had fallen asleep .I have no idea who the actress was playing the lead character , but she looked like she was wearing "Biff''s" wig from Back to The Future when he's older and cleaning Martys car .The storyline was depressing .There was no laughter to be found in the dialogue from "Biff " or her nervous mental health team worker .They had scenes with random Morris Dancers , role playing Anglo Saxons , seated Yoga classes and various other totally irrelevant people /scenario's , but nothing could save this mess . One to miss I think .

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/28/23

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Eric M

Asides from 3 images it was pretty clear why this was a forgotten artist - though it seems putting the word "artist" in front of anyone is supposed to make really poor work seem enlightening. I had never heard of Amiss before this film and felt I hadn't missed much. Her mental illness as portrayed in the film reminded me of every mad person ever who has ever made someone's life hell! From crazy complaining neighbours to paranoid schizophrenics who talk to themselves and then attack other people. It wasn't clear if this was supposed to be an accurate portrayal of a mentally ill person or not but I don't need to see someone having a breakdown nor the audience finding it funny. Far from funny, after 40 minutes (which seemed like 5 hours) I walked out - having realised there was a world out there far removed from someone portrayed on screen who spent most of her life in mental institutions and should have stayed there. Dreadful film - even worse art work.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/24

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Carol Morley

Director

Monica Dolan

Audrey Amiss

Kelly Macdonald

Sandra Panza

Gina McKee

Dorothy

Kieran Bew

Gabe

Christine Bottomley

Joan

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

It’s a humane and warm-hearted little road movie, which takes a generous and accepting stance on Amiss’s rather abrasive character traits. But it’s also slightly flat and disjointed...

Rated: 3/5

Oct 29, 2023

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

A committed central performance and a comforting narrative structure are not enough, ultimately, to save this earnest yet haphazard biopic.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 27, 2023

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

A delight, and a film which cleverly picks apart the clichés of the timeworn artist biopic.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 26, 2023

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Overall it is a warm, charming, and valuable film.

Rated: 7/10

Feb 8, 2024

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Inspired by the life of under-appreciated British artist Audrey Amiss, this warm and offbeat road movie unfolds with a terrific sense of playful curiosity.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 6, 2024

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Annette Basile

FILMINK (Australia)

Wonderfully warm and well paced …

Rated: 17.5/20

Jan 29, 2024

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Synopsis

In a last-ditch mission to get recognition for her talent, a non-conformist, forgotten artist persuades her psychiatric nurse to take her on a road trip back to where her story began – but with so many deviations into the past along the way, will they ever make it?

Director: Carol Morley
Executive Producer: Jane Campion, Anne Sheehan, Reno Antoniades, Mia Bays, Maria Logan, Oisín O'Neill, John Gleeson, Tyrone Walker-Hebborn, Norman Merry, Peter Hampden, Carol Morley
Screenwriter: Carol Morley
Production Co: Cannon and Morley Productions, Solas Mind, MBK Productions
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Original Language: English