Gypsy Woman (film)

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Gypsy Woman
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Directed by Sheree Folkson
Written by Steven Knight
Starring Jack Davenport
Neve McIntosh
Nick Brimble
Julian Wadham
Hazel Monaghan
Jack Warren
CinematographyWitold Stock
Edited by[Nick Arhurs
Music by Joe Strummer
Production
companies
Overseas Filmgroup
Wave Pictures
Distributed by Sky Pictures
Release dates
  • 9 September 2001 (2001-09-09)(Germany)
  • 2 July 2005 (2005-07-02)(UK DVD)
Running time
87 minutes
Countries United Kingdom
Isle of Man
LanguageEnglish

Gypsy Woman is a 2001 film directed by Sheree Folkson and written by Steven Knight, filmed on location in London and The Isle of Man. It is a romantic comedy, set against the backdrop of the Black Mountains, Wales.

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Plot overview

'Leon Hawthorne (Davenport) is a recently widowed property developer left to raise his young daughter on his own. While at a coroner’s inquest into the death of one of his workers, Leon meets the dead man’s widow, Natalie (McIntosh). A bright and exotic woman, Natalie’s beauty captivates Leon and after the verdict of the court case comes, he sets out to track the widow down. This brings him into the countryside and on an unexpected journey full of humour, danger and self-discovery as he enters the world of the gypsies... With the help of Leon’s and Natalie’s daughters, they just might manage to sort it out.' [1]

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References

  1. "Gypsy Woman [DVD]".