Cracks (2009/I)

Director:

Jordan Scott

Writers:

Ben Court (screenplay) &
Caroline Ip (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

18 March 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Innocence isn't lost. It's taken.

Plot:

A look at the lives and relationships among girls at an elite British boarding school. |

Plot Keywords:

Girl | Boarding School | School | 1930s | Teenage Crush

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Eva Green	...	Miss G
Juno Temple	...	Di
María Valverde	...	Fiamma
Imogen Poots	...	Poppy
Ellie Nunn	...	Lily
Adele McCann	...	Laurel
Zoe Carroll	...	Rosie (as Zoë Carroll)
Clemmie Dugdale	...	Fuzzy
Sinéad Cusack	...	Miss Nieven
Helen Norton	...	Matron
Deirdre Donnelly	...	Miss Lacey
Barbara Adair	...	Miss Cairns
Alistair Rumble	...	Ferry Skipper
Kitty McLaughlin-Dunning	...	Small Dreg
Jonathan White	...	Shopkeeper

Directed by
Jordan Scott

Writing credits
Ben Court		(screenplay) &
Caroline Ip		(screenplay) and
Jordan Scott		(screenplay)
Sheila Kohler		(novel)

Produced by
Elisa Alvares	....	associate producer
Carola Ash	....	associate producer
Guy Collins	....	executive producer
Michael Costigan	....	co-producer
Kwesi Dickson	....	producer
Ricardo García Arrojo	....	executive producer
Alain Goldman	....	executive producer
Sheila Kohler	....	associate producer
Andrew Lowe	....	producer
Stephen Margolis	....	executive producer
Catherine Morisse	....	co-producer
Paul Myler	....	line producer
Julie Payne	....	producer
Charles Pugliese	....	co-producer
Malcolm Reeve	....	co-producer
Ridley Scott	....	executive producer
Tony Scott	....	executive producer
Rosalie Swedlin	....	producer
Christine Vachon	....	producer
John Wells	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Javier Navarrete

Cinematography by
John Mathieson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Valerio Bonelli

Casting by
Shaheen Baig

Production Design by
Ben Scott

Art Direction by
Bill Crutcher		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Jenny Oman

Costume Design by
Alison Byrne

Makeup Department
Orla Carrol	....	key hair stylist
Morna Ferguson	....	makeup designer
Deirdre Fitzgerald	....	makeup artist
Niamh O'Loan	....	makeup artist
Tina Phelan	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Alistair Hopkins	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jill Dempsey	....	second assistant director
Cathriona Glynn	....	assistant director
Anna Harrison	....	third assistant director
Luke Johnston	....	first assistant director
Nicola Long	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Dermot Blighe	....	key stand-by props
Clyde Doyle	....	assistant art director
Martin Hayes	....	construction manager
Tuireann Herriott	....	assistant prop buyer
Lyndon Johnston	....	dressing props
Chan Kin	....	stand-by props
Nenazoma McNamee	....	trainee art director
Philip Murphy	....	props
Edwin Ryan	....	sculptor
Noel Walsh	....	property master

Sound Department
Mark Appleby	....	adr mixer
Antony Bayman	....	adr recordist
Luke Brown	....	assistant foley mixer
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist
Christian Byrne	....	second boom operator
Andrew Caller	....	sound re-recording mixer
Simon Chase	....	additional sound editor
Jeremy Child	....	foley editor
John Cochrane	....	dialogue editor
Andie Derrick	....	foley artist
Andrew Felton	....	boom operator
Glen Gathard	....	foley mixer
James Harrison	....	additional sound editor
Mike Prestwood Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Oliver Tarney	....	supervising sound editor
Dillon Bennett	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Kevin Byrne	....	special effects supervisor
Kevin Nolan	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Charlie Bennett	....	digital matte painter
Sara Bennett	....	visual effects supervisor
Adriano Cirulli	....	digital compositor: The Mill
Martin R. Davison	....	digital compositor: The Mill
James D. Etherington	....	digital compositor: Mill TV
Michael Harrison	....	digital compositor
Emma Hulme	....	digital restoration
Marie A. Jones	....	visual effects producer
Arianna Lago	....	digital compositor
Peter Lambert	....	visual effects editor
Greg Spencer	....	digital compositor
Simon Wicker	....	digital matte painter
Bryan Bartlett	....	title compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jonathan Ames	....	video playback operator: UK
Ron Coe	....	second assistant camera
Paul Edwards	....	Steadicam operator
Richie Egan	....	grip
Tim Fletcher	....	electrician
Addo Gallagher	....	electrician
Phill Hardy	....	second assistant camera
Jonathan Hession	....	still photographer
Alan Martin	....	gaffer
Keith McNamara	....	focus puller
Rory O'Riordan	....	clapper loader
Mike Valentine	....	underwater camera
David Wright	....	camera runner
Niall Cullinane	....	camera trainee: dailies (uncredited)

Casting Department
Naomi Jalil	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tara Roughneen	....	wardrobe trainee

Editorial Department
Matthew Benns	....	digital intermediate data manager
Paul Ensby	....	digital color timer
Charlotte Gray	....	digital restoration
Todd Kleparski	....	digital intermediate producer
Peter Lambert	....	first assistant editor
Jonathan Mann	....	digital film restoration
Dominic Thomson	....	digital editor

Music Department
Javier Abad	....	music programmer
Thomas Bowes	....	musician: violin solos
Thomas Bowes	....	orchestra leader
Simon Chamberlain	....	musician: piano solos
Nicholas Dodd	....	conductor
Nicholas Dodd	....	orchestrator
Andrew Dudman	....	music engineer
Andrew Dudman	....	music mixer
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Michael Higham	....	music editor
Andy Kitchen	....	assistant music engineer
Javier Navarrete	....	orchestrator
Maggie Rodford	....	music supervisor
Jill Streater	....	music preparation
Jonathan Williams	....	musician: cello solos
Alison Wright	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Jean Bourne	....	script supervisor
Pablo Carrera	....	production finance executive
Eamonn Cleary	....	location assistant
Alice Clough	....	head of business affairs: Future Films
Louise Cornally	....	production finance executive: element pictures
Sile Dorney	....	production accountant
Paula Heffernan	....	assistant to producer
Manus Hingerty	....	location manager
Amy Lachat	....	executive assistant: Jordan Scott
Tom Moran	....	executive assistant: Tony Scott
Michelle Mullen	....	production coordinator
Cian O'Muilleoir	....	assistant production accountant
Steven Robbins	....	assistant: Tony Scott
Nancy Ryan	....	assistant: Ridley Scott & Julie Payne
Neil Swain	....	dialect coach
Tim Wild	....	assistant: Jordan Scott
Roisin Carty	....	dialect coach: Eva Green (uncredited)

Thanks
Delli Avdali	....	special thanks
Jonathan Loughran	....	very special thanks
Alexis Roche	....	special thanks
Eva Saint-Paul	....	special thanks (as Eva St. Paul)

Production Companies

• Antena 3 Films (financial support)
• Element Pictures
• Future Films
• HandMade Films
• Industry Entertainment
• Irish Film Board (funding)
• John Wells Productions
• Killer Films
• Scott Free Productions

Distributors

• Studio Canal (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Studio Canal (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Atlantic Film (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
• DTP Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• IFC Films (2010) (USA) (all media)
• Optimum Releasing (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bangladesh) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bhutan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (India) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Maldives) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Nepal) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Pakistan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Sri Lanka) (all media)
• Vision Film Distribution (2009) (Poland) (all media)

Special Effects

• Team FX
• The Mill (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Air Lyndhurst Studios  music recorded at
• Air-Edel Recording Studios  music mixed at
• Cutting Edge Group  music services
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Goldcrest Post Production London  ADR Facility
• Goldcrest Post Production London  sound post-production
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• London Session Orchestra, The  orchestra (uncredited)
• Pivotal Post  Avid Editing Equipment Provided By
• Technicolor  release printing
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

"Oskuldens tid" - Sweden
"Sedução" - Brazil (DVD title)
"To paihnidi tis apoplanisis" - Greece (DVD title)
"Viattomuuden uhrit" - Finland (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexuality, nudity and a disturbing attack

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

UK | Ireland | Spain | France | Switzerland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:15A | South Korea:18 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:11 | USA:Not Rated | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Antena 3 Films

Trivia:

First and, to date (2009), only joint venture of the Scott clan: Jordan Scott (writer-director) daughter of executive producer Ridley Scott and niece of executive producer Tony Scott.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Miss G. is seen smoking a filtered cigarette, something that was not really available at the time.

Quotes:

Poppy:I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: 'Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive...

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.9" (2011)

A sleeper which really surprised me ****Spoilers*****

This movie really snuck up on me. I wasn't really expecting too much from it but I must say the third act was mesmerizing. I was literally on the edge of my seat. The protagonist I never saw coming, Eva Green did an amazing job with the role. She just seemed like your run of the mill charismatic teacher that you see in many films. Until Fiamma shows up and things start to slowly and exquisitely unravel. Jordan Scott is so nuanced in her directing, such a deft touch. The other leads María Valverde and Juno Temple were impressive as well. When Fiamma and Di finally become friends and they have that glorious midnight party. Miss G destroys all the goodwill in one dastardly, cowardly act, which in a way destroys all three!!!! I must say Miss G's journey from beloved teacher to despicable villain was something to behold. The last scenes in the movie were just crushing to watch. With Fiamma fleeing her murderous classmates to her ultimate demise with life but an inch away. A remarkable film!!!!!!!!!!!!!