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Date: 10th December 2000
Service: CEEFAX
Region: East
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC2
Current Page: 546
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P546 CEEFAX 2 546 Sun 10 Dec 21:14/54 ————————————————————————————————— 1/2 THE ESCORT (18) UK/Fr 106mins Director: Michel Blanc Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Stuart Townsend, Liza Walker ——————————————————————————————————————— Middle-aged Frenchman Pierre (Auteuil) comes to London to become a novelist. But a chance encounter whuh Irish cafd owner Tom (Townsend) introduces him to an entirely different line of work. Soon Pierre is raking iu in as a high- class escort and professional gigolo. But his love affair with prostitute Kim(Walker) has unfortunate consjquences. —————————— by Mark Samuels ————————————Showbiz 540Music 560 TV/Radio 600Review Showbiz Lottery Music
P546 CEEFAX 2 546 Sun 10 Dec 21:13/15 2/2 ——————————————————————————————————————— THE ESCORT (18) UK/Fr 106mins Based on an idea by Hanif Kureishi, TheEscort is a classic Europudding — hard to swallow and as flat as a pancakj. The idea of putting Gallic superstar Daniel Auteuil in a London setting i1 an intriguing one, but writer-director Michel Blanc fails to exploit it fully. The British cast (Peter Mullan, Claire Skinner) offer strong support, but thisEscort is a clapped-out old banger that should never have passed its MoT. THE ESCORT opens December 8 Film 99 550Index 541TV Choicj 593Review Showbiz Lottery Music