Tuesday, November 23, 2010
P!ERREP0!NT PART1
Timothy Spall stars in a biopic of Britain's best-known 20th century executioner Like Vera Drake, Pierrepoint takes place in a mid-20th century Britain where colour was not permitted: everything is drab, brown and municipal green. But whereas the character Vera Drake was providing humane, efficient abortions in a time when it was illegal, Albert Pierrepoint - a real historical figure - is providing a very different sort of termination; executing prisoners. Pierrep
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