Directed by Carol Morley, "Dreams of a Life" is a documentary that attempts to reconstruct the life of Joyce Carol Vincent, an attractive, mixed-race 38 year-old woman who became a brief tabloid sensation when her body was discovered in her North London flat (with the television on and sur...

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Weitere Verfasser:	Morley, Carol (RegisseurIn), Farbrother, Mary (Kameramann/frau), Hall, Lynda (Kameramann/frau)
Format:	Video Software
Sprache:	Undetermined
Veröffentlicht:	[U.K.] Dogwoof 2012
Schlagworte:	DVD-Video
Zusammenfassung:	Directed by Carol Morley, "Dreams of a Life" is a documentary that attempts to reconstruct the life of Joyce Carol Vincent, an attractive, mixed-race 38 year-old woman who became a brief tabloid sensation when her body was discovered in her North London flat (with the television on and surrounded by wrapped Christmas presents), having lain there for almost three years. The body was so badly decomposed (witnesses describe it as literally melting into the floor) that an autopsy was deemed impossible, but police apparently ruled out foul play. Morley structures the story by interspersing various talking head interviews with Joyce's friends, co-workers, neighbours and ex-lovers, with photographs, timelines and reconstructions starring Fresh Meat's Zawe Ashton as Joyce and Alix Luka-Cain as her childhood self. The multi-perspective structure of the film works brilliantly, because we immediately realise that no-one really knew Joyce, so like many of the onscreen talking heads, we're left to speculate for ourselves. Did she die of an asthma attack? An undiagnosed ulcer? Or was something more sinister, since friends report her becoming distant after the failure of an abusive relationship? [www.viewlondon.co.uk]
Beschreibung:	[DVD] (90 Min.) dolby digital stereo