Gasman (1998)

Directed by

Lynne Ramsay

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

14 min

Rated

U

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 55 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1970s Glasgow, a young girl named Lynne goes with her father to a Christmas party and slowly realizes he is involved with another woman. The film follows her quiet discovery and the awkwardness that follows.

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What happens

Gasman is a 1998 Scottish short film written and directed by Lynne Ramsay. Set in the 1970s, it stars Ramsay's niece and namesake Lynne Ramsay Jr. as Lynne, a young girl who discovers her father's not-so-secret infidelity at a Christmas party. The film is filmed and set in Glasgow. Gasman received critical attention and premiered at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival where it received the Short Film Palme d'Or. It also received the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film nomination. It is available on the Cinema 16: British Short Films and Cinema 16: European Short Films (US Special Edition) DVDs, and as a bonus feature on the Ratcatcher DVD in the UK and the US. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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