Helen Mirren in Cause célèbre (1987)

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~Cause célèbre~ (1987 TV movie) is a BBC production of a real murder trial that took place in 1935. An older woman (played by Helen Mirren) and a much younger man are on trial for the brutal murder of her husband. The press sensationalized the case long before it came to trial, creating a huge public outcry against the wife. Men were afraid a younger man would seduce their wives, and women were jealous. Mirren's character at first confessed trying to save her young lover, then changed her mind because of her children. Take a dry courtroom mystery, take away the mystery early on, then place it in a British courtroom, and you have a sure cure for insomnia. Mirren gave the kind of strong performance you can usually expect from her, and the rest of the cast did fine, but this was more like a doccu-drama than entertainment. The true story was sensational in its time, it is too bad the film wasn't more so. C-. Nudity Report: Mirren did show her breasts, and most of her bum, in the films one sex scene. Written by: Tuna …courtesy of Scoopy.net