Young Adam (film)
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| Directed by | David Mackenzie |
| Produced by | Jeremy Thomas |
| Screenplay by | David Mackenzie |
| Story by | Alexander Trocchi (novel) |
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Ewan McGregor Tilda Swinton Peter Mullan Emily Mortimer |
| Music by | David Byrne |
| Cinematography | Giles Nuttgens |
| Edited by | Colin Monie |
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Warner Bros. (UK) Sony Pictures Classics (US) |
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98 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6.4 million |
| Box office | $2,561,820 |
Young Adam is a 2003 British drama film written and directed by David Mackenzie and stars Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan and Emily Mortimer. The screenplay is based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Alexander Trocchi.
The film is set in Scotland in 1954. Shiftless young drifter Joe Taylor works on a barge which operates from Glasgow, on the River Clyde, along the Forth and Clyde and Union Canals to Edinburgh. He shares the cramped on-board living quarters with its operators, Les and Ella Gault, and their young son Jim. One day Joe and Les pull the body of a young woman, naked except for a petticoat, from the water. Via flashbacks, we learn Joe knew her, and scenes involving his relationship with office worker Cathie Dimly are juxtaposed with those set in the present time.
After finding Cathie's body, Joe and Les go to a local pub to play darts. Joe leaves Les behind and returns to the barge, where Ella succumbs to his advances. Not wanting to disturb the sleeping Jim, the two engage in sex on the towpath. It proves to be the first of many such encounters they enjoy whenever they can find a few moments away from Les.
In the past, Joe meets Cathie on a beach and the two soon are living together. He aspires to be a writer and spends his days banging on a battered typewriter while she works to support them. Joe begins to suffer from chronic writer's block and Cathie, unhappy with his lack of productivity, accuses him of taking advantage of her. He packs his meager belongings and moves out. After tossing his typewriter in a canal, he meets Les, who offers him a job on the barge.
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