The film was the first feature film directed by Coky Giedroyc, inspired by her previous work making documentaries about homeless people in Glasgow, Manchester, and London, and provided Macdonald with her first film role after Trainspotting.[4] The film has been described as "an uncompromisingly feminist text, in which the Baby Doll turns Avenger",[5] and by Lawrence van Gelder of The New York Times as a "bleak, perceptive portrait of the prostitute as a young girl torn between the need for genuine love and a career of sexual exploitation".[6]
Despite the film centering on the lives of female prostitutes, the only nudity in the film is male nudity.[7]
The screenplay was written by the novelist A. L. Kennedy, and draws in part on one of her earlier stories, Friday Payday.[4][8] Cinematography was by frequent Ken Loach collaborator Barry Ackroyd.[9]
Stella is one of a number of young prostitutes working for the pimp Mr. Peters in London, having run away from her Glasgow home where she was sexually abused by her father, a stand-up comedian.[5][8] She tries to get away from Peters and becomes involved with Eddie, a heroin addict, before taking her revenge on Peters and her father.
^ ab"British biz at the box office". Variety. 14 December 1998. p. 72.
^"Stella Does Tricks (1996)". BBFC. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^"STELLA DOES TRICKS". collections-search.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^ abAllon, Yoram; Patterson, Hannah & Hodges, Mike (2001) Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide, Wallflower Press, ISBN978-1-903364-21-5, p. 111
^ abCampbell, Russell (2005) Marked Women: Prostitutes and Prostitution in the Cinema, University of Wisconsin Press, ISBN978-0-299-21254-4, p. 302-304
^van Gelder, Lawrence (2001) Stella Does Tricks in The New York Times Film Reviews 1999-2000, Routledge, ISBN978-0-415-93696-5, p. 230-231
^Leach, Jim (2004) British Film, Cambridge University Press, ISBN978-0-521-65419-7, p. 142
^ abPetrie, Duncan J. (2004) Contemporary Scottish Fiction: Film, Television and the Novel, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN978-0-7486-1789-0, p. 73
^McFarlane, Brian & Slide, Anthony (2003) The Encyclopedia of British Film, Methuen, ISBN978-0-413-77301-2, p. 2, 251
stella, does, tricks, 1996, british, drama, film, about, young, glaswegian, girl, played, kelly, macdonald, working, prostitute, london, directed, bycoky, giedroycwritten, kennedyproduced, byadam, barkerstarringkelly, macdonald, james, bolam, hans, matheson, e. Stella Does Tricks is a 1996 British drama film about a young Glaswegian girl played by Kelly Macdonald working as a prostitute in London Stella Does TricksDirected byCoky GiedroycWritten byA L KennedyProduced byAdam BarkerStarringKelly Macdonald James Bolam Hans Matheson Ewan StewartCinematographyBarry AckroydEdited byBudge TremlettMusic byNick BicatDistributed byBritish Film Institute 2 Release date30 January 1998 1998 01 30 UK 1 Running time97 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishBudget 650 000 3 Box office 32 966 UK 1 The film was the first feature film directed by Coky Giedroyc inspired by her previous work making documentaries about homeless people in Glasgow Manchester and London and provided Macdonald with her first film role after Trainspotting 4 The film has been described as an uncompromisingly feminist text in which the Baby Doll turns Avenger 5 and by Lawrence van Gelder of The New York Times as a bleak perceptive portrait of the prostitute as a young girl torn between the need for genuine love and a career of sexual exploitation 6 Despite the film centering on the lives of female prostitutes the only nudity in the film is male nudity 7 The screenplay was written by the novelist A L Kennedy and draws in part on one of her earlier stories Friday Payday 4 8 Cinematography was by frequent Ken Loach collaborator Barry Ackroyd 9 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 References 4 External linksPlot editStella is one of a number of young prostitutes working for the pimp Mr Peters in London having run away from her Glasgow home where she was sexually abused by her father a stand up comedian 5 8 She tries to get away from Peters and becomes involved with Eddie a heroin addict before taking her revenge on Peters and her father Cast editKelly Macdonald as Stella James Bolam as Mr Peters Hans Matheson as Eddie Ewan Stewart as Francis Andy Serkis as FitzReferences edit a b British biz at the box office Variety 14 December 1998 p 72 Stella Does Tricks 1996 BBFC Retrieved 12 April 2021 STELLA DOES TRICKS collections search bfi org uk Retrieved 16 September 2021 a b Allon Yoram Patterson Hannah amp Hodges Mike 2001 Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors A Wallflower Critical Guide Wallflower Press ISBN 978 1 903364 21 5 p 111 a b Campbell Russell 2005 Marked Women Prostitutes and Prostitution in the Cinema University of Wisconsin Press ISBN 978 0 299 21254 4 p 302 304 van Gelder Lawrence 2001 Stella Does Tricks in The New York Times Film Reviews 1999 2000 Routledge ISBN 978 0 415 93696 5 p 230 231 Leach Jim 2004 British Film Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 65419 7 p 142 a b Petrie Duncan J 2004 Contemporary Scottish Fiction Film Television and the Novel Edinburgh University Press ISBN 978 0 7486 1789 0 p 73 McFarlane Brian amp Slide Anthony 2003 The Encyclopedia of British Film Methuen ISBN 978 0 413 77301 2 p 2 251External links editStella Does Tricks at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stella Does Tricks amp oldid 1192337053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
