Dreams of a Life (2011)
1h 35m | PG-13
A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.
Director: Carol Morley
Studio: Cannon and Morley Productions
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Video: 720p
Cast
Zawe Ashton
as Joyce Vincent
Alix Luka-Cain
as Young Joyce
Cornell John
as Father
Neelam Bakshi
as Mother
Frances Cooper
as Sister
Kelly Agbowu
as Sister
Reviews
One of the saddest stories you are bound to see. A woman dies in her flat, but her body isn't discovered until more than two years later. There's more questions than answers about Joyce Vincent (played by Zawe Ashton), but it's hard not to be taken in by the material. So the next time that a friend or a family member calls to check on you for the umpteenth time, be grateful rather than annoyed.