Director Stephen Frears (The Queen) was instead accompanied by Arterton's co-stars Dominic Cooper and Tamsin Greig.

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The movie directed by Stephen Frears, from a screenplay by Christopher Hampton is solemn, brooding, and lifeless.

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Clint Eastwood is expected to get nominated for Letters From Iwo Jima, as is Frears for The Queen.

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