Eternal Beauty

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Eternal Beauty
Eternal Beauty poster.jpg
Official poster
Directed by Craig Roberts
Written byCraig Roberts
Produced byAdrian Bate
Starring
CinematographyKit Fraser
Edited byStephen Haren
Music by Michael Price [1]
Production
companies
Distributed byBulldog Film Distribution
Release dates
  • 8 October 2019 (2019-10-08)(LFF)
  • 2 October 2020 (2020-10-02)(United Kingdom)
Running time
95 minutes [2]
CountryUnited Kingdom [3] [4]
LanguageEnglish
Box office$68,960 [4]

Eternal Beauty is a 2019 British dark comedy film written and directed by Craig Roberts. It stars Sally Hawkins, David Thewlis, Billie Piper, Penelope Wilton, Alice Lowe and Robert Aramayo.

Contents

It had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 8 October 2019. It was released in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2020, by Bulldog Film Distribution.

Plot

A young woman's life descends into mental illness after being left at the altar.

Cast

Production

In December 2017, it was announced Sally Hawkins had been cast in the film, with Craig Roberts directing from a screenplay he wrote. Cliff Edge Pictures will produce the film. [5] In February 2018, Alice Lowe and David Thewlis joined the cast of the film. [6] In June 2018, Billie Piper and Penelope Wilton joined the cast of the film. [7] That same month, Robert Pugh, Paul Hilton and Morfydd Clark joined the cast. [8] In July 2018, Robert Aramayo joined the cast. [9]

Principal photography began in June 2018 in Wales. [10]

Release

It had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 8 October 2019. [11] In July 2020, Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film. [12] It was released in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2020 [13] and in the United States. [14]

Reception

The film received positive reviews from 78% of 54 critics on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Eternal Beauty deals unevenly yet honorably with complicated themes, elevated by strong work from the ever-reliable Sally Hawkins and David Thewlis." [15]

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References

  1. ↑ Michael Price Scoring Craig Roberts’ ‘Eternal Beauty’
  2. ↑ "Eternal Beauty". BFI London Film Festival . Archived from the original on November 19, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Eternal Beauty (2019)". British Film Institute . Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Eternal Beauty (2020) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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  7. ↑ Ritman, Alex (26 June 2018). "Billie Piper, Penelope Wilton Join Sally Hawkins in 'Eternal Beauty'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "CRAIG ROBERTS' ETERNAL BEAUTY STARRING SALLY HAWKINS BEGINS SHOOTING IN WALES". Ffilm Cyrus Wales. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Kroll, Justin (2 July 2018). "'Game of Thrones' Actor Robert Aramayo to Star in 'Eternal Beauty' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  10. ↑ Cook, Laurence (21 May 2018). "U.K. Greenlit: Sally Hawkins–Starrer 'Eternal Beauty' Gets a CD + More 2018 Shoots". Backstage.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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  14. ↑ "Eternal Beauty". Samuel Goldwyn Films . Retrieved July 21, 2020.
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