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86% Rotten Tomatoes Directed by Lone Scherfig Music by Rachel Portman Director Lone Scherfig Screenplay Gaby Chiappe | 7.3/10 IMDb 2/5 The Guardian Screenplay by Gaby Chiappe Initial release 7 April 2017 (USA) Music director Rachel Portman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Elizabeth Karlsen
Amanda Posey
Stephen Woolley Based on Their Finest Hour and a Half
by Lissa Evans Starring Gemma Arterton
Sam Claflin
Bill Nighy
Jack Huston
Helen McCrory
Eddie Marsan
Jake Lacy
Rachael Stirling
Richard E. Grant Distributors Lionsgate Films, EuropaCorp Cast Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Jack Huston, Jake Lacy Similar The Riot Club, A Hundred Streets, An Education, A United Kingdom, Orphan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Their Finest is a British romantic comedy film directed by Lone Scherfig and written by Gaby Chiappe, based on the 2009 novel Their Finest Hour and a Half by Lissa Evans. The film stars Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Jack Huston, Jake Lacy, Richard E. Grant, Henry Goodman, Helen McCrory, and Claudia Jessie.
Contents
- Their finest gemma arterton and sam claflin rally the troops for ww2 comedy drama
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Filming
- Release
- Critical response
- References
Principal photography began early-September 2015 in London. It was screened at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and will be released in the United States on 7 April 2017 by STX Films/EuropaCorp and by Lionsgate in the United Kingdom on 21 April 2017.
Their finest gemma arterton and sam claflin rally the troops for ww2 comedy drama
Plot
The year is 1940, London. With the nation bowed down by war, the British ministry turns to propaganda films to boost morale at home. Realizing their films could use “a woman’s touch,” the ministry hires Catrin Cole (Gemma Arterton) as a scriptwriter in charge of writing the female dialogue. Although her artist husband looks down on her job, Catrin’s natural flair quickly gets her noticed by cynical, witty lead scriptwriter Buckley (Sam Claflin). Catrin and Buckley set out to make an epic feature film based on the Dunkirk rescue starring the gloriously vain, former matinee idol Ambrose Hilliard (Bill Nighy). As bombs are dropping all around them, Catrin, Buckley and their colorful cast and crew work furiously to make a film that will warm the hearts of the nation.
Cast
Production
On 14 April 2015 it was announced that Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, and Bill Nighy would star in the World War II–set romantic comedy film based on the 2009 novel Their Finest Hour and a Half by Lissa Evans. BBC Films developed the film, hiring Lone Scherfig to direct the film which was adapted by Gaby Chiappe. BBC Films would co-finance the film, which Number 9 Films and Wildgaze Films would produce with its Stephen Woolley and Amanda Posey, while HanWay Films would handle the international rights. On 10 September 2015 Jack Huston and Jake Lacy joined the film along with Richard E. Grant, Helen McCrory, Eddie Marsan, Rachael Stirling, and Henry Goodman.
Filming
Principal photography on the film began in early September 2015, in London and was partly shot in Pembrokeshire.
Release
In May 2015, Lionsgate acquired UK distribution rights to the film. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2016. Shortly after, EuropaCorp acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film. STXfilms will distribute the film for EuropaCorp.
On 13 October 2016, Their Finest celebrated its European premiere at the BFI London Film Festival. The film was scheduled to be released in the United States on 24 March 2017. but was pushed back to April 7, 2017 by its new distributor STXfilms,. and in the United Kingdom on 21 April 2017.
Critical response
On the review-aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 86%, based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 66 out of 100 score, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".