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French | Complètement cramé ! |
Directed by | Gilles Legardinier |
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Based on | Complètement cramé! by Gilles Legardinier |
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Cinematography | Stéphane Le Parc |
Edited by | Yves Deschamps |
Music by | Erwann Chandon |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures International France |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
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Box office | $2.8 million |
Mr. Blake at Your Service! (French: Complètement cramé !, lit. 'Completely Burnt Out!'), also titled Well Done! and At Your Service, Madam, is a 2023 comedy-drama film directed by Gilles Legardinier and starring Fanny Ardant, John Malkovich, Émilie Dequenne, Philippe Bas, Eugénie Anselin, Al Ginter, Anne Brionne and Christel Henon. It is based on Legardinier's 2012 novel Complètement cramé !. It is also Legardinier's feature directorial debut.
Premise
Mr. Andrew Blake, a recently widowed British businessman, takes a job as a butler in a manor house in northern France, in a bid to get closer to the memory of his late French wife. His life takes an unexpected turn as he navigates the eccentric behaviour of Nathalie and the other household staff.
Cast
- Fanny Ardant as Nathalie
- John Malkovich as Mr. Andrew Blake
- Émilie Dequenne as Odile
- Philippe Bas as Philippe Magnier
- Eugénie Anselin as Manon
- Al Ginter as Richard Ward
- Anne Brionne as Melissa Ward
- Christel Henon as Mme Berliner
Production
Production was scheduled to begin in February 2022.
Filming occurred in Brittany, Château du Bois-Cornillé, Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine and London. As of May 2022, the film was in post-production.
Release
Mr. Blake at Your Service! had its US premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival on 17 October 2023. The film was released theatrically in France on 1 November 2023. It also screened at the 15th French Film Festival in Poland on 7 June 2024, under the title At Your Service, Madam.
Box office
Mr. Blake at Your Service! grossed $2.8 million in France, Spain, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Australia and New Zealand.
Reception
The film has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews.
References
- ^ Mr. Blake At Your Service! / Complètement Cramé!
- ^ "John Malkovich to star in Luxembourg film production". RTL Today. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (3 November 2021). "John Malkovich, Fanny Ardant sign for comedy-drama 'Mr. Blake At Your Service!' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Mr. Blake at Your Service! (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ Twardowska, Karolina (27 May 2024). "Kino Muza Hosts the 15th French New Cinema Review". Poznań Magazine. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- Goodfellow, Melanie (26 October 2022). "John Malkovich, Fanny Ardant Comedy-Drama 'Mr. Blake At Your Service!' Nets Slew Of Deals For France TV Distribution". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (5 May 2022). "First image of John Malkovich and Fanny Ardant in 'Mr. Blake At Your Service!' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Completely burned out!" », the film shot near Vitré, arrives at the cinema". 1 November 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- Riley, Jenelle (12 September 2023). "Newport Beach Film Festival Unveils 2023 Lineup: 'May December', 'Nyad', 'Fingernails' and More". Variety. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- "Mr. Blake at Your Service!". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
External links
Categories:- 2023 films
- 2023 comedy-drama films
- 2020s English-language films
- 2020s French films
- 2020s French-language films
- English-language comedy-drama films
- English-language French films
- English-language Luxembourgian films
- Films about grief
- Films set in country houses
- Films shot in Ille-et-Vilaine
- Films shot in London
- French comedy-drama films
- French-language comedy-drama films
- French-language Luxembourgian films
- Luxembourgian comedy-drama films