Misbehaviour (film)
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Directed by | Philippa Lowthorpe |
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Story by | Rebecca Frayn |
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Music by | Dickon Hinchliffe[1] |
Cinematography | Zac Nicholson |
Edited by | Úna Ní Dhonghaíle |
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Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK[3] (through Buena Vista International) |
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106 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $2 million[4][5] |
Misbehaviour is a 2020 British comedy-drama film directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, from a screenplay by Gaby Chiappe and Rebecca Frayn, from a story by Frayn. The film stars Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Keeley Hawes, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Manville, Rhys Ifans and Greg Kinnear.
Misbehaviour was released in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2020 by Pathé's distribution partner Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through their 20th Century Fox banner. It is the final film from Pathé UK to be released under the 20th Century Fox name.
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Premise
The 1970 Miss World competition took place in London, hosted by the American comedian Bob Hope. At that time Miss World was the most-watched TV show in the world with over 100 million viewers. Arguing that beauty competitions objectify women, the newly formed women's liberation movement achieved overnight fame by invading the stage and disrupting the live broadcast of the competition. When the show resumed, the result caused uproar: the winner was not the Swedish favourite but Miss Grenada, the first black woman to be crowned Miss World.
Cast
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- Keira Knightley as Sally Alexander
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Jennifer Hosten, Miss Grenada
- Jessie Buckley as Jo Robinson
- Keeley Hawes as Julia Morley
- Phyllis Logan as Evelyn Alexander
- Lesley Manville as Dolores Hope
- Rhys Ifans as Eric Morley
- Greg Kinnear as Bob Hope
- John Heffernan as Gareth Stedman Jones
- Suki Waterhouse as Sandra Wolsfeld, Miss United States
- Ruby Bentall as Sarah
- Alexa Davies as Sue
- Lily Newmark as Jane
- Loreece Harrison as Pearl Jansen, Miss Africa South
- Clara Rosager as Marjorie Johansson, Miss Sweden
- Emma Corrin as Jillian Jessup, Miss South Africa
- Jo Herbert as Sheila Rowbotham
- Eileen O’Higgins as Joan Billings
- Luke Thompson as Peter Hain
- Miles Jupp as Clive
- Emma D'Arcy as Hazel
- Charlotte Spencer as Marjorie Jones
- John Sackville as Robin Day
- Collet Collins as Jennifer Wong, Miss Guyana
- Emily Tebbutt as Yvonne Ormes, Miss United Kingdom
- Misato Omori as Hisayo Nakamura, Miss Japan
- Monica Sarup as Heather Faville, Miss India
- Delly Allen as Georgina Rizk, Miss Lebanon
- Taina Haines as Sônia Guerra, Miss Brazil
- Greta Maria as Irith Lavi, Miss Israel
- Karin Carlson as Rosemarie Resch, Miss Austria
- Chiara King as Ana Maria Lucas, Miss Portugal
- Tashi Bullman as Valli Kemp, Miss Australia
- Zoe Purdy as Tuanjai Amnakamart, Miss Thailand
- Federica Mazzilli as Fátima Shecker, Miss Dominican Republic
- Maya Kelly as Abigail Thaw
- Charlie Anson as Michael Aspel
- Clarence Smith as Sir Eric Gairy
Production
The film was announced in October 2018, with Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Jessie Buckley set to star. Philippa Lowthorpe was set to direct.[6] In November 2018, Lesley Manville, Greg Kinnear, Keeley Hawes, Rhys Ifans and Phyllis Logan had joined the cast of the film.[7] In September 2018 Collet Collins joined the cast, and in January 2019 Suki Waterhouse and Clara Rosager joined.[8][9]
Filming
Principal photography began in November 2018. Filming in the Crofton Park area of Lewisham in southeast London occurred in early January 2019.[10]
Release
The film was released in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2020.[11] Shout Studios was named as the distributor in the United States.[12] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film's theatrical release was cut short, and the film was released early to video on demand in the United Kingdom on 15 April.[13]
The movie was released on DVD in the United Kingdom by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on 7 September 2020.[14] As of 2021, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment was re-printing under licence from Pathé.[citation needed]
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Reception
Box office
Misbehaviour grossed £347,643 in its opening weekend in the United Kingdom[15] and a total of £455,088[16] locally and $2,024,073 worldwide.[4]
Critical response
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Richard Roeper wrote, "Following the playbook of 'The Full Monty,' 'Calendar Girls,' 'Military Wives,' et al., 'Misbehaviour' achieves just the right mix of farcical humor, dry wit and the obligatory dramatic moments when the light banter and sight gags give way to Poignant Confrontations reminding us there are serious undertones to this breezy romp."[19]
Sheila O'Malley of RogerEbert.com of the film gave a mixed review. Though O'Malley praised screenwriters Rebecca Frayn and Gaby Chiappe for focusing on the intersecting stories of both the protesters and pageant competitors, she noted "it's treated as a given that pageants are sexist and gross, [yet] the scenes of pageant rehearsals plus the camaraderie of the contestants tells a different story. The separate storyline structure runs into trouble because these ideas don't have a chance to develop or take root."[20]
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External links
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