Widow Clicquot

2023 film by Thomas Napper

  • Erin Dignam
Story by
  • Christopher Monger
  • Erin Dignam
Based onThe Widow Clicquot
by Tilar MazzeoProduced by
  • Christina Weiss Lurie
  • Haley Bennett
  • Joe Wright
Starring
  • Haley Bennett
  • Tom Sturridge
  • Sam Riley
CinematographyCaroline ChampetierEdited byRichard MarizyMusic byBryce Dessner
Production
companies
  • Fourth and Twenty Eight Films
  • WME Independent
  • Bubbly Widow Ltd
Distributed byVertical
Release dates
  • September 11, 2023 (2023-09-11) (TIFF)
  • July 19, 2024 (2024-07-19) (United States)
Running time
89 minutes[1]Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • France
LanguageEnglish

Widow Clicquot is an 2023 internationally co-produced drama film, directed by Thomas Napper, from a screenplay by Erin Dignam and Christopher Monger based on the book The Widow Clicquot by Tilar J. Mazzeo. It stars Haley Bennett, Tom Sturridge, Sam Riley, Anson Boom, Leo Suter, Ben Miles and Natasha O'Keeffe.

It had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2023.

Cast

Production

In October 2022, it was announced Haley Bennett, Tom Sturridge, Sam Riley, Leo Suter and Anson Boom joined the cast of the film, with Thomas Napper set to direct, from a screenplay by Erin Dignam and Christopher Monger, and Joe Wright set to produce.[2]

Principal photography took place in Chablis and Reims, France, in October 2022.[3]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2023.[4] In November 2023, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film.[5] It will have its wide release on July 19, 2024.[6]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10.[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 71 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[8]

Christian Zilko of IndieWire rated the film a "grade B" commenting that "by swapping Bluetooth headsets for bodices, Napper and screenwriters Erin Dignam and Christopher Monger were able to drape their movie in a period aesthetic that should appeal to the arthouse crowd. But from its eureka moment when Barbe-Nicole develops her iconic rose champagne to its final title cards about the company's ongoing success, Widow Clicquot has all the same beats as the walk-and-talk business movie that you watched on your last flight".[9] Zilko highlighted the film's mixture of "non-linear narrative structure" and "three-cheers-for-capitalism narrative" along with the "draconian laws" around women in business.[9] He viewed the film as mostly "interested in celebrating the booze industry and the people who overcome needless restrictions to innovate in it".[9]

References

  1. ^ "Widow Clicquot". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  2. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 31, 2022). "Haley Bennett, Tom Sturridge & Sam Riley Set For 'Clicquot' About The Rise Of French Champagne House". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (February 8, 2023). "Haley Bennett First Image In Champagne Drama 'Clicquot' Revealed As WME Independent Sets EFM Sales Launch". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  4. ^ Erbland, Kate (August 3, 2023). "TIFF 2023 Midnight Madness and Discovery Lineup: New Films from Harmony Korine, Patricia Arquette, and Larry Charles". IndieWire. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  5. ^ Grobar, Matt (November 29, 2023). "TIFF 2023 Drama 'Widow Clicquot' Starring Haley Bennett Acquired By Vertical". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "T&C Exclusive: Watch the Trailer for 'Widow Clicquot'". Town & Country. June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "Widow Clicquot". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "Widow Clicquot". Metacritic. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c Zilko, Christian (September 13, 2023). "'Widow Clicquot' Review: Bodices Replace Bluetooth Headsets in This Rags-to-Riches Champagne Saga". IndieWire. Retrieved June 7, 2024.

External links

  • Widow Clicquot at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata