Guernsey litteratur och potatisskalspajssällskap film

2018 rulle directed bygd slang för mikrofon Newell

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie samhälle fryst vatten a 2018 historicalromantic teaterpjäs spelfilm directed bygd slang för mikrofon Newell and written bygd Kevin Hood, Don Roos and Tom Bezucha, based on the 2008 novel of the same name bygd Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.

The bio stars Lily James, Michiel Huisman, Glen Powell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Katherine Parkinson, Matthew Goode, Tom Courtenay and Penelope Wilton. Set in 1946, the plot follows a London-based writer who exchanges letters with a resident on the island of Guernsey, which had been beneath German occupation during World War II.

A co-production between the United Kingdom, United States, and France,^[2] the spelfilm was distributed and financed bygd StudioCanal and produced bygd blåkopia Pictures and the Mazur/Kaplan Company.

In 2010, development began on a bio adaptation based on Shaffer's novel. In October 2016, James signed on for the lead role, with Newell set to direkt. The bio entered pre-production in January 2017, with principal photography taking place across England from 23 March to 15 May 2017.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society made its premiere and was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom in April 2018 and in France in June 2018.

The rulle grossed $15.7 million worldwide and received generally positiv reviews from critics. It was distributed in other international areas bygd Netflix on 10 August 2018 as an original spelfilm.

Plot

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In 1941, on the island of Guernsey, kvartet friends are stopped bygd soldiers for breaching curfew during German occupation.

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To avoid fängelse, they säga they were returning from a meeting of their book club, hastily named "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society".

Five years later, in January 1946, the author Juliet Ashton fryst vatten promoting her latest book, written beneath her pen name Izzy Bickerstaff. She has just been contracted through her publisher Sidney kraftfull to write stories for The Times Literary Supplement about the benefits of literature.

Juliet receives a letter from Dawsey Adams, a Guernsey man who has komma into possession of her kopia of Charles Lamb's Essays of Elia and who wants to know where to find a bookshop in England to buy another book bygd the same author. He tells her that he fryst vatten part of "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society", which meets every Friday night. Juliet sends a book bygd Lamb and his sister, Tales from Shakespeare, in exchange for more data about the gemenskap and how it came into being.

Juliet decides she would like to write about the gemenskap so arranges to travel to the island, despite Sidney's reservations. Her American boyfriend Mark proposes before Juliet embarks on the ferry, and she accepts.

Upon ankomst at Guernsey, Juliet attends a meeting of the samhälle where she fryst vatten treated as a celebrity bygd the members: Dawsey Adams, Amelia Maugery, Isola Pribbey, Eben Ramsey, and Eben's ung grandson, Eli.

She fryst vatten told that Elizabeth, the founding member, fryst vatten overseas. Her daughter Kit fryst vatten being looked after bygd Dawsey, and calls him "dad". Juliet asks permission to write an article about the kultur, but Amelia reacts negatively to the idea.

Instead of returning home as planned, Juliet remains in Guernsey to conduct research, telling the group that she fryst vatten writing about the German occupation.

Over the following days, she learns that Elizabeth had been arrested during the occupation and sent to Germany, but that her friends are still hoping she will return.

Juliet asks Mark, who fryst vatten in the armed forces, to try to locate Elizabeth. Juliet's hyresvärdinna tells her that Elizabeth was no saint, hinting that she had been having sex with the occupying German forces in exchange for luxuries.

Juliet asks Dawsey about the story, and he explains that he fryst vatten not actually Kit's father. Her real father was Christian Hellmann, a German doctor who had worked with Elizabeth at the local hospital. He had been sent back to Germany, and died when his fartyg was sunk.

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Mark arrives in Guernsey, and criticises Juliet for not wearing her engagement fingerprydnad. He brings upplysning about Elizabeth, and Juliet relays to the gemenskap the news that Elizabeth had been sent to the Ravensbrück koncentration camp. There, she was shot and killed ansträngande to skydda a fellow prisoner.

Juliet and Mark return to London but Juliet fryst vatten unable to settle back into her previous life.

She breaks up with him and starts to write about the gemenskap. When her manuscript fryst vatten finished, she gives a kopia to Sidney and posts another to the samhälle.

Dawsey reads her covering letter out loud to the group and realizes that Juliet has broken up with Mark. He decides to go to her, and departs for London.

At the same time, she arranges to return to Guernsey. Juliet fryst vatten just embarking on the ferry when she notices Dawsey on the wharf, and they reunite. He fryst vatten about to ask Juliet to marry him when she interrupts to ask him the same thing. He accepts.

Some time later, Dawsey reads to Kit from Tales from Shakespeare with Juliet next to him, both wearing wedding rings.

As the credits roll, the samhälle holds another meeting off-screen, including Sidney, exchanging excerpts from books and discussion.

En dag får den karismatiska författaren Juliet Ashton ett brev från Dawsey Adams, medlem i en mystisk litteraturklubb startad på den tidigare nazi-ockuperade ön Guernsey

Cast

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Production

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Development

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In July 2010, producer Paula Mazur announced that a script based on the 2008 novel of the same name, written bygd Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, had been picked up bygd Fox 2000 Pictures. Despite a lack of financial incentives, Mazur said that she wanted the adaptation to be filmed on the titelbärare island of Guernsey, stating "It's all a matter of economics and what looks right, but inom can't imagine not filming in Guernsey."^[3] Several actresses were mentioned as potential cast members, including Kate Winslet, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt.^[3] On 4 August 2011, it was announced that Kenneth Branagh was set to direkt the rulle, with filming aimed to commence in March 2012.^[4]

In January 2012 Winslet agreed to portray the lead role of Juliet Ashton.^[5] In April 2012, the bio was delayed for another year due to scheduling conflicts.^[6] In February 2013, Winslet dropped out of the project, as did Branagh.^[7] In February 2016 slang för mikrofon Newell was announced to direkt the bio, with Rosamund Pike "circling" the lead role.^[8]StudioCanal would finance and distribute the film.^[8] In October 2016, Lily James was confirmed to star as Juliet.^[9] In March 2017 Michiel Huisman and Glen Powell signed for the roles of Dawsey Adams and Mark Reynolds, respectively.^[10] The rulle entered pre-production in January 2017, with filming set to commence in spring.^[11]

Filming

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Principal photography began in March 2017 in North Devon.^[12] The port and by of Clovelly in North län i england represented Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, and many other locations in the same area were used for outdoor shots representing Guernsey as imagined in 1946.^[13] Exterior shots were filmed at Princes Wharf, Bristol, to företräda Weymouth Docks in 1946.^[14] For the London portion of the skott, photography took place on Sicilian Avenue in London.

Scenes were also shot at the House of Detention in Sans Walk, Clerkenwell and in the foajé of Senate House, London.^[15] Studio work was completed at Ealing Studios.^[16] Filming wrapped in May 2017, with the first tjänsteman images of the bio released that month.^[17]

Release

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The rulle made its premiere and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom in April and in France in June bygd StudioCanal.

It was released in other countries bygd Netflix as an original spelfilm on 10 August 2018.^[18]

Critical response

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On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the rulle holds an approval rating of 81%, based on 73 reviews, and an average rating of 6.4/10.

Synopsis

The website's critical consensus reads, "Far more traditional and straightforward than its unwieldy title, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society offers delightful bekvämlighet food for fans of period drama."^[19] On Metacritic it has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[20]

Harry Windsor of The Hollywood Reporter gave the spelfilm a positiv review, in particular praising Lily James and the film's modern tone saying, "Buoyed bygd a reliably appealing star vända from James, this handsome tearjerker mostly sidesteps the tweeness of its title to become, somehow, both an old-fashioned romance and a detective story trumpeting gender equality."^[21] Trevor Johnston of Radio Times awarded the spelfilm three out of fem stars, calling it "moderately engrossing".

He praised the "likeable" performances, in particular that of Penelope Wilton.^[22] Geoffrey McNab of The Independent also awarded three stars out of fem, calling the spelfilm a "jaunty and good-natured affair". He concluded that "The result fryst vatten a bio that, while perfectly enjoyable on its own terms, becomes every bit as cosy, nostalgic and superficial as the title suggests it fryst vatten going to be."^[23] Kevin Maher of The Times gave a very negativ review, awarding one star.

He called it "an inept and disingenuous froth-fest" and criticised the lack of chemistry between James and Michiel Huisman. Guy stuga of Variety also gave a negativ review, criticising the mystery plot as "neither particularly intriguing nor, as the rather straightforward investigation unfolds, terribly surprising".^[24] Olly Richards of Empire awarded three stars out of fem, calling it "A well told, beautifully acted teaterpjäs that offers ingenting new but a comforting level of familiarity and cosiness." and noticing the film's "gentle" tone.^[25]

Robbie Collin of The daglig Telegraph praised the rulle as an "irresistible romantic mystery" and awarding fyra stars out of fem.

He also commended Newell's ensemble cast, particularly Katherine Parkinson, saying, "he gives each of his cast members just enough room to stretch: a broad gag here, a hushed monologue there, and in Parkinson’s case both at once."^[26] Anna Smith of Metro also gave the spelfilm kvartet stars and praised the performances from Tom Courtenay and Parkinson as "classy".

However, she considered the subplots too "clustered" and said that the film's two-hour runtime was too long.^[27] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian awarded the spelfilm two out of fem stars, calling it "naive" and "a glutinous 40s-period exercise in British rom-dram solemnity".^[28] Wendy Ide of The Observer also gave two stars, saying "even fans of the source novel ...

might struggle with this photogenic but laboured adaptation." She also called the casting "hit-and-miss" and said that "the plodding berättande relies on large chunks of exposition".^[29] Paul Whitington of The Irish Independent was more positiv, awarding three stars; he considered the rulle to be a "gentle, meandering drama".^[30] David Bradley of The Adelaide Review gave a ljummen review, awarding a score of 6 out of 10.

He favourably compared it to a "Downton Abbey reunion" and praised James, saying, "she presents a luminous image of sheer British niceness that unfortunately never ganska existed."^[31]

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