The Lesson (2023 film)
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| The Lesson | |
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| Directed by | Alice Troughton |
| Written by | Alex MacKeith |
| Produced by | Camille Gatin Cassandra Sigsgaard Judy Tossell Fabien Westerhoff |
| Starring | Richard E. Grant Julie Delpy Daryl McCormack |
| Cinematography | Anna Patarakina |
| Edited by | Paulo Pandolpho |
| Music by | Isobel Waller-Bridge |
Production companies | Poison Chef Egoli Tossell Jeva Films |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures Focus Features |
Release dates |
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Running time | 103 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $310,746[2][3] |
The Lesson is a 2023 British thriller film written by Alex MacKeith, directed by Alice Troughton and starring Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy and Daryl McCormack.
Cast[edit]
- Daryl McCormack as Liam Sommers
- Richard E. Grant as J.M. Sinclair
- Julie Delpy as Hélène Sinclair
- Stephen McMillan as Bertie Sinclair
- Crispin Letts as Ellis
Release[edit]
In May 2022, Bleecker Street acquired United States distribution rights to the then titled film, The Tutor.[4][5]
The film premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Festival.[6] It was released in theaters on July 7, 2023 in the United States and in theaters in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2023 by Universal Pictures and Focus Features.[7][8]
Reception[edit]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 76% of 101 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Even if it isn't always quite as clever as it seems to think it is, sharp performances from an outrageously talented cast make The Lesson worth learning."[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 62 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[10]
Guy Lodge of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Who is writing what, and to what extent it matters, are the questions that keep director Alice Troughton and screenwriter Alex MacKeith’s mutual debut feature interesting, even as it slides into occasional, overheated cliché."[11] Caryn James of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a very positive review, citing "a clever script that keeps us off guard, the setting of a gracious country estate whose sumptuous visuals mask a dark undercurrent, and a score that entices us into an increasingly unsettling world..."[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Lesson (15)". British Board of Film Classification. September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "The Lesson (2023)". The Numbers. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ "The Lesson (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (May 19, 2022). "Cannes: Bleecker Street Takes U.S. for Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy's 'The Tutor'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 19, 2022). "Bleecker Street Acquires U.S. On Richard E. Grant & Julie Delpy Thriller 'The Tutor'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ Lund, Anthony (June 14, 2023). "The Lesson Trailer Brings Richard E. Grant and Julie Delpy to Film Noir". MovieWeb. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ Mendelsohn, Jon (June 8, 2023). "'The Lesson' Trailer Catches Richard E. Grant and Julie Delpy in a Web of Lies". Collider. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ Dalton, Ben. "UK-Ireland cinema release dates: latest updates for 2023". Screen International. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "The Lesson". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "The Lesson". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (June 16, 2023). "'The Lesson' Review: A Fine Cast Classes Up a Barbed, Brittle Literary Melodrama". Variety. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ James, Caryn (June 13, 2023). "'The Lesson' Review: Richard E. Grant and Julie Delpy Are in Top Form in an Exquisite Sun-Drenched Noir". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
