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Falling for Figaro is a 2021 romantic comedy film written and directed by Ben Lewin and starring Joanna Lumley, Danielle Macdonald and Hugh Skinner.

The film was screened in the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival's Industry Selects film market in September 2020,[1] but did not have its official public premiere until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Plot

Millie, an American fund manager, realizes one day in a shower that she has a beautiful voice. Quitting the job and abandoning her boyfriend, she travels to Scotland where she eventually becomes an opera singer of the Scottish Highlands following an intense vocal training from former opera diva Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop and fierce competition from other opera singers.

Cast

Production and filming

Casting for Falling for Figaro began on 29 October 2019 with Joanna Lumley and Danielle Macdonald in the lead roles.[2] On 13 December 2019, Hugh Skinner, Shazad Latif and Rebecca Benson joined the team.[3]

Falling for Figaro was filmed in locations in the Scottish Highlands and Trossachs including Glencoe, Loch Lomond and 2 theatres in Glasgow.[4] The production of the film was funded by Screen Australia, Screen Scotland and Film Victoria[5] and took only two winter months to make (December-January).[6] The film's post production was in Melbourne, Australia in February.[6]

The film encompasses many renowned operas, including The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Romeo and Juliet, La traviata[6] and Carmen.[2]

Release

Falling for Figaro was screened for industry professionals in the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival's Industry Selects section, but was not made available for viewing by the general public.[1] It was screened at a variety of film festivals in 2021, including the Film by the Sea Film Festival in Vlissingen, Netherlands, the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival,[7] the Berkshire International Film Festival[8] and the Sedona Film Festival.[9] The film also was screened in the Official Selection at the 2021 British Film Festival.[10]

WestEnd Films sold the film rights to the world on 24 September 2020.[11]

Falling for Figaro was released by various distributors almost all over the world. In Australia and New Zealand the film is distributed by Umbrella Entertainment while in Israel the film can be bought through the United King. In Europe, film's distribution rights were given to Twelve Oaks of Spain, Splendid in Benelux and Investacommerce in former Yugoslavian states, with the UK distribution was negotiated between Nigel Green at Entertainment and Maya Amsellem at WestEnd.[12]

The US distribution rights for the film were brought by IFC Films on 7 December 2020.[13] According to Arianna Bocco, the newly anointed president of IFC Films, the film is planned to be released in North America in 2021.[14]

On 9 December 2020, the deal was reached between UK and other distributors. In Japan the film is scheduled to be released via Happinet, while in South Korea, Entermode will become the distributor. The distributor for Taiwan will be Central Motion Picture Corporation, while people in the Middle East will enjoy it via Phoenicia Pictures. In Europe, Nos Lusomundo will be distributor for Portugal while in Poland it will be shown on various channels including Ale Kino+, Movie Channel, Canal+ Premium and Poland Group. Canadian distribution will be by Pacific Northwest Pictures (in theatres) and Cinesky (on airlines).[1]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 70% based on 20 critics, with an average rating of 6.4/10.[15] On Metacritic, Falling for Figaro has a rank of 51 out of a 100 from 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[16]

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote "Undemanding rom-com fans and, to a lesser degree, opera lovers, should take some mild pleasure in Falling for Figaro, although the humor isn't of Gilbert and Sullivan proportions".[17]

Guy Lodge of Variety called Falling for Figaro "A corny, cute-enough carpe diem comedy...",[18] while Roxana Hadadi of RogerEbert.com said "The performances are what make Falling for Figaro an entertaining distraction, even as the film plays out exactly as you would expect".[19]

Other critics weren't as optimistic. Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times wrote "It's hard to fall for "Falling for Figaro".[20] Beatrice Loayza of The New York Times admitted that "it's refreshing to see a plus-size woman not only nab the promotion and the hunky guy, but throw it all away within the first 15 minutes. Unfortunately, my plaudits for "Falling for Figaro" mostly end there".[21]

References

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  1. ↑ a b c Michael Rosser: TIFF Industry Selects title 'Falling For Figaro' seals international deals (exclusive) In: Screen Daily, 9 December 2020. Abgerufen im 27 October 2021 
  2. ↑ a b Tom Grater: 'Patti Cake$' Star Danielle Macdonald, Joanna Lumley Board Opera Rom-Com 'Falling For Figaro' – AF. In: Deadline Hollywood. 29. Oktober 2019, abgerufen am 27. Oktober 2021.
  3. ↑ Geoffrey MacNab: Hugh Skinner, Shazad Latif, Rebecca Benson board UK comedy 'Falling For Figaro'. In: Screen Daily. 13. Dezember 2019, abgerufen am 27. Oktober 2021.
  4. ↑ Brian Ferguson: Filming underway in Scottish Highlands for new romantic comedy starring Joanna Lumley In: The Scotsman, 5 January 2020. Abgerufen im 27 October 2021 
  5. ↑ Referenzfehler: Ungültiges <ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen blackcamel.
  6. ↑ a b c Vorlage:Cite magazine
  7. ↑ Heidi Ulrichsen: Cinéfest still presenting hybrid festival for 2021, but trying to restore some normalcy. In: Sudbury.com. 26. August 2021, abgerufen am 27. Oktober 2021.
  8. ↑ Falling for Figaro. Berkshire International Film Festival, abgerufen am 27. Oktober 2021.
  9. ↑ Flagstaff Premiere: Falling for Figaro. Sedona International Film Festival, abgerufen am 27. Oktober 2021.
  10. ↑ Falling for Figaro. British Film Festival, abgerufen am 27. Oktober 2021.
  11. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  12. ↑ Andreas Wiseman: Rom-Com 'Falling For Figaro', With Joanna Lumley & Danielle Macdonald, Sells To UK, Spain, Aus/NZ, China, More. In: Deadline Hollywood. 24. September 2020, abgerufen am 27. Oktober 2021.
  13. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  14. ↑ Jeremy Kay: Joanna Lumley comedy 'Falling For Figaro' lands at IFC FIlms In: Screen Daily, 7 December 2020. Abgerufen im 27 October 2021 
  15. ↑ Falling for Figaro (2020). In: Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media, abgerufen am 27. Oktober 2021.
  16. ↑ Falling for Figaro. In: Metacritic. Red Ventures, abgerufen am 27. Oktober 2021.
  17. ↑ Referenzfehler: Ungültiges <ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen THR.
  18. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  19. ↑ Roxana Hadadi: Falling for Figaro. In: RogerEbert.com. 1. Oktober 2021, abgerufen am 27. Oktober 2021.
  20. ↑ Gary Goldstein: Review: 'Falling for Figaro' fails to hit the high (or even so-so) notes In: Los Angeles Times, 29 September 2021. Abgerufen im 27 October 2021 
  21. ↑ Beatrice Loayza: 'Falling for Figaro' Review: When the Overtures Are Operatic In: The New York Times, The New York Times Company, 30 September 2021. Abgerufen im 27 October 2021 
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