Beatriz at Dinner (2017)

Directed by

Miguel Arteta

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 193 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A holistic medicine practitioner gets stuck at the dinner party of a wealthy client after her car breaks down. She navigates awkward social dynamics and clashing worldviews with the other privileged guests.

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What happens

Beatriz at Dinner is a 2017 comedy-drama film directed by Miguel Arteta and written by Mike White. An international co-production between the United States and Canada, it stars Salma Hayek, John Lithgow, Connie Britton, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Chloë Sevigny, and David Warshofsky. It follows a holistic medicine practitioner who attends a wealthy client's dinner party after her car breaks down. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2017. It was theatrically released in the United States on June 9, by Roadside Attractions and FilmNation Entertainment, and in Canada on June 16, 2017, by Elevation Pictures. It received positive reviews from critics, who particularly praised the performances of Hayek and Lithgow. It grossed over $7.4 million worldwide, and was named one of the top 10 independent films of 2017 by the National Board of Review. At the 33rd Independent Spirit Awards, the film was nominated for Best Female Lead (for Hayek) and Best Screenplay (for White). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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