The Souvenir (2019)

Directed by

Joanna Hogg

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 285 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A film student begins her first serious relationship with a man who is both charming and mysterious. The story shows the push and pull of love and ambition as she navigates her feelings and her creative work.

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What happens

The Souvenir is a 2019 romantic drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Joanna Hogg. The film is a semi-autobiographical account of Hogg's experiences at film school. It stars Honor Swinton Byrne, Tom Burke, and Tilda Swinton. It follows a young, quietly ambitious film student who embarks on her first serious love affair with a charismatic and mysterious man. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 27 January 2019, where Hogg was awarded the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic. It was theatrically released in the United States on 17 May 2019, by A24, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 30 August 2019, by Curzon. It grossed over $2 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics. It was named one of the top 10 independent films of 2019 by the National Board of Review and was nominated for Best International Film at the 35th Independent Spirit Awards. The film earned eight nominations, including Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor (for Burke), and Most Promising Newcomer (for Swinton Byrne), at the 22nd British Independent Film Awards. A sequel, The Souvenir Part II, was released in 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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