The Souvenir
- The past never stays in focus.
A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man.
Release Date : 2019-05-17
Language :English
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : BBC FilmBFIJWH FilmsSikelia Productions
Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America
Alternative Titles :
Cast
Character Name : Julie
Original Name : Honor Swinton Byrne
Gender : Female
Character Name : Anthony
Original Name : Tom Burke
Gender : Male
Character Name : Rosalind
Original Name : Tilda Swinton
Gender : Female
Character Name : Patrick
Original Name : Richard Ayoade
Gender : Male
Character Name : Garance
Original Name : Ariane Labed
Gender : Female
Character Name : Marland
Original Name : Jaygann Ayeh
Gender : Male
Character Name : Jack
Original Name : Jack McMullen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Tamara
Original Name : Chyna Terrelonge Vaughan
Gender : Female
Character Name : Phil
Original Name : Tosin Cole
Gender : Male
Character Name : Tracey
Original Name : Hannah Ashby Ward
Gender : Male
Character Name : Frankie
Original Name : Frankie Wilson
Gender : Male
Character Name : William
Original Name : James Spencer Ashworth
Gender : Male
Character Name : Lora
Original Name : Janet Etuk
Gender : Male
Character Name : Elisa
Original Name : Alice McMillan
Gender : Female
Character Name : Julie's Lover
Original Name : Jake Phillips Head
Gender : Male
Character Name : Barbara
Original Name : Barbara Peirson
Gender : Male
Character Name : Lydia
Original Name : Lydia Fox
Gender : Female
Character Name : James
Original Name : James Dodds
Gender : Male
Character Name : Susan
Original Name : El Pilkington
Gender : Male
Character Name : Radio Interviewer
Original Name : Neil Young
Gender : Male
Character Name : Head of Film School
Original Name : Dick Fontaine
Gender : Male
Character Name : Head of Direction
Original Name : Steve Gough
Gender : Male
Character Name : Head of Production
Original Name : Crispin Buxton
Gender : Male
Character Name : Dress Maker
Original Name : Grace Snell
Gender : Female
Character Name : Makeup Artist
Original Name : Siobhan Harper Ryan
Gender : Female
Character Name : Student Cameraman
Original Name : Leighton Spence
Gender : Male
Character Name : School Handyman
Original Name : Lee Martin
Gender : Male
Character Name : Doctor
Original Name : Nicholas Gollop
Gender : Male
Character Name : Bell Boy Venice
Original Name : Leonardo Bozzo
Gender : Male
Character Name : NA Speaker
Original Name : Carla Ornstein
Gender : Male
Character Name : NA Member
Original Name : Jaz Dalrymple
Gender : Male
Character Name : NA Member
Original Name : Peter Hall
Gender : Male
Character Name : NA Member
Original Name : Estelle Long
Gender : Male
Character Name : Film School Student
Original Name : James Barrett
Gender : Male
Character Name : Film School Student
Original Name : Roscoe Gibson-Denney
Gender : Male
Character Name : Film School Student
Original Name : Eleanor Goff
Gender : Male
Character Name : Film School Student
Original Name : Ben Hecking
Gender : Male
Character Name : Film School Student
Original Name : Pedro Moura
Gender : Male
Character Name : Film School Student
Original Name : Calhan Mundy
Gender : Male
Character Name : Film School Student
Original Name : Keifer Nyron Taylor
Gender : Male
Character Name : Film School Student
Original Name : Tom Rout
Gender : Male
Character Name : Concierge (uncredited)
Original Name : Fabrizio Matteini
Gender : Male
Character Name : Ray (uncredited)
Original Name : Jack W. Gregory
Gender : Male
Character Name : Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Original Name : Richard Tree
Gender : Male
Reviews
SWITCH.
@maketheSWITCH
2021-06-23
Even in the writing of this review, I continue to toss ‘The Souvenir’ around in my mind. I left the cinema disappointed and frustrated by it, wishing it had let me in more instead of simply presenting itself to me, but a friend had told me that it is a film that grows on you. I think they may have been right. The more I interrogate Joanna Hogg’s film, just as Joanna Hogg interrogates her own life, the more fascinating questions and provocations I find. Right now, I like the film more than love it, but I said the same a year ago about Chang-dong Lee’s ‘Burning’, and on my second viewing realised that was actually a masterpiece. I’m not sure the same will happen with ‘The Souvenir’, but I wouldn’t be surprised if, when you ask me my thoughts on it in a year, my answer may be different from what it is now. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of ‘The Souvenir' is that Hogg always intended for it to be a two-part film, with Part II currently filming. Maybe it’s just that we haven’t seen where else she intends to go, what is next in Julie’s development as an artist, how tragedy will shape her as an artist and as a human being. In that sense, despite its flaws, ‘The Souvenir’ may be one of the most interesting provocations in independent cinema in the last few years. The more I think about it, the more I’m keen to try it again, and the more I’m keen to see where Julie’s story goes next. - Daniel Lammin Read Daniel's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-souvenir-a-flawed-but-fascinating-act-of-autobiography
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