Happy Christmas (film)

Happy Christmas
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joe Swanberg
Produced by Joe Swanberg
Alicia Van Couvering
Peter Gilbert
Written by Joe Swanberg
Starring Anna Kendrick
Melanie Lynskey
Lena Dunham
Joe Swanberg
Mark Webber
Music by Dominic Lewis
Cinematography Ben Richardson
Edited by Joe Swanberg
Production
company
Lucky Coffee Productions
Distributed by Magnolia Pictures
Release date
  • January 19, 2014 (2014-01-19) (Sundance)
  • July 25, 2014 (2014-07-25) (United States)
Running time
 88 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $70,000
Box office $30,312[1]

Happy Christmas is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Joe Swanberg. It stars Swanberg, Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Lena Dunham and Mark Webber. Like most of Swanberg's previous features, the film's dialogue was entirely improvised.[2]

The film had its world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival (where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Dramatic Competition)[3] on January 19, 2014.[4]

It was released on June 26, 2014, through video on demand prior to being released in a limited release July 25, 2014 in the United States by Magnolia Pictures.[5]

Synopsis

Irresponsible 20-something Jenny (Kendrick) arrives in Chicago to live with her older brother Jeff (Swanberg), a young filmmaker living a happy existence with his novelist wife Kelly (Lynskey) and their two-year-old son. Jenny's arrival shakes up their quiet domesticity as she and her friend Carson (Dunham) instigate an evolution in Kelly's life and career.

Cast

Release

Magnolia Pictures and Paramount Pictures jointly acquired the international distribution rights prior to the film's premiere screening.[6] The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2014.[7] The film was released on video on demand on June 26, 2014, before being released in a limited release on July 25, 2014.[8]

Reception

The film has been met with positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently holds a 75% "fresh" rating, based on 67 reviews. The site's consensus reads: "Intelligent, well-acted, and satisfyingly low-key, Happy Christmas marks another step in prolific filmmaker Joe Swanberg's creative evolution."[9] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 70 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Happy Christmas (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  2. ↑ "Joe Swanberg Talks HAPPY CHRISTMAS". Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sundance: Paramount & Magnolia Team For 'Happy Christmas'". Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sundance: 'Happy Christmas' With Anna Kendrick, Lena Dunham Picked Up by Magnolia, Paramount". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ "CLIP AND POSTER OF HAPPY CHRISTMAS STARRING ANNA KENDRICK". Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Pre-Sundance, Magnolia and Paramount Scoop Up Joe Swanberg's 'Happy Christmas'". Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ Peter Debruge (2014-01-27). "'Happy Christmas' Review: Joe Swanberg's Son Upstages Anna Kendrick". Variety. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  8. ↑ Shetty, Sharan (2014-05-20). "Happy Christmas Trailer: Anna Kendrick and Lena Dunham star in Joe Swanberg's latest mumblecore film (VIDEO)". Slate.com. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  9. ↑ "Happy Christmas". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  10. ↑ "Happy Christmas Reviews". Metacritic. 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
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