Guest of Honour (2019 film)

Guest of Honour is a 2019 Canadian drama film, written, directed, and produced by Atom Egoyan. It stars David Thewlis, Laysla De Oliveira, Rossif Sutherland, Alexandre Bourgeois, Arsinée Khanjian and Luke Wilson.

Guest of Honour
Official release poster
Directed byAtom Egoyan
Produced by
Written byAtom Egoyan
Starring
Music byMychael Danna
CinematographyPaul Sarossy
Edited bySusan Shipton
Production
companies
Distributed byElevation Pictures
Release date
  • September 3, 2019 (2019-09-03) (Venice)
  • July 10, 2020 (2020-07-10) (Canada)
Running time
105 minutes[1]
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

It had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2019. It is scheduled to be released on July 10, 2020, by Elevation Pictures.

Plot

Veronica wants to remain in jail for a wrongfully indicted sexually assault. She and her father, Jim, find themselves acting out as the past comes back to haunt them.

Cast

Production

In September 2018, it was announced Atom Egoyan would direct the film from a screenplay he wrote. Egoyan, Jennifer Weiss and Simone Urdl will produce the film under their The Film Farm and Ego Film Art banners, respectively. Telefilm Canada will also produce the film, while Elevation Pictures will distribute.[2] In November 2018, David Thewlis, Luke Wilson, Laysla De Oliveira, Rossif Sutherland and Alexandre Bourgeois joined the cast of the film.[3]

Filming

Principal photography began in November 2018.[4]

Release

It had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2019.[5] It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2019.[6][7] and the BFI London Film Festival on October 8, 2019.[8]

In February 2020, Kino Lorber acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[9] It is scheduled to be released in the United States and Canada on July 10, 2020.[10][11]

Critical reception

Guest of Honour holds a 36% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 28 reviews, with a weighted average of 5.08/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "David Thewlis' performance aside, Guest of Honour serves as a frustratingly limited return to form for writer-director Atom Egoyan."[12] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 50 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]

References
  1. "Guest of Honour". Venice Film Festival. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  2. Keslassy, Elsa (September 9, 2018). "Atom Egoyan Sets Off 'Guest of Honour' With Playtime, Elevation, Ego Film, Film Farm". Variety. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  3. Tartaglione, Nancy (October 31, 2018). "David Thewlis To Star In Atom Egoyan's 'Guest Of Honour' With Laysla De Oliveira & Luke Wilson – AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  4. Reid, Regan (November 5, 2018). "Egoyan's Guest of Honour rolls in Toronto". playbackonline.ca. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  5. Anderson, Ariston (July 25, 2019). "Venice Film Festival Unveils Lineup (Updating Live)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  6. Lang, Brent (July 23, 2019). "Toronto Film Festival: 'Joker,' 'Ford v Ferrari,' 'Hustlers' Among Big Premieres". Variety. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  7. "Guest of Honour". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  8. "Guest of Honour". BFI London Film Festival. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  9. Vlessing, Etan (February 10, 2020). "Atom Egoyan's 'Guest of Honor' Lands at Kino Lorber (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  10. "Guest of Honour". Elevation Pictures. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  11. Billington, Alex (June 12, 2020). "Official US Trailer for Egoyan's 'Guest of Honour' with David Thewlis". First Showing. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  12. "Guest of Honour (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  13. "Guest of Honour Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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