Rare Beasts (film)

Rare Beasts is a 2019 British drama film written and directed by Billie Piper in her directorial debut.[1] It stars Piper, Lily James, David Thewlis, Leo Bill, Kerry Fox and Toby Woolf.

Rare Beasts
Directed byBillie Piper
Produced byVaughan Sivell
Written byBillie Piper
Starring
Music by
  • Johnny Lloyd
  • Nathan Coen
CinematographyPatrick Meller
Edited byHazel Baillie
Production
companies
  • Western Edge Pictures
  • Moffen Media Limited
Release date
  • August 31, 2019 (2019-08-31) (Venice)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

It had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 31 August 2019.

Cast

Production

In May 2018, it was announced Billie Piper would write, direct, and star in the film.[2] In September 2018, it was announced David Thewlis, Leo Bill and Kerry Fox had joined the cast of the film.[3]

Release

Rare Beasts had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2019.[4] It received mixed to negative reviews from critics. As of August 2020, 36% of the eleven reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 4.38/10.[5]

References

  1. Wiseman, Andreas (7 October 2019). "'Rare Beasts': First Footage Of Billie Piper In Her Venice & London Film Festival Directorial Debut". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. Mitchell, Wendy (10 May 2018). "Billie Piper to make directing debut with "anti-rom-com" 'Rare Beasts' (exclusive)". Screen International. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. Ritman, Alex (11 September 2018). "David Thewlis Joins Billie Piper's Directorial Debut 'Rare Beasts'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. Vivarelli, Nick (19 July 2019). "Billie Piper's Directorial Debut, 'Rare Beasts,' to Bow in Venice Critics' Week". Variety. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  5. "Rare Beasts (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 12 August 2020.


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