Review How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2018)

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How to Talk to Girls at Parties

Cannes film poster
Directed by John Cameron Mitchell
Produced by

• Iain Canning
• Howard Gertler
• John Cameron Mitchell
• Emile Sherman

Screenplay by

• Philippa Goslett
• John Cameron Mitchell

Based on How to Talk to Girls at Parties
by Neil Gaiman
Starring

• Elle Fanning
• Alex Sharp
• Nicole Kidman
• Ruth Wilson
• Matt Lucas

Music by

• Nico Muhly
• Jamie Stewart

Cinematography Frank G. DeMarco
Edited by Brian A. Kates
Production
company

• HanWay Films
• Little Punk
• See-Saw Films

Distributed by

• A24
• StudioCanal UK

Release date

• May 21, 2017 (Cannes)
• May 11, 2018 (United Kingdom)
• May 18, 2018 (United States)

Running time
102 minutes[1]
Country

• United Kingdom
• United States

Language English
How to Talk to Girls at Parties is a 2017 British-American science fiction romantic comedy film directed by John Cameron Mitchelland written by Philippa Goslett and Cameron Mitchell, based on the short story of the same name by Neil Gaiman. The film stars Elle Fanning, Alex Sharp, Nicole Kidman, Ruth Wilson, and Matt Lucas. Principal photography began on November 9, 2015 in Sheffield.

The film had its world premiere at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2017.[2][3] It is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2018, by StudioCanal UK, and in the United States on May 18, 2018, by A24.


Cast

• Elle Fanning as Zan, an alien curious about Earth
• Alex Sharp as Enn
• Rory Nolan as Young Enn
• Nicole Kidman as Queen Boadicea
• Ruth Wilson as PT Stella
• Matt Lucas
• Alice Sanders as Spinning Jenny
• Abraham Lewis
• Joanna Scanlan
• Elarica Gallacher
• Jessica Plummer
• Natalie Lauren as Rhonda
• Travis Simpkins

Production

A feature film adaptation of How to Talk to Girls at Parties was scheduled to begin shooting by See-Saw Films in the UK in fall 2015, produced by Howard Gertler alongside Iain Canning and Emile Sherman.[4]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on November 9, 2015 in Sheffield, which would be standing in for London.

Release

In September 2015, A24 acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[7] It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2017.[8][9] It is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2018.[10] and in the United States on May 18, 2018.[11]

Critical response
How to Talk to Girls at Parties received a negative response from critics at Cannes. As of October 1st, 2017, on Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 28% approval rating, based on 18 reviews, with an average score of 4.7/10.[12] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporterstated that despite the charming characters of Elle Fanning (a curious alien) and Nicole Kidman (a nihilistic low priestess), its attempts to "add political substance feels less than half-cooked" and in effect sacrifices "narrative cohesion" and "overcomplicates" Neil Gaiman's 18-page story

 

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Trailer & Poster: “How To Talk to Girls at Parties”







Following a run on the festival circuit last year, A24’s U.S. trailer and poster are now out for the John Cameron Mitchell-directed film adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s short story “How to Talk to Girls at Parties”.


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Set to open in the UK in May and in the U.S. sometime this Summer, the story is set at the birth of the punk movement, the story follows the exuberance of first love, and the universe’s greatest mystery of all: how to talk to girls at parties – especially when a young man finds out how truly otherworldly these girls are. Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Ruth Wilson, and Alex Sharp co-star.