Movie Cosmos - Benjamin

Description:

Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film ’No Self' at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces him to a mesmeric French musician called Noah.

Top Cast >

Colin Morgan

As Benjamin

Phénix Brossard

As Noah

Joel Fry

As Stephen

Jessica Raine

As Billie

Jack Rowan

As Harry

Anna Chancellor

As Tessa

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

As Paul

Michèle Belgrand

As Adrienne

James Lailey

As Claude

Ellie Kendrick

As Anne the Dancer

Mark Kermode

As Himself

Simon Mayo

As Himself

Gabe Gilmour

As Bodhi

Robin Peters

As Editor

Arnab Chanda

As Guru

James Bloor

As Alex

Jessie Cave

As Martha

Joanne Howarth

As Shop Keeper

Mariam Haque

As Film Festival Host

Kriss Dosanjh

As Monk

Mawaan Rizwan

As Dhani

Alex Lowe

As Compère

Laura Matassa

As Journalist

Top Crew >

Simon Amstell

Director, Writer

James Righton

Original Music Composer

Alexandra Breede

Producer

Dominic Dromgoole

Producer

Emma Green

Associate Producer

Louise Simpson

Producer

Robin Peters

Editor

Matilda James

Casting

Hannah Purdy Foggin

Production Design

Zoe Payne

Art Direction, Set Decoration

Oliver Cronk

Costume Design

David Pimm

Director of Photography

Olivia Young

Art Direction

Zoey Olechnowicz

Makeup & Hair

Chloe Edwards

Makeup Designer, Hair Designer

Jessica Hodges

Production Manager

James Evered

Second Assistant Director

Jack Fontaine

Third Assistant Director

Alexander Holt

First Assistant Director

Iris Abols

Art Department Coordinator

Ian Hammond

Construction Manager

Ben Baird

Sound Designer

Liam Cotter

Boom Operator

Rob Entwistle

Sound Recordist

Richard Miller

Sound Recordist

James Trusson

Sound Effects Editor

Jack Wensley

ADR Recordist

Stephen James Dunn

Second Assistant Camera

Anthony McHugh

Focus Puller

Ben Millar

Gaffer

Laura Radford

Still Photographer

Mike Scott

Steadicam Operator

Angus Young

Still Photographer

Isabel Marr

Casting Associate

Anne-Aurelie Pillet

Costume Supervisor

Annalisa Boyd

Assistant Editor

Lee Clappison

Colorist

Rio Attoh-Wood

Music Supervisor

Nicolas Dagnall

Music Supervisor

Kate Leys

Script Editor

Bhairavi Patel

Script Supervisor

Dan Swimer

Script Editor

Jorg Bobsin

Choreographer

Anna Elettra Pizzi De Gaetano

Production Coordinator

Jim Dobson

Publicist

Debbie Guscott

Chaperone

Emma Janes

Chaperone

Ranjana Mitra

Chaperone

Samantha Scowcroft

Production Accountant

Mark Coombs

Executive Producer

Mark Clarke

Associate Producer

Reviews:

SWITCH. (7/10)

‘Benjamin’ is an enjoyable rom-com, filled with equal amounts of sweet moments and tense ones.

Chris dos Santos

Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-benjamin-gay-dramedy-tugs-at-the-heartstrings-in-all-the-right-ways

2019-10-08

CinemaSerf (6/10)

I really did want to like this - but I wasn't really given anywhere near enough meat on the bones of the story or the characters to het to know. The comedy is pretty thin on the ground and the underlying storyline is clichéd and muddles love and lust in an unconvincing fashion. It may well be partially autobiographical, but that - and the best efforts of the eponymous and engaging Colin Morgan as well as Jack Rowan's heart-throb "Harry" - doesn't help us through it's mediocrity. It's a pity, but I think that maybe auteur Simon Amstell was just too close to this to make it work in any objective or less awkward fashion.

2024-05-29