Leading Lady (film)
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Leading Lady | |
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Directed by | Henk Pretorius |
Written by | Henk Pretorius Tina Kruger |
Produced by | Llewelynn Greeff Henk Pretorius |
Starring | Katie McGrath Bok van Blerk Gil Bellows |
Cinematography | Trevor Calverley |
Edited by | Warwick Allan |
Music by | Benjamin Willem |
Production company | Dark Matter Studios |
Distributed by | Ster-Kinekor MarVista Entertainment Tomcat Films |
Release date |
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Languages | Afrikaans
(English subtitles provided) |
Leading Lady is a 2014
The film was filmed on location in South Africa and released in 29 November 2014. It is the first feature film that Pretorius and Greeff produced together through their production company, Dark Matter Studios.
Plot summary
Leading Lady tells the story of an aspiring British actress, Jodi Rutherford (
Cast
- Katie McGrath
- Bok van Blerk
- Gil Bellows
- Brümilda van Rensburg
- Craig Palm
- Mary Twala
- Eduan van Jaarsveldt
- André Stolz
- Ilze du Plooy
- Jana Strydom
Distribution
Leading Lady was released to cinemas in South Africa on 29 November 2014 and amassed a total of R7.9 million rands at the box office. Shortly after, Leading Lady was released in North America by MarVista Entertainment and Tomcat Films as distribution agents. While DVD sales in South Africa have amassed a total of over 20 000 units locally, the North American release secured distribution mainly through online streaming platforms, namely Netflix and Amazon Prime Video in the USA and Canada territory.[citation needed]
Critical reception
Debashine Thangevelo from
A review via the entertainment website Spling writes: "Leading Lady is a captivating and compelling romantic comedy and passion project from Henk Pretorius. From cast to crew, there's an understanding and love for the characters and film, presenting a pleasing story with heart, humour and intrinsic entertainment value. Ultimately, solid performances, steady direction, artful cinematography and a typical-yet-not-so-typical 'romcom' script drive an enjoyable and satisfying film."[2]
Mike McCahill from The Guardian writes "Both the blandest of romcoms and a film about film-making that displays zero feel for the way films are made." "Getting from A to B necessitates countless insipidly scored montages, and while director Henk Pretorius fills the frame with veldt, early glimpses of Big Ben establish the wider lack of ambition. It’s tourist-trap cinema, for gullible eyes only."[3]
References
- ^ "MOVIE REVIEW: Leading Lady - IOL". iol.co.za. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ Spling. "Movie Review Leading Lady - Movie Reviews Trailers - SPLING - Movie Critic - Movie Reviews - Film News - Celeb Interviews". www.spling.co.za. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
External links
- Leading Lady at IMDb
- Leading Lady at Rotten Tomatoes