THE CRITIC
by Anand Tucker
synopsis
The film, set in 1930s London, revolves around a feared theater critic named Jimmy Erskine, his loyal assistant, a newspaper owner who wants to get rid of the critic and an actress who has been devastated by the excoriating theatrical reviews. The critic's determination to survive ensures that the other characters are caught in a web of blackmail, deceit and murder.
| international title: | The Critic |
| original title: | The Critic |
| country: | United Kingdom |
| sales agent: | Culmination (US) |
| year: | 2023 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Anand Tucker |
| film run: | 95' |
| screenplay: | Patrick Marber |
| cast: | Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Ben Barnes, Alfred Enoch, Romola Garai, Lesley Manville |
| cinematography by: | David Higgs |
| film editing: | Beverley Mills |
| art director: | Lucienne Suren |
| costumes designer: | Claire Finlay-Thompson |
| music: | Craig Armstrong |
| producer: | Jolyon Symonds, Bill Kenwright |
| executive producer: | David Gilbery, Naomi George, Mark Gordon, Harry White, Anand Tucker, Tom Butterfield |
| production: | BKS Limited, Fearless Minds Limited (US), Mark Gordon Pictures (US), Seven Stories Limited (US) |
