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Mr. Blake at Your Service!

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Mr. Blake at Your Service!
Theatrical release poster
FrenchComplètement cramé !
Directed byGilles Legardinier
Written by
  • Christel Henon
  • Gilles Legardinier
Based onComplètement cramé!
by Gilles Legardinier
Produced by
  • Christel Henon
  • Lilian Eche
Starring
CinematographyStéphane Le Parc
Edited byYves Deschamps
Music byErwann Chandon
Production
companies
  • Bidibul Productions
  • Superprod
  • France TV Distribution
  • Film Fund Luxembourg
  • CNC Films
Distributed byUniversal Pictures International France
Release dates
  • 17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) (Newport Beach)
  • 1 November 2023 (2023-11-01) (France)
Running time
100 minutes[1]
Countries
Languages
Box office$2.8 million[4]

Mr. Blake at Your Service![3] (French: Complètement cramé !, lit. 'Completely Burnt Out!'), also titled Well Done! and At Your Service, Madam,[5][2] is a 2023 comedy-drama film directed by Gilles Legardinier and starring Fanny Ardant, John Malkovich, Émilie Dequenne, Philippe Bas, Eugénie Anselin, Al Ginter, Anne Brionne and Christel Henon.[3] It is based on Legardinier's 2012 novel Complètement cramé !.[2] It is also Legardinier's feature directorial debut.[3][6]

Premise

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Mr. Andrew Blake, a recently widowed British businessman, takes a job as a butler in a manor house in northern France, in a bid to get closer to the memory of his late French wife. His life takes an unexpected turn as he navigates the eccentric behaviour of Nathalie and the other household staff.[7]

Cast

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Production

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Production was scheduled to begin in February 2022.[2][3]

Filming occurred in Brittany, Château du Bois-Cornillé, Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine[8] and London.[7] As of May 2022, the film was in post-production.[7]

Release

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Mr. Blake at Your Service! had its US premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival on 17 October 2023.[9][1] The film was released theatrically in France on 1 November 2023.[8][4] It also screened at the 15th French Film Festival in Poland on 7 June 2024, under the title At Your Service, Madam.[5]

Box office

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Mr. Blake at Your Service! grossed $2.8 million in France, Spain, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Australia and New Zealand.[4]

Reception

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The film has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mr. Blake At Your Service! / Complètement Cramé!
  2. ^ a b c d e "John Malkovich to star in Luxembourg film production". RTL Today. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Goodfellow, Melanie (3 November 2021). "John Malkovich, Fanny Ardant sign for comedy-drama 'Mr. Blake At Your Service!' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Mr. Blake at Your Service! (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b Twardowska, Karolina (27 May 2024). "Kino Muza Hosts the 15th French New Cinema Review". Poznań Magazine. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (26 October 2022). "John Malkovich, Fanny Ardant Comedy-Drama 'Mr. Blake At Your Service!' Nets Slew Of Deals For France TV Distribution". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Goodfellow, Melanie (5 May 2022). "First image of John Malkovich and Fanny Ardant in 'Mr. Blake At Your Service!' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Completely burned out!" », the film shot near Vitré, arrives at the cinema". 1 November 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ Riley, Jenelle (12 September 2023). "Newport Beach Film Festival Unveils 2023 Lineup: 'May December', 'Nyad', 'Fingernails' and More". Variety. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Mr. Blake at Your Service!". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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