At a rather subdued Berlinale in 2022, Emma Thompson was — as might be expected — one of the highlights. In town for a special gala screening of comedy drama Good Luck to You, Leo Grande alongside her co-star, newcomer Daryl McCormack, the actress was in typically upbeat spirits (and was even thanked by one reporter in the press conference for bringing the “party mood” to an otherwise party-less festival).
Leo Grande — which first premiered in Sundance just weeks earlier and came to Berlin for its European premiere — was a classic stripped-back Covid production, a uniquely told two-hander set almost entirely in a hotel room and following a widow who hires a sex worker to achieve her first orgasm.
A year on from its Berlin bow and, alongside a solid international box office (it was released on Hulu in the U.S.), Leo Grande has managed to keep its momentum going long enough to become an awards contender,...
Leo Grande — which first premiered in Sundance just weeks earlier and came to Berlin for its European premiere — was a classic stripped-back Covid production, a uniquely told two-hander set almost entirely in a hotel room and following a widow who hires a sex worker to achieve her first orgasm.
A year on from its Berlin bow and, alongside a solid international box office (it was released on Hulu in the U.S.), Leo Grande has managed to keep its momentum going long enough to become an awards contender,...
- 2/18/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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