Good Grief

"Love lost is love found."

2023 1h 41m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 161

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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When his husband unexpectedly dies, Marc's world shatters, sending him and his two best friends on a soul-searching trip to Paris that reveals some hard truths they each needed to face.

“Love lost is love found.”

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Cast

Dan Levy
Marc
Ruth Negga
Sophie
Himesh Patel
Thomas
Luke Evans
Oliver
Celia Imrie
Imelda
Arnaud Valois
Theo
David Bradley
Duncan
Mehdi Baki
Luca

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dan Levy
Writers: Dan Levy
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 3 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dan Levy, shot by Ole Bratt Birkeland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rob Simonsen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jonathan Corn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Dan Levy and Ruth Negga and Himesh Patel carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love lost is love found.".

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IMDB entry: tt19887550 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Dan Levy directs. Ole Bratt Birkeland behind the camera. Rob Simonsen scores. Jonathan Corn cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 3 years ago.
2Directed by Dan Levy, shot by Ole Bratt Birkeland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Rob Simonsen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jonathan Corn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Dan Levy and Ruth Negga and Himesh Patel carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Love lost is love found.".
7IMDB entry: tt19887550 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 13 themes, including "friendship", "paris, france", "dark comedy", "romcom".
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ole Bratt Birkeland
Original score: Rob Simonsen
Editing: Jonathan Corn
Production design: Alice Normington
Costume design: Julian Day
Makeup / hair: Jérôme Caron
VFX supervisor: Paddy Eason
Sound: Phil Barrie
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Good Grief (2023)

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Brent Marchant2024-01-17
★ 6/10
Wrapping one’s hands firmly around a heady subject can be quite an undertaking, and rising up to that challenge may take some serious doing. However, without a solid foundation to support such a venture, it’s easy to fall prey to the task exceeding one’s grasp, which, unfortunately, is the case with the debut feature from writer-actor-director Daniel Levy. As the title of this offering suggests, this ambitious production seeks to tackle the subject of overcoming unrelenting sorrow, specifically that of a middle-aged gay Londoner (Levy) who loses his husband (Luke Evans) in a tragic accident, leaving him grief-stricken for an extended time. He has the boundless backing of his best friends (Ruth Negga, Himesh Patel) to help him work through his sadness, but that condition only deepens when unexpected revelations emerge over the course of the next year. So, with no appreciable relief in sight, the trio decides to radically change direction, embarking on a long weekend trip to Paris to heal and to get back into the swing of life. However, it’s a journey that ends up being filled with the emergence of secrets and hard truths for all involved, faintly offset by the prospect of difficult but potential fresh starts. To its credit, this is a film that clearly has its heart in the right place, but it often feels like it’s struggling to say what it earnestly wants to express. The emotions are sincere, and the feelings are palpable, but their execution frequently misses the mark. Their expression often feels incomplete, conveyed through dialogue that plays more like stilted, scripted prose than authentic, natural conversation. That’s regrettable, given the strength of the performances, which genuinely attempt to communicate these emotions, both of the principals and a fine ensemble of supporting players, including Celia Imrie, David Bradley and Arnaud Valois. “Good Grief” feels like one of those projects that should have gone through another round of script revisions before being committed to film, particularly in light of the depth of the subject matter involved here. Grief isn’t easy, and neither is telling stories about it that come across as heartfelt and real. Regrettably, this isn’t one of them.

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