Exhibition (film)

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Exhibition
Exhibition film poster.png
Promotional poster
Directed by Joanna Hogg
Written byJoanna Hogg
Produced byGayle Griffiths
Starring Viv Albertine
Liam Gillick
Tom Hiddleston
CinematographyEd Rutherford
Edited byHelle le Fevre
Production
companies
BBC Films
Rooks Nest Entertainment
Wild Horses Film Company
British Film Institute
Distributed by Artificial Eye [1]
Release dates
  • 9 August 2013 (2013-08-09)(Locarno Film Festival)
  • 25 April 2014 (2014-04-25)(UK)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Exhibition (aka London Project) is a 2013 drama film written and directed by Joanna Hogg, starring Viv Albertine, Liam Gillick, and Tom Hiddleston. [1] The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in August 2013, and was released in the UK on 25 April 2014. [2]

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Summary

A contemporary artist couple, D (Albertine) and H (Gillick), have their living and working patterns threatened when their house is put up for sale.

Cast

Production

Development

Writer and director Joanna Hogg and actor Tom Hiddleston previously worked together on Hogg's 2007 film Unrelated and her 2010 film Archipelago .

Filming

Filming started in October 2012 and took place over the course of 6 weeks in London. [1] [4]

Reception

Exhibition has an approval rating of 85% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 33 reviews, and an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Exhibition flouts convention with its untrained stars and impressionistic narrative; thankfully, writer-director Joanna Hogg ties it all together into an intimate, beautifully shot drama". [5] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 de Semlyen, Phil (5 October 2012). "Joanna Hogg Picks A London Project". Empire . Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  2. "Exhibition: watch the world exclusive trailer for Joanna Hogg's new film". The Guardian . 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. "Tom Hiddleston – Hamilton Hodell – CV". Hamilton Hodell Talent Management. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  4. Sandwell, Ian (5 October 2012). "Shooting begins on Joanna Hogg's third feature". Screen Daily. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  5. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/exhibition_2014
  6. https://www.metacritic.com/movie/exhibition?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c