Intrigo: Dear Agnes

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Intrigo: Dear Agnes
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Film poster
Directed by Daniel Alfredson
Written byDaniel Alfredson
Birgitta Bongenhielm
Produced by Rick Dugdale
Thomas Peter Friedl
Uwe Schott
Starring
Cinematography Paweł Edelman
Edited byHåkan Karlsson
Music byAnders Niska
Klas Wahl
Production
companies
Enderby Entertainment
The Amazing Film Company
Umedia
Seine Pictures
Distributed by 20th Century Fox (Germany)
Lionsgate (United States
Release date
  • October 10, 2019 (2019-10-10)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesGermany
Sweden
United States
LanguageEnglish

Intrigo: Dear Agnes is a 2019 German-Swedish-American mystery crime drama film directed by Daniel Alfredson and starring Carla Juri, Gemma Chan and Jamie Sives. [1] [2] It is the sequel of the 2018 film Intrigo: Death of an Author (2018). [3]

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Reception

Kristen Yoonsoo Kim of The New York Times wrote: "Through flashbacks, the film traces the falling out that led to the women's current iciness. Their own connections, revealed bit by bit, make their plan even more ludicrous". [4]

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References

  1. N'Duka, Amanda (17 July 2017). "Carla Juri & Gemma Chan To Star In 'Intrigo: Dear Agnes'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. Martin, Peter (7 April 2020). "Intrigo: Dear Agnes Trailer Dives Into Marital Malice and Murder". Screen Anarchy . Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. Boone, John (30 March 2020). "Gemma Chan Is Looking for Someone to Murder Her Husband in 'Intrigo: Dear Agnes' Trailer (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight . Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. Kristen Yoonsoo Kim (7 May 2020). "'Intrigo: Dear Agnes' Review: Please Kill My Husband". The New York Times . Retrieved 9 August 2021.