Toscana (film)

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Toscana
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Directed byMehdi Avaz
Written byMehdi Avaz
Production
companies
Rocket Road Pictures
SF Studios
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • 18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)
Running time
90 minutes [1]
CountryDenmark

Toscana is a 2022 Danish romantic comedy-drama film, [1] written and directed by Mehdi Avaz and starring Anders Matthesen as the fictional Michelin cook Theo Dahl. [1] The film was released on 18 May 2022 exclusively on Netflix as the first Danish Netflix Original feature film. It was largely received negatively by critics—who especially criticised its predictability and script—but was a success among viewers, becoming the fifth-most watched film worldwide on Netflix in its first week.

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Cast

Source: Netflix [2]

Production

The filming of Toscana started on 5 October 2020 in Toscana, Italy, [3] and lasted 19 days. [4] The film was produced by Rocket Road Pictures, [5] Mehdi Avaz' film company, [6] and the budget consisted of Avaz's own money. [4] It was originally scheduled for a December 2021 release, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was postponed. After the film had been produced, Netflix purchased the distribution rights, canceled the theatrical release, and set it for an 18 May 2022 release on their platform. [4]

Release

Toscana was released on 18 May 2022 on Netflix as the first Danish Netflix Original feature film. [7]

Reception

The film became a large success among viewers. In the first week after its release, it had amassed 14.8 million hours watched, [8] equivalent to around 10 million viewings, [7] and was the most watched non-English-language film and fifth-most watched film overall on Netflix globally. [7]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 67% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6/10. [9]

Toscana was negatively received by Danish critics. In a review before the public release, Filmmagasinet Ekko gave the film 2 out of 6 stars, criticising the lack of realism and writing that "Toscana tastes like Kollision [another film directed by Mehdi Avaz] in its paper-thin character drawing and clumsy script". [10] Shortly after its release, Soundvenue likewise gave it 2 out of 6 stars, criticizing in particular its predictability and, as Ekko did, the script; most of all, according to the reviewer, Toscana felt like a "waste of Anders Matthesen's talent". [11] Berlingske was a little more positive with a rating of 3 out of 6 stars, but also criticized the film's predictability and lack of realism, calling it "not just a film that embraces clichés, it invites clichés home and makes them breakfast the next day". [12] However, the reviewer added that "it [is] not without charm", and praised Anders Matthesen's acting. [12]

An English-language review was more positive. The Los Angeles Times also mentioned the film's predictability, but concluded that "the stars are likable and — as is usually the case with movies like these — there's some real satisfaction in seeing how all the dots get connected". [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "TOSCANA". Kino.dk. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Toscana . Netflix. Event occurs at 1:29:40.
  3. ↑ "SE FØRSTE BILLEDE: ANDERS MATTHESEN FÅR HOVEDROLLE I NY FILM AF AVAZ-BRØDRENE". Kino.dk. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Byager, Laura Rabøl (25 April 2022). "Første danske Netflix-film får snart premiere". TV 2 . Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Toscana". Rocket Road Pictures. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "About us". Rocket Road Pictures. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 Benner, Torben (25 May 2022). "Dansk film ligger nummer 1 på global Netflix-liste" . Politiken . Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Dansk film med »Anden« topper verdensliste på Netflix". Berlingske (in Danish). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Toscana". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  10. ↑ Jakobsen, Samina Yasmin (16 May 2022). "Toscana". Filmmagasinet Ekko. Retrieved 26 May 2022. Toscana smager af Kollision i sin papirtynde karaktertegning og klodsede manuskript.
  11. ↑ Dam, Freja (20 May 2022). "'Toscana': Dansk Netflix-film er spild af Anders Matthesens talent". Soundvenue. Retrieved 26 May 2022. 'Toscana' føles særligt som spild af Anders Matthesens talent.
  12. 1 2 Brunstrøm, Thomas (18 May 2022). "Anders Matthesen er god som Michelin-kok, men filmen falder i den store gryde med sødsuppe" . Berlingske. Retrieved 26 May 2022. »Toscana« er ikke bare en film, der omfavner klicheerne, den inviterer klicheer med hjem og laver morgenmad dagen efter. Men [...] den [er] ikke uden charme.
  13. ↑ Murray, Noel (20 May 2022). "Review: 'Hold Your Fire,' 'Licorice Pizza' and other movies to watch this weekend". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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