Kinds of Kindness

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Kinds of Kindness
Kinds of Kindness film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Robbie Ryan
Edited by Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Music by Jerskin Fendrix
Production
companies
Distributed by Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • May 17, 2024 (2024-05-17)(Cannes)
  • June 21, 2024 (2024-06-21)(United States)
  • June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28)(Ireland and United Kingdom)
Running time
165 minutes
Countries
  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million [1]

Kinds of Kindness is a 2024 absurdist dark comedy [2] [3] anthology film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos from a screenplay he co-wrote with Efthimis Filippou. The film stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Schafer.

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Kinds of Kindness had its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2024, where Plemons won the Best Actor award. The film is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States by Searchlight Pictures on June 21, 2024, and in Ireland and the United Kingdom on June 28, 2024.

Premise

Kinds of Kindness, described as a "triptych fable", consists of three distinct but loosely connected stories. The first segment, "The Death of R.M.F," follows a man who seeks to take charge of his own destiny after breaking away from his powerful boss. The second, "R.M.F. is Flying," depicts a man plagued by suspicions that his spouse, who has recently returned after being reported missing, is an imposter. The final segment, "R.M.F. Eats a Sandwich," revolves around a cultist's task to find a specific person with the ability to resurrect the dead. [4] [5]

Cast

Production

Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou wrote the script for the film, originally titled And, under development with Element Pictures and Film4, and Searchlight Pictures agreed to distribute the film, which Lanthimos would direct as well. Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, and Margaret Qualley were set to star in the film with plans to begin shooting in New Orleans in October. [9] In October 2022, Hong Chau, [10] Joe Alwyn, [11] and Mamoudou Athie joined the cast. [12] In a February 2023 interview, Hunter Schafer revealed she had "a little cameo" in the film. [13]

Filming took place in New Orleans from October 24 to December 16, 2022. [14] [15] The three stories in the triptych were filmed back to back and each story took three weeks to be completed. [16] In December 2023, the film was re-titled Kinds of Kindness. [17]

Release

Kinds of Kindness had its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in-competition on May 17, 2024. [18] [19] It is scheduled to be released in the United States by Searchlight Pictures on June 21, 2024, and in Ireland and the United Kingdom on June 28, 2024. [20] The film was released in Greece by Feelgood on May 30, 2024. [21]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 81% of 47 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.7/10. [22] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 72 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [23]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Cannes Film Festival May 25, 2024 Palme d'Or Yorgos Lanthimos Nominated [24] [25]
Best Actor Jesse Plemons Won

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