The Laureate
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| Directed by | William Nunez |
| Written by | William Nunez |
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| Cinematography | Adam Barnett |
| Music by | Brian Byrne |
Production companies | NorthEnd Pictures Cool Web Pictures |
| Distributed by | Creative Artists Agency (US) Metro International[1] |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Laureate is a 2021 biographical romantic drama film written and directed by William Nunez. It stars Tom Hughes, Laura Haddock, and Dianna Agron. The film depicts the life of British war poet and novelist Robert Graves. The film premiered at the 2021 Mallorca Film Festival.[2] The film won Film of the Festival at the 2021 Oxford International Film Awards as well as Best Feature, Best Director (William Nunez) and Best Actor (Tom Hughes).[3]
Cast
[edit]- Tom Hughes as Robert Graves
- Laura Haddock as Nancy Nicholson
- Dianna Agron as Laura Riding
- Julian Glover as Alfred Graves[4]
- Patricia Hodge as Amy Graves[4]
- Indica Watson as Catherine Nicholson [5]
- Christien Anholt as T. S. Eliot[6]
- Fra Fee as Geoffrey Phibbs[7]
Production
[edit]In February 2018, Kathy Bates was attached to the production with Tom Hughes, Dianna Agron and Laura Haddock already cast.[8] Hayley Atwell and Dominic Cooper were also attached the production, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Metro International takes sales on Robert Graves drama 'The Laureate' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "World premiere of Robert Graves film at Mallorca festival, Tom Hughes stars". Majorca Daily Bulletin. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "2021 Oxford International Film Festival". Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ a b Alberge, Dalya (21 March 2020). "Robert Graves: Writer of biopic drew on experiences of friends who suffered PTSD from Iraq War". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 July 2020 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ @TheLaureate (20 June 2020). "Indica Watson as Catherine Nicholson #TheLaureate" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "William Nunez Shares His Thoughts On The Laureate". 2021-03-31. Archived from the original on 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "The Laureate". Rogerebert.com. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Kathy Bates Joins Robert Graves Biopic 'The Laureate'". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Robert Graves True Story: The Laureate". 21 April 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
External links
[edit]- The Laureate at IMDb
- The Laureate on Metro International