Wicked Little Letters
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Monday November 11 2024
Approximate running time: 2 hours
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Presented by Reel alternatives Huntsville in partnership with Algonquin Theatre
Wicked Little Letters
Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley play neighbours who get on each other’s nerves in this dark comedy about a small English town where residents start receiving anonymous, expletive-laden letters, igniting a scandal in their community.
A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, Wicked Little Letters follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). Edith begins to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities which assassinate her character with the most blue-tinged language imaginable. When they start to stack up, her autocratic, scripture-quoting father Edward (Timothy Spall) insists the culprit be found. With law enforcement reluctantly investigating, Edith bandies a pet theory that her neighbour Rose (Jessie Buckley) might mean her harm and the foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime.
The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all. What begins as a village whodunnit suitable for the pearl-clutching set evolves into a profound statement about the stifling social confines around women’s behaviour and their possible tragic consequences.
Director: Thea Sharrock
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Year: 2024
Duration: 102 minutes
Featuring: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Timothy Spall
Distributor: Mongrel Media
Content Advisory: Rated R for coarse language and sexual material
Official movie trailer: Wicked Little Letters
Wicked Little Letters
Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley play neighbours who get on each other’s nerves in this dark comedy about a small English town where residents start receiving anonymous, expletive-laden letters, igniting a scandal in their community.
A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, Wicked Little Letters follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). Edith begins to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities which assassinate her character with the most blue-tinged language imaginable. When they start to stack up, her autocratic, scripture-quoting father Edward (Timothy Spall) insists the culprit be found. With law enforcement reluctantly investigating, Edith bandies a pet theory that her neighbour Rose (Jessie Buckley) might mean her harm and the foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime.
The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all. What begins as a village whodunnit suitable for the pearl-clutching set evolves into a profound statement about the stifling social confines around women’s behaviour and their possible tragic consequences.
Director: Thea Sharrock
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Year: 2024
Duration: 102 minutes
Featuring: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Timothy Spall
Distributor: Mongrel Media
Content Advisory: Rated R for coarse language and sexual material
Official movie trailer: Wicked Little Letters