Widow Clicquot

Widow Clicquot is a 2023 internationally co-produced drama film, directed by Thomas Napper, from a screenplay by Erin Dignam and Christopher Monger based on the book The Widow Clicquot by Tilar J. Mazzeo. It stars Haley Bennett, Tom Sturridge, Sam Riley, Anson Boon, Leo Suter, Ben Miles, and Natasha O'Keeffe.
It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2023.
== Synopsis ==
The story behind the Veuve Clicquot family and business that began in the late 18th century.
== Cast ==
== Release ==
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2023. In November 2023, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film. It had a wide release on July 19, 2024.
== Reception ==
Christian Zilko of IndieWire rated the film a "grade B," commenting that "by swapping Bluetooth headsets for bodices, Napper and screenwriters Erin Dignam and Christopher Monger were able to drape their movie in a period aesthetic that should appeal to the arthouse crowd. But from its eureka moment when Barbe-Nicole develops her iconic rose champagne to its final title cards about the company's ongoing success, Widow Clicquot has all the same beats as the walk-and-talk business movie that you watched on your last flight." Zilko highlighted the film's mixture of "non-linear narrative structure" and "three-cheers-for-capitalism narrative" along with the "draconian laws" around women in business. He viewed the film as mostly "interested in celebrating the booze industry and the people who overcome needless restrictions to innovate in it."
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== References ==
Category:2023 films
Category:Vertical Entertainment films
Category:American drama films
Category:British drama films
Category:French drama films
Category:2023 drama films
Category:2020s American films
Category:2020s British films
Category:2020s French films
Category:2020s English-language films