Misbehaviour (2020)

A group of women hatch a plan to disrupt the 1970 Miss World beauty competition in London.

Director:

Philippa Lowthorpe

Writers:

Rebecca Frayn (screenplay by), Gaby Chiappe (screenplay by)

Stars:

Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keira Knightley	...	Sally Alexander
Greg Kinnear	...	Bob Hope
Daniel Tiplady	...	Archie
Kajsa Mohammar	...	Eva Reuber-Staier
Stephen Boxer	...	Professor Davidson
Justin Salinger	...	Bearded Marxist Professor
Jessie Buckley	...	Jo Robinson
Ruby Bentall	...	Sarah
Lily Newmark	...	Jane
Maya Kelly	...	Abi
John Heffernan	...	Gareth
Jo Herbert	...	Sheila
Rhys Ifans	...	Eric Morley
Keeley Hawes	...	Julia Morley
Ed Eales White	...	Journalist 1 (as Ed Eales-White)

Storyline

A group of women hatch a plan to disrupt the 1970 Miss World beauty competition in London.

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Plot Keywords:

1970s | beauty contest | women's liberation | sexism | where are they now | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | History

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Keira Knightley (Sally Alexander) played Matthew Macfadyen's sister in Anna Karenina (2012) and his love interest (and future wife) in Pride & Prejudice (2005). Coincidentally, Keeley Hawes (Julia Morley) is married with Matthew Macfadyen.

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Goofs

The radio announcer advertising the 1970 Miss World says that the eyes of the world are once more on London for the first time in nearly 30 years since the Coronation, which took place in 1953, only 17 years earlier.

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Quotes

Evelyn Alexander: And while you're off with your fanatics, Gareth and I are looking after your daughter. Seems to me liberation just means getting someone else to do your job for you.
Sally Alexander: So you think it's all right do you that one half of the world has all of the power and the other half just has to lump it?
Evelyn Alexander: Oh don't be so melodramatic.
Sally Alexander: Don't be so blind. You couldn't even get a bank account without dad's permission. The doctor wouldn't give you birth control.
Evelyn Alexander: That was one bank manager and one doctor
Sally Alexander: Just because you ...

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Connections

Referenced in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 10 March 2020 (2020)

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Soundtracks

La Bamba
Performed by Caterina Valente & Edmundo Ros
Written by Edmundo Ros and Bernard Ebbinghouse
Published by Chappell Music Limited (PRS)
All rights administered by WB Music Corp.
Courtesy of Decca Music Group
Under licence from Universal Music Operations Limited

User Reviews

Great comedy drama

Misbehaviour is a great, reasonably balanced if a little formulaic comedy drama that's funny and relevant. Keira Knightly and Gugu Mbatha-Raw are both incredible. Jessie Buckley, Rhys Ifans and Greg Kinnear are all great. Philippa Lowthorpe's direction is also great, it's well filmed and well paced. The music by Dickon Hinchcliffe is really good and the soundtrack is good.

Details

Country:

UK France

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Misbehaviour

Filming Locations:

Eltham Palace, Court Yard, London, England, UK

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,845,897

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pathé, BBC Films, British Film Institute (BFI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1