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

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 | where are they now | f rated | 

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Genres:

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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Quotes

Jennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada: First time away from home?
Pearl Jansen - Miss Africa South: First time away from home. First time on a plane. First time being so cold. I'm the first black South African to take part in Miss World.
Jennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada: I'm the first Miss Grenada too,

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Connections

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

User Reviews

This is a beautiful film with a few small teething problems

Firstly I can't believe my eyes at the low review score. I watch (or try to) films from every Genre, depict every political and social narrative.

There is nothing to dislike here. It's not gender swapping shallow rehashes and trying to sell it with 4th wave feminism. It is a BRILLIANT and accessible film about a bunch of brave women. Now that isn't to imply we don't need a badass roster of women in our Marvel's and DC's but this is a story of real heroic women fighting against a seriously oppressive regime.

I thought that a few of the younger characters were going to be obnoxiously off-putting but for ONCE they aren't, for once despite a few slightly cringe moments near the start, they are real characters with the attitude to fight for change.

I think no matter what race you are, the colour of your skin or your gender you can take something away from this movie and see how we should all be continuing to fight against injustices from every angle.

9/10 is a very high mark. It didn't have a few hundred million pounds in CGI, hell the angles from many perspectives can seem confusing. However I disregard the notion that this is another "woke film". It is unironically woke.

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:

$1,061,144

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pathé, BBC Films, British Film Institute (BFI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1