Postcards from London

Name: Postcards from London
Genre: Drama
Released: November 9, 2018
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 42
Cast: Alessandro Cimadamore, Harris Dickinson, Jerome Holder, Jonah Hauer-King, Leemore Marrett Jr.

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Strand Releasing | Release Date: November 9, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Alessandro Cimadamore, Harris Dickinson, Jerome Holder, Jonah Hauer-King, Leemore Marrett Jr., Leo Hatton, Leonardo Salerni, Raphael Desprez, Silas Carson, Stephen Boxer

Summary: Beautiful Essex boy Jim (Harris Dickinson) who, having traveled from the suburbs, finds himself in Soho searching for fame, fortune and cultural stimulation. Down on his luck, he meets with a gang of unusual high class male escorts – The Raconteurs – who specialize in post-coital conversation. What follows is Jim’s comic descent fromBeautiful Essex boy Jim (Harris Dickinson) who, having traveled from the suburbs, finds himself in Soho searching for fame, fortune and cultural stimulation. Down on his luck, he meets with a gang of unusual high class male escorts – The Raconteurs – who specialize in post-coital conversation. What follows is Jim’s comic descent from unsuccessful escort, to artist’s muse and art authenticator – a journey complicated by a rare psychosomatic condition called ‘Stendhal Syndrome’. Rendering him painfully oversensitive to art, the condition threatens to bring about is downfall whilst opening him up to new opportunities – but is Jim willing to grab them? [Strand Releasing]… Expand

Director: Steve McLean

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Frank Scheck

Nov 12, 2018

Although Postcards From London ultimately doesn't quite live up to its considerable ambitions, it offers plenty of arresting moments along the way. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Nov 29, 2018

It really is very strange, with every idea, every scene, every moment lavishly garnished with floridly serious, mannered language. A little of it goes a long way. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Nov 5, 2018

Pretty but hollow, Postcards From London isn’t quite clever enough to get away with being this deeply frivolous. It exudes a sense of high amusement at itself but doesn’t make that satisfaction so easy to share. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Nov 9, 2018

The film is best when it doesn't take itself too seriously. Unfortunately, for the most part it takes itself very seriously. Read full review

David Noh

Nov 8, 2018

Some of the visual compositions are impressive to look at, but the overall self-consciousness of the enterprise, paltry attempts at wit such as describing Bacon as “a screaming queen who painted the screaming Pope,” and basic thinness of this wistfully wish-fulfilment material make it hard for a viewer to stay involved. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Nov 21, 2018

Despite a skillful use of color, lighting, framing and music, the movie’s artificiality might have played in a short film but becomes tedious and pretentious when stretched to 90 minutes. Read full review

Rex Reed

Nov 9, 2018

Aside from bad filmmaking, I don’t know what any of this means. I do know Harris Dickinson is the chief attraction as well as the only reason to suffer through a revolting score of punk rock songs and an interminable series of fuzzy, flashing camera angles advertising neon signs for sex clubs and gay bath houses. Read full review

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