Benjamin

“It's about my inability to love. But I'm fine now.”

6.1

2019

1h 25m

RomanceComedyDrama

Director: Simon Amstell

Overview

Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film No Self at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces him to a mesmeric French musician called Noah.

Trailer

Benjamin | Official Trailer Official

Cast

Benjamin

Colin Morgan

Benjamin

Noah

Phénix Brossard

Noah

Stephen

Joel Fry

Stephen

Billie

Jessica Raine

Billie

Harry

Jack Rowan

Harry

Tessa

Anna Chancellor

Tessa

Paul

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

Paul

Adrienne

Michèle Belgrand

Adrienne

Claude

James Lailey

Claude

Anne the Dancer

Ellie Kendrick

Anne the Dancer

Himself

Mark Kermode

Himself

Simon Mayo

Himself

Reviews

SWITCH.

‘Benjamin’ is an enjoyable rom-com, filled with equal amounts of sweet moments and tense ones. - Chris dos Santos Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-benjamin-gay-dramedy-tugs-at-the-heartstrings-in-all-the-right-ways

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CinemaSerf

I really did want to like this - but I wasn't really given anywhere near enough meat on the bones of the story or the characters to het to know. The comedy is pretty thin on the ground and the underlying storyline is clichéd and muddles love and lust in an unconvincing fashion. It may well be partially autobiographical, but that - and the best efforts of the eponymous and engaging Colin Morgan as well as Jack Rowan's heart-throb "Harry" - doesn't help us through it's mediocrity. It's a pity, but I think that maybe auteur Simon Amstell was just too close to this to make it work in any objective or less awkward fashion.

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Clips (1)

Benjamin | Starring Colin Morgan | Clip #1

Featurettes (1)

LFF Connects - Simon Amstell | BFI London Film Festival 2018

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