Project Detail

Eleanor the Great

Synopsis

After seventy years with her best friend, Eleanor moves to New York City for a fresh start. Making new friends at ninety proves difficult. Longing for connection, she befriends a 19-year-old student.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2025 - Un Certain Regard - World premiere

Details

Year: 2025
Director: Scarlett Johansson 1st Feature
Producer: Jessamine Burgum, Kara Durrett, Keenan Flynn, Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Lia, Celine Rattray, Trudie Styler
Executive Producer: Charlotte Dauphin
Editor: Harry Jierjian
Screenwriter: Tory Kamen
Director of Photography: Hélène Louvart
Production Designer: Happy Massee
Composer: Dustin O'Halloran
Principal cast: June Squibb, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jessica Hecht, Will Price, Erin Kellyman

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Dauphin Films (UK), Maven Pictures (US), Pinky Promise (US), These Pictures (US), Wayfarer Studios (US)

Dauphin Films

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