Project Detail

Mad About the Boy - The Noel Coward Story

1955 Nevada, Las Vegas. Noël Coward on shoot, by Mark Swain c/o Altitude

Synopsis

Noel Coward was one of the most important figures of the 20th Century. He was not only a great playwright, but also one of the best songwriters, directors and performers. Coward’s triumphs across theatre, film and music mark him out as one of only a handful of artists whose mastery has moulded the spirit of a nation.
And yet he grew up poor, left school when he was only eleven and was full of contradictions – he was a sex symbol who was gay, a rebel who was also a patriot, his plays were set in glamorous drawing rooms while he lived in the smallest room in his mother’s boarding house. He was a true star, who had a style and character that personified the very idea of Englishness. And yet he ended his life in exile from the country he came to define.
He was an extraordinary man that led an extraordinary life.

Details

Year: 2023
Type of project: Features
Running time: 91 min
Director: Barnaby Thompson
Producer: Barnaby Thompson
Executive Producer: Stanley Buchthal

Genre

LGBTQIA+

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Fragile Films

The White House
Ealing Studios
London
W5 5EP

Unigram Films

+44 (0) 20 3653 0690

Sales Company

Altitude Film Sales

34 Foubert's Pl
Carnaby
London W1F 7PX

info@altitudefilment.com

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