Project Detail

On Beauty

Synopsis

The story of two families, the Belseys and the Kipps and their different, yet increasingly intertwined lives. Their stories address ethnic and cultural differences in both the USA and the UK, the nature of beauty, and the clash between liberal and conservative academic values.
Adapted from the prize-winning novel by Zadie Smith.

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Director
Kasi Lemmons
Producer
Alison Owen, Carol Polakoff
Screenwriter
Kasi Lemmons (screenplay), Zadie Smith (novel)

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

UK, US coproduction

Film4 (UK), Ruby Films (UK), Viewfinder Pictures (US)

Film4

124 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 2TX

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