Project Detail

This Beautiful Fantastic

Synopsis

A contemporary fairy tale revolving around the unlikely friendship between a shy children's book author and a wild inventor - set against the backdrop of a stunning English garden in the heart of London.

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Running time
100 mins
Director
Simon Aboud
Producer
Christine Alderson, Kami Naghdi, Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi
Co-Producer
Matt Treadwell
Editor
David Charap
Screenwriter
Simon Aboud
Director of Photography
Mike Eley
Production Designer
Alex (Alexandra) Walker
Composer
Anne Nikitin
Principal cast
Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Wilkinson, Andrew Scott, Jeremy Irvine, Anna Chancellor, Eileen Davies

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

UK, US coproduction

An Ipso Facto Productions (UK) production with Smudge Films (UK), Constance Media (UK) in association with Head Gear Films (UK), Kreo Films FZ (AE), Windy Hill Pictures (US)

Sales Company

AMBI Distribution

Julie Sultan
9454 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 208
Beverly Hills
CA 90212
USA

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