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Falling for Figaro

A brilliant young fund manager leaves her unfulfilling job and long-term boyfriend to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer in the Scottish Highlands.

Director

Ben Lewin

Year

Genre

comedy, romance

Box Office

$35,910

Production

5 Name Films,Black Camel Pictures,Such Much Films,Southern Light Films,Particular Crowd

Awards

3 nominations

Homepage

https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/falling-for-figaro

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Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop

Millie Cantwell

Danielle Macdonald

Max Thistlewaite

Charlie

Ramsay Macfadyen

Rosa Patullo

Patricia

Vicki Pepperdine

Patrick

Elliot

Eve

Juliets's Nurse

Jo Cameron Brown

Juliet

Christina Bennington

Stagehand

Alasdair Hankinson

Vanessa

Vanessa Borrini

Alexandra

Margaret Fraser

Victor

Fergus McKinnon

Andrew J. Carter

Angus

Bellboy

Alasdair Braxton

Emily

Opera Audience

Gallery patron

Opera Guest

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Millie Cantwell

- No.
- No, I'm not making you nervous, or no, you're not deaf? - Falling for Figaro

- No. - No, I'm not making you nervous, or no, you'...

- I... I'm not deaf.
- So I am making you nervous? - Falling for Figaro

- I... I'm not deaf. - So I am making you nervous?

It's "Voi che sapete"
from The Marriage of Figaro. - Falling for Figaro

It's "Voi che sapete" from The Marriage of Fi...

That was so mature of you,
so unbelievably mature, - Falling for Figaro

That was so mature of you, so unbelievably mature,

Don't do it!
Don't lower yourself! - Falling for Figaro

Don't do it! Don't lower yourself!

Really.
Don't take any notice. - Falling for Figaro

Really. Don't take any notice.

You have one party piece, - Falling for Figaro

You have one party piece,

Shut up! I haven't quite
finished telling you - Falling for Figaro

Shut up! I haven't quite finished telling you

Um... uh, is that bad
for the vocal cords? - Falling for Figaro

Um... uh, is that bad for the vocal cords?

No. It weakens the resistance
to distractions. - Falling for Figaro

No. It weakens the resistance to distractions.

And no visitors.
You can leave the past behind. - Falling for Figaro

And no visitors. You can leave the past behind.

Including that bubble
of self-adoration you live in. - Falling for Figaro

Including that bubble of self-adoration you live in.

And I shall
certainly make things - Falling for Figaro

And I shall certainly make things

So maybe
you should get out now - Falling for Figaro

So maybe you should get out now

A woman came to me
after seeing my Tosca in '83 - Falling for Figaro

A woman came to me after seeing my Tosca in '83

It was only once I got here that I
wondered if she'd actually liked my Tosca. - Falling for Figaro

It was only once I got here that I wondered if she'd ac...

- Uh...
- He's my other student. - Falling for Figaro

- Uh... - He's my other student.

You're surprised that someone
like Max can sing like that, - Falling for Figaro

You're surprised that someone like Max can sing like th...

Are you paying by check
or cash? I prefer cash. - Falling for Figaro

Are you paying by check or cash? I prefer cash.

I would like to enter the
Singer of Renown competition. - Falling for Figaro

I would like to enter the Singer of Renown competition.

- Yes.
- Well, now that you've heard how awful I am, - Falling for Figaro

- Yes. - Well, now that you've heard how awful I am,

You're in a place where there's
not really a great deal to know. - Falling for Figaro

You're in a place where there's not really a great...

I mean,
you must've noticed - Falling for Figaro

I mean, you must've noticed

So, therefore,
I can proudly claim - Falling for Figaro

So, therefore, I can proudly claim

He's been studying with
Meghan for about five years. - Falling for Figaro

He's been studying with Meghan for about five years.

He's twice tried to win the
Singer of Renown competition. - Falling for Figaro

He's twice tried to win the Singer of Renown competitio...

Is Meghan just
taking my money, - Falling for Figaro

Is Meghan just taking my money,

Well, you are sort of
the local economy right now. - Falling for Figaro

Well, you are sort of the local economy right now.

Wider! Come on! La! La!
Where's your tongue? - Falling for Figaro

Wider! Come on! La! La! Where's your tongue?

Keep singing!
Keep singing! - Falling for Figaro

Keep singing! Keep singing!

- Hi, darling. How's it going?
- Great. Great. - Falling for Figaro

- Hi, darling. How's it going? - Great. Great.

Is everything all right? - Falling for Figaro

Is everything all right?

I can't talk "rong."
She might check my phone. - Falling for Figaro

I can't talk "rong." She might check my phone...

She has "rures." - Falling for Figaro

She has "rures."

Well, it's hot
at the moment, - Falling for Figaro

Well, it's hot at the moment,

You know, if you're going to
take the young woman's money, - Falling for Figaro

You know, if you're going to take the young woman'...

It's as if you want to punish
the young woman - Falling for Figaro

It's as if you want to punish the young woman

- Should have been? I was!
- And look at you now. - Falling for Figaro

- Should have been? I was! - And look at you now.

A fallen idol,
with only people like me to admire you. - Falling for Figaro

A fallen idol, with only people like me to admire you.

Technically,
Ramsay MacFadyen, - Falling for Figaro

Technically, Ramsay MacFadyen,

But otherwise,
you lack the manhood - Falling for Figaro

But otherwise, you lack the manhood

So how is it that you, - Falling for Figaro

So how is it that you,

Maybe you should think of her
as the wind at your back, - Falling for Figaro

Maybe you should think of her as the wind at your back,

Okay, I'm taking her money, - Falling for Figaro

Okay, I'm taking her money,

Do you breathe through
your nose or your mouth? - Falling for Figaro

Do you breathe through your nose or your mouth?

- Yes?
- If you decide - Falling for Figaro

- Yes? - If you decide

Pfeiffer argues that breathing
should not be conscious and voluntary - Falling for Figaro

Pfeiffer argues that breathing should not be conscious and v...

- What's her name? Molly?
- Millie. - Falling for Figaro

- What's her name? Molly? - Millie.

That young woman has shown more
determination in the last three months - Falling for Figaro

That young woman has shown more determination in the last th...

The future for you as
I see it right now... - Falling for Figaro

The future for you as I see it right now...

Is a typical cruise ship
with regular burials at sea. - Falling for Figaro

Is a typical cruise ship with regular burials at sea.

You'd do well on one of those, - Falling for Figaro

You'd do well on one of those,

Well, she has tried to kill me,
but not for a while, - Falling for Figaro

Well, she has tried to kill me, but not for a while,

Yes, of course. But Edinburgh is
a qualifier for Singer of Renown. - Falling for Figaro

Yes, of course. But Edinburgh is a qualifier for Singer of R...

- I'd like to help you.
- Help me? How? - Falling for Figaro

- I'd like to help you. - Help me? How?

Well, for one thing,
too much jogging's - Falling for Figaro

Well, for one thing, too much jogging's

I can show you some exercises
that will expand your lungs - Falling for Figaro

I can show you some exercises that will expand your lungs

Because when you're at
the Edinburgh recital, - Falling for Figaro

Because when you're at the Edinburgh recital,

- No, that won't be necessary.
- Oh. Okay. - Falling for Figaro

- No, that won't be necessary. - Oh. Okay.

Um, could you do that again? - Falling for Figaro

Um, could you do that again?

- What's happened?
- I've had an epiphany. - Falling for Figaro

- What's happened? - I've had an epiphany.

Oh, no,
now is the perfect time - Falling for Figaro

Oh, no, now is the perfect time

I don't belong here,
except to entertain you all - Falling for Figaro

I don't belong here, except to entertain you all

Ms. Emily Wheeler,
ladies and gentlemen. - Falling for Figaro

Ms. Emily Wheeler, ladies and gentlemen.

And next, we are pleased to
welcome back from Drumbuchan, - Falling for Figaro

And next, we are pleased to welcome back from Drumbuchan,

Max is looking to qualify
for Singer of Renown, - Falling for Figaro

Max is looking to qualify for Singer of Renown,

Ladies and gentlemen,
Max Thistlewaite. - Falling for Figaro

Ladies and gentlemen, Max Thistlewaite.

Oh. So you're entering
Singer of Renown, are you? - Falling for Figaro

Oh. So you're entering Singer of Renown, are you?

And now we have a newcomer, - Falling for Figaro

And now we have a newcomer,

Ladies and gentlemen,
Ms. Millie Cantwell. - Falling for Figaro

Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Millie Cantwell.

"The familiar voice
of Max Thistlewaite - Falling for Figaro

"The familiar voice of Max Thistlewaite

And a lack of
the emotional depth needed - Falling for Figaro

And a lack of the emotional depth needed

"An unfamiliar voice delivered
delightfully unexpected results - Falling for Figaro

"An unfamiliar voice delivered delightfully unexpected ...

What we heard was the nascence
of a beautiful voice, - Falling for Figaro

What we heard was the nascence of a beautiful voice,

Max came so close to winning
last time. So damn close. - Falling for Figaro

Max came so close to winning last time. So damn close.

You're the victim of a pretentious
critic with verbal diarrhea. - Falling for Figaro

You're the victim of a pretentious critic with verbal d...

You're better than her, but
she has tricks you don't have. - Falling for Figaro

You're better than her, but she has tricks you don'...

- Any other suggestions?
- Yes. - Falling for Figaro

- Any other suggestions? - Yes.

When people sing together, - Falling for Figaro

When people sing together,

So watch her face.
Watch what she does. - Falling for Figaro

So watch her face. Watch what she does.

Well, we could look at it as
a cooperative venture - Falling for Figaro

Well, we could look at it as a cooperative venture

- Hey, sweetie.
- I hope this isn't a bad time. - Falling for Figaro

- Hey, sweetie. - I hope this isn't a bad time.

Okay. Don't worry.
I'll call you back. - Falling for Figaro

Okay. Don't worry. I'll call you back.

We'll talk later. Love you. - Falling for Figaro

We'll talk later. Love you.

Um, Charlie,
I'm so glad that you came, - Falling for Figaro

Um, Charlie, I'm so glad that you came,

When I read out that review of
yours to the team at work... - Falling for Figaro

When I read out that review of yours to the team at work...

And later on, when I thought about
it, I've never felt more ashamed - Falling for Figaro

And later on, when I thought about it, I've never felt ...

I can't imagine
anything more exciting - Falling for Figaro

I can't imagine anything more exciting

I'll massage your feet, - Falling for Figaro

I'll massage your feet,

- All this just from one review?
- Yes. - Falling for Figaro

- All this just from one review? - Yes.

Falling for Figaro poster

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A brilliant young fund manager leaves her unfulfilling job and long-term boyfriend to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer in the Scottish Highlands.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Ben Lewin

Writer: Ben Lewin, Allen Palmer

Production: 5 Name Films,Black Camel Pictures,Such Much Films,Southern Light Films,Particular Crowd

Genre: comedy, romance

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 51/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: $35,910

Released: 01 Oct 2021

Awards: 3 nominations

Homepage: https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/falling-for-figaro

Also watch: The Door into Summer, About Fate, Anna Karenina, Upgraded, Joy, Where the Crawdads Sing, Last Night in Soho, Spider Man: Far from Home, The Wolf of Wall Street, Interstellar, Oppenheimer, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Joker, Tenet, Spider Man: No Way Home, Poor Things, Evil Dead Rise, Green Book