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The Souvenir

A young film student in the early '80s becomes romantically involved with a complicated and untrustworthy man.

Director

Joanna Hogg

Year

Genre

Box Office

$1,036,737

Production

N/A

Awards

7 wins & 37 nominations

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The Souvenir Collection: The Souvenir, The Souvenir: Part II, The Eternal Daughter

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Radio Interviewer

Phil

Jack

Frankie

Julie

Honor Swinton Byrne

Tracy

Hannah Ashby Ward

Janet

Ray

Chyna Terrelonge-Vaughan

Anthony

Rosalind

Elisa

Barbara

Barbara Peirson

James

Head of Film School

Head of Direction

Head of Production

William

James Spencer Ashworth

Patrick

Lydia

Marland

Susan

Dress Maker

Bell Boy Venice

Student Cameraman

Leighton Spence

Make-Up Artist

Siobhan Harper Ryan

NA Speaker

NA Member

NA Member

NA Member

Intruder

Jack W. Gregory

School Handyman

Doctor

Nicholas Gollop

Julie's Lover

Jake Phillips Head

Garance

Film School Student

Film School Student

Roscoe Gibson-Denney

Film School Student

Film School Student

Film School Student

Film School Student

Film School Student

Keifer Nyron Taylor

Film School Student

Rosie

Conscierge

NA Member

Concierge

Fabrizio Matteini

Concierge

Hotel Guest

Dora

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Anthony Julie Patrick James Elisa

[indistinct chatter] - The Souvenir

[indistinct chatter]

[reporter]
Their industry is in crisis, - The Souvenir

[reporter] Their industry is in crisis,

[interviewer] So, Julie,
welcome to Sunderland. - The Souvenir

[interviewer] So, Julie, welcome to Sunderland.

It's great that you want to make a film in the town - The Souvenir

It's great that you want to make a film in the town

- [indistinct chatter]
- [laughter] - The Souvenir

- [indistinct chatter] - [laughter]

[indistinct chatter] - The Souvenir

[indistinct chatter]

[upbeat music playing] - The Souvenir

[upbeat music playing]

[indistinct conversation] - The Souvenir

[indistinct conversation]

He's often away, uh, in the provinces, - The Souvenir

He's often away, uh, in the provinces,

He's fine with it,
and he's very keen to meet you. - The Souvenir

He's fine with it, and he's very keen to meet you.

[camera shutter clicks] - The Souvenir

[camera shutter clicks]

- Hmm.
- And this overwhelming... - The Souvenir

- Hmm. - And this overwhelming...

He has this overwhelming attachment - The Souvenir

He has this overwhelming attachment

Yeah, really interesting for me,
that metaphor. - The Souvenir

Yeah, really interesting for me, that metaphor.

I was taking pictures of, um,
some installations by some artists I know, - The Souvenir

I was taking pictures of, um, some installations by some art...

- Um, yeah.
- Then you got fascinated in the rot? - The Souvenir

- Um, yeah. - Then you got fascinated in the rot?

I think if you can get hold of a camera
like that, fair enough. Do your thing... - The Souvenir

I think if you can get hold of a camera like that, fair enou...

[Jack] Yeah, she's having a go,
but there's other people having a go - The Souvenir

[Jack] Yeah, she's having a go, but there's other ...

[Phil] Mate, if you was in the same
position, you'd do the same thing. - The Souvenir

[Phil] Mate, if you was in the same position, you'd do ...

[Jack] Don't get me wrong,
fair play to her, - The Souvenir

[Jack] Don't get me wrong, fair play to her,

[Phil] If you was successful
and you had your kids, yeah, all right, - The Souvenir

[Phil] If you was successful and you had your kids, yeah, al...

Exactly, but I'd want 'em
to be aware of it. Be aware of it. - The Souvenir

Exactly, but I'd want 'em to be aware of it. Be aw...

Daddy was going to put this in the hunt
jumble, and I thought, you know, - The Souvenir

Daddy was going to put this in the hunt jumble, and I though...

Or what do you think about over here? - The Souvenir

Or what do you think about over here?

- Are you all right?
- [grunts] - The Souvenir

- Are you all right? - [grunts]

Hang them on the-- hang them on those,
up there. Would look Christmassy. - The Souvenir

Hang them on the-- hang them on those, up there. Would look ...

[both laugh] - The Souvenir

- I am a terrible landlord.
- [both laugh] - The Souvenir

- I am a terrible landlord. - [both laugh]

- Does his girlfriend pay rent?
- No. No. - The Souvenir

- Does his girlfriend pay rent? - No. No.

You're too nice. You need
to properly sit them down - The Souvenir

You're too nice. You need to properly sit them down

[Anthony] We don't know what the inner
machinations of their mind are, - The Souvenir

[Anthony] We don't know what the inner machinations of ...

We don't know what - The Souvenir

We don't know what

But that's what we want to know
when we go and see a film. - The Souvenir

But that's what we want to know when we go and see a fi...

We wanna see life as it is experienced, - The Souvenir

We wanna see life as it is experienced,

But the life of Tony and his mother,
they're the lives of real people. - The Souvenir

But the life of Tony and his mother, they're the lives ...

- Why are they more real than me?
- They're not more real than you. - The Souvenir

- Why are they more real than me? - They're not more re...

I think we're all equal in that.
I think we're all as real as each other. - The Souvenir

I think we're all equal in that. I think we're all...

It doesn't matter that they're
not real people. - The Souvenir

It doesn't matter that they're not real people.

I mean I'm not trying to make a documentary - The Souvenir

I mean I'm not trying to make a documentary

You're not trying to document - The Souvenir

You're not trying to document

Well, I am, but I'm creating
something new with it. - The Souvenir

Well, I am, but I'm creating something new with it.

So the material is real,
those people exist, - The Souvenir

So the material is real, those people exist,

- I'm a big fan of Powell and Pressburger.
- Hmm. - The Souvenir

- I'm a big fan of Powell and Pressburger. - Hmm.

I think they-- - The Souvenir

So what do you do - The Souvenir

So what do you do

[Julie] "My dear Julie. - The Souvenir

[Julie] "My dear Julie.

A grateful and loving Anthony." - The Souvenir

A grateful and loving Anthony."

- Oh, yeah. Sorry.
- You... you keep it. - The Souvenir

- Oh, yeah. Sorry. - You... you keep it.

- I might torch this.
- [Julie laughs] - The Souvenir

- I might torch this. - [Julie laughs]

- See you on the flip side.
- [chuckles] - The Souvenir

- See you on the flip side. - [chuckles]

[elevator door closes] - The Souvenir

[elevator door closes]

And this very cruel, - The Souvenir

And this very cruel,

You know, being forced to come to terms - The Souvenir

You know, being forced to come to terms

And yet, you're wanting to make a film - The Souvenir

And yet, you're wanting to make a film

I mean, you could argue that really
it would be much better for you - The Souvenir

I mean, you could argue that really it would be much better ...

I mean, what makes you want to leave
your own experience so radically - The Souvenir

I mean, what makes you want to leave your own experience so ...

I mean, it's suggested
that you almost have - The Souvenir

I mean, it's suggested that you almost have

I feel as though I want
to not live my whole life - The Souvenir

I feel as though I want to not live my whole life

And I want to be really aware
about what's going on around me, - The Souvenir

And I want to be really aware about what's going on aro...

You're not normal at all You're a freak - The Souvenir

You're not normal at all You're a freak

Um, I don't want to be
in that bubble my entire life. - The Souvenir

Um, I don't want to be in that bubble my entire life.

[Anthony] She's just received
word from her lover, - The Souvenir

[Anthony] She's just received word from her lover,

I think you know - The Souvenir

I think you know

- And very much in love.
- Very much in love. - The Souvenir

- And very much in love. - Very much in love.

- Do you like horses?
- Yes. But not to ride. - The Souvenir

- Do you like horses? - Yes. But not to ride.

Ah. Well, Ray's rather fond of them, - The Souvenir

Ah. Well, Ray's rather fond of them,

- Mm-hmm. Yeah, I'd love that.
- Good. - The Souvenir

- Mm-hmm. Yeah, I'd love that. - Good.

[car door opens and closes] - The Souvenir

[car door opens and closes]

I, um... uh, my next project
is a feature film, - The Souvenir

I, um... uh, my next project is a feature film,

Um, Barbara comes from Newcastle,
so she's got some family up that way. - The Souvenir

Um, Barbara comes from Newcastle, so she's got some fam...

Are you involved-- wanting to film
in the shipyards, or... - The Souvenir

Are you involved-- wanting to film in the shipyards, or...

They really need somebody
to do a documentary on them, - The Souvenir

They really need somebody to do a documentary on them,

Uh, I worked in a shipyard when I was
a boy, before I went off to art school. - The Souvenir

Uh, I worked in a shipyard when I was a boy, before I went o...

It's been my subject matter
and inspiration, really, - The Souvenir

It's been my subject matter and inspiration, really,

[Anthony] Did I hear Frankie say something - The Souvenir

[Anthony] Did I hear Frankie say something

Yeah. I'm not sure,
I'd have to check, but... - The Souvenir

Yeah. I'm not sure, I'd have to check, but...

It's to do with my work.
It's rather complicated to explain. - The Souvenir

It's to do with my work. It's rather complicated t...

In fact... I can't really
explain it at all. - The Souvenir

In fact... I can't really explain it at all.

I completely understand
if there's an issue with that. - The Souvenir

I completely understand if there's an issue with that.

- That's very kind.
- It's all right. - The Souvenir

- That's very kind. - It's all right.

- Very normal, really.
- Yeah, normal. - The Souvenir

- Very normal, really. - Yeah, normal.

You're not normal at all.
You're a freak. - The Souvenir

You're not normal at all. You're a freak.

- Is that a good thing?
- I think you know. - The Souvenir

- Is that a good thing? - I think you know.

- I've had a very nice time here.
- Good. - The Souvenir

- I've had a very nice time here. - Good.

Checked in on Janet.
Everything's fine there. - The Souvenir

Checked in on Janet. Everything's fine there.

I mean, I dare say they've had
the odd person, uh... - The Souvenir

I mean, I dare say they've had the odd person, uh...

Watching over, but I don't think
there's been any disturbance. - The Souvenir

Watching over, but I don't think there's been any ...

That's partly why I wanted to get Ray
out of there for the weekend. - The Souvenir

That's partly why I wanted to get Ray out of there for ...

[reporter over radio] There were fears
that the Russians might try to come in - The Souvenir

[reporter over radio] There were fears that the Russians mig...

[Julie] "You've got to see Venice,"
he began. - The Souvenir

[Julie] "You've got to see Venice," he began.

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A young film student in the early '80s becomes romantically involved with a complicated and untrustworthy man.

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Director: Joanna Hogg

Writer: Joanna Hogg

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, romance

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 91/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: $1,036,737

Released: 30 Aug 2019

Awards: 7 wins & 37 nominations

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The Souvenir Collection: The Souvenir, The Souvenir: Part II, The Eternal Daughter

Also watch: The Souvenir: Part II, Archipelago, Birders, The Skull, Ray & Liz, Mother and Son, In Front of Your Face, The Jazz Singer, Leviathan, Transit, Greenberg, Monos