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Promising Young Woman
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| Directed by | Emerald Fennell |
| Written by | Emerald Fennell |
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| Cinematography | Benjamin Kračun |
| Edited by | Frédéric Thoraval |
| Music by | Anthony Willis |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Countries | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million[3][4] |
| Box office | $18.9 million[5] |
Promising Young Woman is a 2020 film written, directed, and co-produced by Emerald Fennell in her feature directorial debut. It stars Carey Mulligan as a troubled young woman haunted by a traumatic past as she navigates balancing forgiveness and vengeance, with Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown, Chris Lowell, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, and Connie Britton in supporting roles. It incorporates film genres including black comedy, crime drama, feminist film, rape and revenge, and vigilante thriller.[6][7][8][9]
Promising Young Woman had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 25, 2020, by Focus Features. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for Fennell's direction and screenplay and Mulligan's performance, and it grossed $18 million worldwide. The film won Best Original Screenplay at the 93rd Academy Awards, with additional nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Mulligan), and Best Film Editing. Fennell also won Best Original Screenplay at the Critics' Choice Awards, Writers' Guild Awards, and British Academy Film Awards.
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- ^ "Promising Young Woman". British Board of Film Classification. December 1, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
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- ^ Machado, Carmen Maria (January 29, 2021). "How "Promising Young Woman" Refigures the Rape-Revenge Movie". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Promising Young Woman (2020) – Emerald Fennell | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (December 24, 2020). "'Promising Young Woman' Review: Courting Dangerous Liaisons (Published 2020)". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ Miller, M. N. (December 14, 2020). "Promising Young Woman review – a dark comedy that may redefine the upcoming decade". Ready Steady Cut. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
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