Cordelia (2019 film)

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2019 British film

Cordelia

Directed by| Adrian Shergold
Written by| Adrian Shergold
Antonia Campbell-Hughes
Starring| Antonia Campbell-Hughes
Johnny Flynn

Release dates

* 2019 (2019) (Dinard Film Festival)
* October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23) (United Kingdom)

Running time

| 91 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Cordelia is a 2019 British horror thriller drama film written by Adrian Shergold and Antonia Campbell-Hughes, directed by Shergold and starring Campbell-Hughes and Johnny Flynn. Other cast includes Joel Fry, Catherine McCormack, Alun Armstrong and Michael Gambon in his final film role before his death in September 2023.[1]

## Cast

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* Antonia Campbell-Hughes as Cordelia/Caroline (Russell)
* Johnny Flynn as Frank (Ryan)
* Michael Gambon as Moses
* Joel Fry as Matt
* Catherine McCormack as Kate
* Alun Armstrong as Roger

## Release

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The film premiered at the Dinard Film Festival in France in 2019.[2] The film was then released in theaters in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2020.[3]

## Reception

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The film has a 74% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 23 reviews.[4] Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com awarded the film three stars.[5] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian awarded the film three stars out of five.[3] Rob Rector of Film Threat rated the film an 8 out of 10.[6] Ferdosa of Screen Rant awarded the film two and a half stars out of five.[7]

Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Enigmatic and imperfect, but nonetheless absorbing and consistently unsettling, Cordelia offers a haunting visualization of a breaking-apart psyche."[8]

## References

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1. ^ Grater, Tom (May 8, 2019). "UK thriller 'Cordelia' with Johnny Flynn, Antonia Campbell-Hughes finds sales agent (exclusive)". Screen International. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
2. ^ Billington, Alex (May 6, 2022). "New Trailer for UK Thriller 'Cordelia' with Antonia Campbell-Hughes". Firstshowing.net. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
3. ^ a b Bradshaw, Peter (October 21, 2020). "Cordelia review – reality-bending drama of creepy neighbours". The Guardian. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
4. ^ "Cordelia". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
5. ^ Kenny, Glenn (May 20, 2022). "Cordelia". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
6. ^ Rector, Rob (May 20, 2022). "Cordelia". Film Threat. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
7. ^ Ferdosa (May 22, 2022). "Cordelia Review: Psychological Thriller Suffers From An Identity Crisis". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
8. ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (May 19, 2022). "'Cordelia' Review: Going Underground". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

## External links

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* Cordelia at IMDb
* Cordelia at Rotten Tomatoes