Grand Tour (film)

2024 film by Miguel Gomes

Grand Tour

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Miguel Gomes
Screenplay by|

* Telmo Churro
* Maureen Fazendeiro
* Miguel Gomes
* Mariana Ricardo

Produced by| Filipa Reis
Starring|

* Gonçalo Waddington [pt]
* Crista Alfaiate
* Cláudio da Silva
* Lang Khê Tran
* Jorge Andrade
* João Pedro Vaz
* João Pedro Bénard
* Teresa Madruga
* Joana Bárcia

Cinematography|

* Gui Liang
* Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
* Rui Poças [pt]

Edited by|

* Telmo Churro
* Pedro Filipe Marques

Production
companies

* Uma Pedra no Sapato
* Vivo Film
* Shellac Sud
* Cinéma Defacto

Distributed by|

* Uma Pedra no Sapato (Portugal)
* Lucky Red [it] (Italy)
* Shellac Films and Tandem (France)

Release dates

* 22 May 2024 (2024-05-22) (Cannes)
* 19 September 2024 (2024-09-19) (Portugal)
* 27 November 2024 (2024-11-27) (France)

Running time

| 129 minutes[1]
Countries|

* Portugal
* Italy
* France
* Germany

Languages|

* Portuguese
* Burmese
* Vietnamese
* English

Box office| $867,820[2]

Grand Tour is a 2024 historical drama film co-written and directed by Miguel Gomes, starring Gonçalo Waddington [pt] and Crista Alfaiate.[3]

The film premiered on 22 May 2024 at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, and was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in its main competition section, where Gomes won the Best Director award. In September 2024, it was selected as the Portuguese entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[4]

## Plot

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In 1918, Rangoon is a city under British colonial rule. Civil servant Edward abandons his fiancée Molly on the day they are to be married. He flees in a state of melancholy, contemplating Molly's condition. Determined to be married, Molly follows his trail.[5]

## Cast

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* Gonçalo Waddington [pt] as Edward[1]
* Crista Alfaiate as Molly
* Cláudio da Silva as Timothy Sanders
* Lang Khê Tran as Ngoc
* Jorge Andrade as Reginald
* João Pedro Vaz as Reverendo Carpenter
* João Pedro Bénard as Horace Seagrave
* Teresa Madruga as Espia
* Joana Bárcia as Lady Dragon
* Jani Zhao [pt] as Noiva Chinesa
* Manuela Couto as Mrs. Cooper
* Diogo Dória as Major Brown
* Américo Silva as Comandante Britanico
* Giacomo Leone as Signor Farnese

## Production

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Grand Tour was produced by the Lisbon-based company Uma Pedra No Sapato, in co-production with Italy's Vivo Film and France's Shellac Sud and Cinéma Defacto. In March 2023, Variety reported that the film was shooting in Italy. It also revealed that the film would combine 16 mm film scenes with the images and sounds Gomes captured during a research trip to Asia.[6] Filming was done with an Arriflex 416 camera using Kodak 7222 film stock. Adobe Premiere Pro was used to edit the film and da Vinci 2K was used for colour correction.[7]

## Release

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Grand Tour was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 22 May 2024.[8] It was also selected for the main competition of the 71st Sydney Film Festival and was screened on 15 June 2024.[9] It was also selected in Gala Presentation at the 29th Busan International Film Festival to be screened in October 2024.[10] It made its North American premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on 5 September 2024,[11] screened in the Main Slate of the 62nd New York Film Festival.[12] It also was selected in the slate of the 69th Valladolid International Film Festival (for its Spanish premiere).[13]

International sales were handled by The Match Factory.[14] Uma Pedra no Sapato theatrically released the film in Portugal on 19 September 2024.[15] The film was originally set to be released theatrically in France by Tandem and Shellac on 18 December 2024,[16] but the release date was pushed forward to 6 November 2024,[17] and then pushed back to 27 November 2024.[18] In June 2024, Mubi acquired distribution rights to the film in North America, United Kingdom, Ireland, Latin America, Germany, Austria, Turkey and India.[19] The film is set to be released in theaters in the US on 28 March 2025.[20]

## Reception

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### Critical response

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On Rotten Tomatoes, Grand Tour holds an approval rating of 88% based on 33 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10.[21] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 77 out of 100 based on 11 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[22]

Writing for Variety at Cannes, Jessica Kiang called the film "an enchanting, enlivening, era-spanning, continent-crossing travelogue that runs the very serious risk of infecting you with the antidote: a potent dose of wanderlust-for-life."[23] Jordan Mintzer in The Hollywood Reporter noted that while fans of Gomes' prior work will enjoy the film, "anyone looking for a good story, or characters to get hooked on, may find themselves admiring the scenery without ever relishing it."[24] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian rated the film four stars and wrote "once again, Portuguese auteur Miguel Gomes delivers a film in which the most complex sophistication coexists with innocence and charm."[25]

### Accolades

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Award  | Date of ceremony  | Category  | Recipient(s)  | Result  | Ref.

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Cannes Film Festival | 25 May 2024 | Palme d'Or | Miguel Gomes | Nominated  | [26]
Best Director | Won  | [27]
Chicago International Film Festival | 27 October 2024 | Gold Hugo  | Grand Tour | Nominated  | [28]
Silver Hugo – Best Director  | Miguel Gomes | Won  | [29]
Silver Hugo – Best Editing  | Telmo Churro and Pedro Filipe Marques  | Won
Lumière Awards | 20 January 2025 | Best International Co-Production | Grand Tour | Nominated  | [30]
Platino Awards | 27 April 2025 | Best Ibero-American Film | Pending  | [31]
Sydney Film Festival | 16 June 2024 | Best Film  | Nominated  | [32]
Valladolid International Film Festival | 26 October 2024 | Golden Spike  | Nominated  | [33][34]
'José Salcedo' Award for Best Editing  | Telmo Churro, Pedro Filipe Marques  | Won

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
* List of Portuguese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

## References

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1. ^ a b "Grand Tour". Uma Pedra no Sapato. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
2. ^ "Grand Tour (2024)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
3. ^ Barraclough, Leo (18 April 2024). "Cannes Competition Title 'Grand Tour' Debuts Trailer, Director Miguel Gomes' Next Film to Be 'Savagery' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
4. ^ "Grand Tour, de Miguel Gomes, é o candidato de Portugal na corrida aos Óscares". Público (in Portuguese). 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
5. ^ Raup, Jordan (18 April 2024). "First Trailer for Miguel Gomes' 'Grand Tour, Premiering in Competition at Cannes 2024". Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
6. ^ Barraclough, Leo (10 March 2023). "The Match Factory Debuts First Image From Miguel Gomes' 'Grand Tour' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
7. ^ Rizov 2025, p. 49.
8. ^ "The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
9. ^ "Grand Tour". Sydney Film Festival Festival. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
10. ^ "The 29th Busan International Film Festival: Selection List". Busan International Film Festival. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
11. ^ "Grand Tour". TIFF. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
12. ^ Aguiar, Annie (6 August 2024). "Festival Winners Crowd New York Film Festival Main Slate Lineup". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
13. ^ Combarros, César (20 October 2024). "Seminci: Los cantos a la vida, protagonistas de la tercera jornada del festival". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
14. ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (10 May 2024). "The Match Factory pins its hopes on four competition titles at Cannes". Cineuropa. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
15. ^ Lusa (25 June 2024). "Filme "Grand Tour" de Miguel Gomes chega aos cinemas portugueses em 19 de setembro". RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
16. ^ Vargoz, Cécile (6 June 2024). "Tandem date cinq nouveaux films". Boxoffice Pro (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
17. ^ "Les distributeurs ajustent leurs line-ups". Boxoffice Pro (in French). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
18. ^ "Les distributeurs ajustent leurs line-ups". Boxoffice Pro (in French). 17 September 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
19. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (26 June 2024). "Mubi Takes North America & Multiple Key Territories For Miguel Gomes' Cannes Best Director Picture 'Grand Tour'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
20. ^ Thompson, Valerie (21 February 2025). "'Grand Tour' Trailer: Miguel Gomes' Latest Surreality Hits Theaters March 28". The Playlist. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
21. ^ "Grand Tour". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
22. ^ "Grand Tour". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
23. ^ Kiang, Jessica (22 May 2024). "'Grand Tour' Review: Miguel Gomes' Dreamy, Delirious Time-Swirling Travelogue Through East and Southeast Asia". Variety. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
24. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (22 May 2024). "'Grand Tour' Review: Miguel Gomes' Asia-Set Fever Dream Is Beguiling and Elusive". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
25. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (22 May 2024). "Grand Tour review – engaged couple's sweet, strange colonial era hide-and-seek". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
26. ^ Ntim, Zac (11 April 2024). "Cannes Film Festival Lineup Set: Competition Includes Coppola, Audiard, Cronenberg, Arnold, Lanthimos, Sorrentino & Abbasi's Trump Movie — Full List". Deadline. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
27. ^ Debruge, Peter (25 May 2024). "Cannes Awards: Female-Centered Stories Win Big in Cannes, as Sean Baker's 'Anora' Earns Palme d'Or". Variety. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
28. ^ Kay, Jeremy (20 September 2024). "'All We Imagine As Light', 'The End', 'Harvest' among Chicago International Film Festival line-up (exclusive)". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
29. ^ Blauvelt, Christian (25 October 2024). "Chicago International Film Festival Awards Top Prizes to 'Vermiglio,' 'All We Imagine as Light'". IndieWire. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
30. ^ Jamet, Constance (12 December 2024). "Emilia Perez récolte six nominations aux prix Lumières et poursuit son envolée". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
31. ^ Vicencio, Miguel (14 March 2025). "Nominados a los Premios Platino 2025: Lista completa". Vogue.
32. ^ Rosser, Michael (7 May 2024). "Sydney Film Festival reveals 2024 competition line-up". Screen Daily. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
33. ^ Santisteban, Olaia (11 September 2024). "Valladolid se prepara para una edición "icónica" de la Seminci con novedades y Alemania como país invitado". Castilla y León - via El Español.
34. ^ Juesas, María (26 October 2024). "Seminci 2024: 'Misericordia', del francés Alain Guiraudie, conquista el festival de Valladolid". Fotogramas.

## Works cited

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* Rizov, Vadim (2025). "Escape Routes". Filmmaker. Vol. 33, no. 3\. The Gotham Film & Media Institute.

## External links

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* Grand Tour at IMDb

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Films directed by Miguel Gomes

* The Face You Deserve (2004)
* Our Beloved Month of August (2008)
* Tabu (2012)
* Arabian Nights (2015)
* Grand Tour (2024)

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Portuguese submission for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

1980–2000|

* Morning Undersea (1980)
* Francisca (1982)
* No Trace of Sin (1983)
* Dead Man's Seat (1984)
* Ana (1985)
* Hard Times (1988)
* The Cannibals (1989)
* The King's Trial (1990)
* O Sangue (1991)
* Day of Despair (1992)
* Abraham's Valley (1993)
* Three Palm Trees (1994)
* God's Comedy (1995)
* Voyage to the Beginning of the World (1997)
* Anxiety (1998)
* The Mutants (1999)
* Too Late (2000)

2001–2010|

* Camarate (2001)
* O Delfim (2002)
* A Talking Picture (2003)
* The Miracle According to Salomé (2004)
* Noite Escura(2005)
* Alice (2006)
* Belle Toujours (2007)
* Our Beloved Month of August (2008)
* Doomed Love (2009)
* To Die Like a Man (2010)

2011–2020|

* José and Pilar (2011)
* Blood of My Blood (2012)
* Lines of Wellington (2013)
* What Now? Remind Me (2014)
* Arabian Nights: Volume 2 - The Desolate One (2015)
* Letters from War (2016)
* Saint George (2017)
* Peregrinação (2018)
* The Domain (2019)
* Vitalina Varela (2020)

2021–present|

* The Metamorphosis of Birds (2021)
* Alma Viva (2022)
* Bad Living (2023)
* Grand Tour (2024)

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