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{{Short description|Drama film}}
{{Short description|Film by Dominic Savage}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Close to You
| image = Close to you film 2023 poster.jpg
| image =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
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| director = [[Dominic Savage]]
| director = [[Dominic Savage]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
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| producers = {{plainlist|
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* [[Elliot Page]]
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* Dominic Savage
* Krishnendu Majumdar
* Krishnendu Majumdar
* Richard Yee
* Richard Yee
* Daniel Bekerman
* Chris Yurkovich
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* Dominic Savage
* Elliot Page
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| screenplay = Dominic Savage<br>Elliot Page
| story = {{Plainlist|
* Dominic Savage
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* [[Elliot Page]]
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| writer = Dominic Savage
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| starring = {{Plainlist|
* Elliot Page
* Elliot Page
* Hillary Baack
* [[Peter Outerbridge]]
* [[Wendy Crewson]]
}}
}}
| music =
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* [[Oliver Coates]]
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| cinematography = Catherine Lutes
* Dominic Savage
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| editing =
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| production_companies = {{plainlist|
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| cinematography = [[Catherine Lutes]]
* Me + You Productions
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| editing = David Charap
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* Good Question Media
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| studio = {{plainlist|
* Kindred Spirit
* Kindred Spirit
* Rolling Dice
* Rolling Dice
* PageBoy Productions
* Me + You Productions
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* Good Question Media
* Pageboy Productions
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| distributor =
| distributor = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mongrel Media]] (Canada)
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| released = {{Film date|2023|09|10|[[2023 Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]}}
* [[Vertigo Releasing]] (United Kingdom)
| runtime =
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| country = United Kingdom<br>Canada
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| released = {{Film date|2023|09|10|[[2023 Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]|2024|8|16|Canada|2024|8|30|United Kingdom}}
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| language = English
| runtime = 99 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2024|title=''Close To You'' (15) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/close-to-you-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdizmzkw|access-date=August 22, 2024 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref>
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* United Kingdom
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| language = English
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| budget =
| gross = $72,994<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Close-to-You-(2024)#tab=summary|title=Close to You (2023)|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl913801217/?ref_=bo_da_table_20|title=Close to You (2023)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
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'''''Close to You''''' is a 2023 independent film directed by [[Dominic Savage]] and starring [[Elliot Page]]. Savage and Page wrote the story together and both acted as producers. Filming was conducted using a highly improvised style.
'''''Close to You''''' is a 2023 [[drama (film and television)|drama]] film directed by [[Dominic Savage]] and starring [[Elliot Page]], Hillary Baack, [[Peter Outerbridge]], and [[Wendy Crewson]]. Savage and Page wrote the story together and both acted as producers.


The film premiered at the [[2023 Toronto International Film Festival]].
The film premiered at the [[2023 Toronto International Film Festival]], and was released on August 16, 2024 in Canada. It was released in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2024.


==Premise==
==Premise==
Sam (Page) is heading back home for a family reunion and bumps into an old friend (Baack).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/elliot-page-close-to-you-movie-dominic-savage-1235414758/amp/|title=Elliot Page Set For Dominic Savage Film 'Close To You'|first=Matt|last= Grobar|date=June 12, 2023|accessdate=June 12, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
Sam, a [[trans man]], is heading back home for his father's birthday and bumps into an old friend, opening old wounds as he finds his family struggling to come to terms with his [[Gender transition|transition]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/elliot-page-close-to-you-movie-dominic-savage-1235414758|title=Elliot Page Set For Dominic Savage Film 'Close To You'|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=June 12, 2023|access-date=June 12, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=June 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612183556/https://deadline.com/2023/06/elliot-page-close-to-you-movie-dominic-savage-1235414758/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|<!--Per end credits order and credited roles. See WP:FILMCAST-->
* [[Elliot Page]] as Sam
* [[Elliot Page]] as Sam
* Hillary Baack as Katherine
* Hillary Baack as Katherine
* [[Wendy Crewson]] as Sam’s mum
* [[Peter Outerbridge]] as Jim, Sam's dad
* [[Peter Outerbridge]] as Sam's dad
* [[Wendy Crewson]] as Miriam, Sam's mum
* Janet Porter as Kate
* Janet Porter as Kate
* [[Alex Paxton-Beesley]] as Megan
* [[Alex Paxton-Beesley]] as Megan
* [[Daniel Maslany]] as Michael
* [[Daniel Maslany]] as Michael
* [[Sook-Yin Lee]] as Emily
* Andrew Bushell as Stephen
* [[Jim Watson (actor)|Jim Watson]] as Daniel
* [[David Reale]] as Paul
* [[David Reale]] as Paul
* Amanda Richer as Margot
}}


==Production==
==Production==
Alongside Savage and Page, producers also include Krishnendu Majumdar and Richard Yee for their Me + You Productions banner and Daniel Bekerman and Chris Yurkovich, via Good Question Media. Financing comes from Kindred Spirit with Anita Gou and Sam Intili executive producing with Rolling Dice's Nia Vazirani, and Matt Jordan Smith of PageBoy Productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/elliot-page-close-to-you-film-1235641140/amp/|accessdate=June 12, 2023|website=Variety|date= June 12, 2023|title=Elliot Page to Star in Indie Drama 'Close to You'|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/elliot-page-announced-as-star-of-close-to-you-for-kindred-spirit-rolling-dice/5183047.article|website=Screen Daily|accessdate=June 12, 2023|date=June 12, 2023|first=Jeremy|last=Kay|title= Elliot Page announced as star of 'Close To You' for Kindred Spirit, Rolling Dice}}</ref> The project included high levels of [[improvisation]] and Page told ''[[The Guardian]]'' the experience was "a highlight of my life as an actor."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2023/jun/10/elliot-page-juno-hollywoods-dark-side-coming-out-twice|website=The Guardian|accessdate=June 12, 2023|title= Elliot Page on Juno, Hollywood's dark side and coming out twice: 'Living my life was more important than being in movies'|first=Simon|last=Hatterstone|date=June 10, 2023}}</ref>
Alongside Savage and Page, producers also include Krishnendu Majumdar and Richard Yee for their Me + You Productions banner and Daniel Bekerman and Chris Yurkovich, via Good Question Media. Financing comes from Kindred Spirit with Anita Gou and Sam Intili executive producing with Rolling Dice's Nia Vazirani, and Matt Jordan Smith of PageBoy Productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/elliot-page-close-to-you-film-1235641140/amp/|accessdate=June 12, 2023|website=Variety|date=June 12, 2023|title=Elliot Page to Star in Indie Drama 'Close to You'|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|archive-date=June 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612182520/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/elliot-page-close-to-you-film-1235641140/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/elliot-page-announced-as-star-of-close-to-you-for-kindred-spirit-rolling-dice/5183047.article|website=Screen Daily|accessdate=June 12, 2023|date=June 12, 2023|first=Jeremy|last=Kay|title=Elliot Page announced as star of 'Close To You' for Kindred Spirit, Rolling Dice|archive-date=June 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612202056/https://www.screendaily.com/news/elliot-page-announced-as-star-of-close-to-you-for-kindred-spirit-rolling-dice/5183047.article|url-status=live}}</ref> The project included high levels of [[improvisation]] and Page told ''[[The Guardian]]'' the experience was "a highlight of my life as an actor."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2023/jun/10/elliot-page-juno-hollywoods-dark-side-coming-out-twice|website=The Guardian|accessdate=June 12, 2023|title= Elliot Page on Juno, Hollywood's dark side and coming out twice: 'Living my life was more important than being in movies'|first=Simon|last=Hatterstone|date=June 10, 2023}}</ref>


===Filming===
===Filming===
Shot by cinmatographer [[Catherine Lutes]], principal photography took place in Canada and wrapped by June 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/elliot-page-drama-close-to-you-1235513289/amp/|website=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=June 12, 2023|title= Elliot Page Starring in Drama 'Close to You' from 'The Farewell' Producer|first=Mia|last=Galuppo|date=June 12, 2023}}</ref>
Shot by cinematographer [[Catherine Lutes]], [[principal photography]] took place in Canada and wrapped by June 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/elliot-page-drama-close-to-you-1235513289/amp/|website=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=June 12, 2023|title=Elliot Page Starring in Drama 'Close to You' from 'The Farewell' Producer|first=Mia|last=Galuppo|date=June 12, 2023|archive-date=June 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612183651/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/elliot-page-drama-close-to-you-1235513289/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
The film had its premiere at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] on September 10, 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2023-07-24 |title=TIFF Lineup Unveiled Amid Strikes: Awards Contenders 'Dumb Money', 'The Holdovers', 'Rustin'; Starry Pics For Sale With Scarlett Johansson, Kate Winslet, Michael Keaton, Viggo Mortensen & More |url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/2023-toronto-film-festival-lineup-movies-list-1235446040/ |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> and received a gala screening at the [[2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival]].<ref>Heidi Ulrichsen, [https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/cinefest-2023-features-strong-canadian-content-7446356 "Cinéfest 2023 features strong Canadian content"]. ''[[Sudbury.com]]'', August 23, 2023.</ref>
The film had its premiere at the [[2023 Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto International Film Festival]] on September 10, 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2023-07-24 |title=TIFF Lineup Unveiled Amid Strikes: Awards Contenders 'Dumb Money', 'The Holdovers', 'Rustin'; Starry Pics For Sale With Scarlett Johansson, Kate Winslet, Michael Keaton, Viggo Mortensen & More |url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/2023-toronto-film-festival-lineup-movies-list-1235446040/ |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724185421/https://deadline.com/2023/07/2023-toronto-film-festival-lineup-movies-list-1235446040/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and received a gala screening at the [[2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival]].<ref>Heidi Ulrichsen, [https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/cinefest-2023-features-strong-canadian-content-7446356 "Cinéfest 2023 features strong Canadian content"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823233534/https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/cinefest-2023-features-strong-canadian-content-7446356 |date=August 23, 2023 }}. ''[[Sudbury.com]]'', August 23, 2023.</ref> In January 2024, [[Greenwich Entertainment]] acquired US distribution rights to the film.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2024/01/close-to-you-elliot-page-acquired-greenwich-entertainment-1235792342/|title=Elliot Page Drama ''Close To You'' Acquired By Greenwich Entertainment|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=January 16, 2024|access-date=January 16, 2024}}</ref>

It was released in the United States and Canada ([[Mongrel Media]]) on August 16, 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 4, 2024|last=Topel|first=Fred|title=Elliot Page drama ''Close to You'' opens in August|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2024/04/04/Elliot-Page-Close-to-You-August/2211712255370/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=[[United Press International]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribute.ca/movies/close-to-you/177692/|title=Close to You|website=[[Tribute (magazine)|Tribute.ca]]|access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref> and was released in the United Kingdom ([[Vertigo Releasing]]) two weeks later on August 30.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 15, 2024|last=Townsend |first=Kelly|title=''Close to You'' heads to European Film Market |url=https://playbackonline.ca/2024/02/15/close-to-you-heads-to-european-film-market/ |website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|access-date=2024-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=All Future Releases |url=https://filmdistributorsassociation.com/release-schedule/all-future-releases/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Film Distributors' Association |archive-date=August 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822173529/https://filmdistributorsassociation.com/release-schedule/all-future-releases/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The movie will have its streaming debut on Netflix on November 15, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2024-10-19 |title=Elliot Page Movie 'Close To You' Sets Netflix Streaming Debut Date |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/elliot-page-movie-close-to-you-sets-netflix-streaming-debut/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=What's on Netflix |language=en}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
===Critical response===
===Critical response===
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|65|6.1|55|A passion project for Elliot Page that benefits from his naturalism, ''Close to You''{{'}}s improvisational scripting yields dramatically uneven but ultimately moving results.|ref=y|access-date=October 28, 2024}} {{Metacritic film prose|55|16}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/close-to-you/|title=''Close to You''|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref> Page's performance was widely praised, even by the film's detractors.<ref>Multiple references, including:
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|46|5.2|13}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Close to You |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/close_to_you_2023 |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en}}</ref>
*{{Cite web |last=Lodge |first=Guy |date=2024-03-22 |title=‘Close to You’ Review: Elliot Page Makes an Affecting Big-Screen Return in a Fragile Homecoming Drama |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/close-to-you-review-elliot-page-1235943138/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
*{{Cite web |last=Travers |first=Peter |title=Review: Elliot Page delivers a deeply moving performance in 'Close to You' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/review-elliot-page-delivers-deeply-moving-performance-close/story?id=112861495 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=ABC News |language=en}}
*{{Cite web |date=2024-09-04 |title=Close To You |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/close-to-you/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Empire |language=en}}
*{{Cite web |last=Romney |first=Jonathan |title=‘Close To You’: Toronto Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/close-to-you-toronto-review/5185549.article |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Screen |language=en}}
*{{Cite web |last=Hutchinson |first=Chase |date=2023-09-12 |title='Close to You' Review: Elliot Page Is Stuck in a Nightmare Family Reunion {{!}} TIFF 2023 |url=https://collider.com/close-to-you-review/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Collider |language=en}}
*{{Cite web |last=Bove |first=Kate |date=2024-08-16 |title=Close To You Review: Elliot Page's Poignant Performance Is Overshadowed By Story Threads That Don't Mesh |url=https://screenrant.com/close-to-you-movie-review/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}
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[[Matt Zoller Seitz]] of ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'' gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "It's raw and often powerful—less of a carefully shaped drama than the equivalent of a series of boxes filled with explosive material being slung about. It's less concerned with winning points for neatness than in letting scenes unfold in an unflinchingly immediate way."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/close-to-you-movie-review-2024|title=Close to You|website=[[RogerEbert.com]]|first=Matt|last=Zoller Seitz|date=August 16, 2024|access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref>


===Awards===
===Awards===
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| <ref>[https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/cinefest-reveals-2023-award-winners-7614520 "Cinéfest reveals 2023 award winners"]. ''[[Sudbury.com]]'', September 28, 2023.</ref>
| <ref>[https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/cinefest-reveals-2023-award-winners-7614520 "Cinéfest reveals 2023 award winners"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002082901/https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/cinefest-reveals-2023-award-winners-7614520 |date=October 2, 2023 }}. ''[[Sudbury.com]]'', September 28, 2023.</ref>
|-
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! scope=row|[[Calgary International Film Festival]]
! scope=row|[[Calgary International Film Festival]]
| [[2023 Calgary International Film Festival|September 25, 2023]]
| [[2023 Calgary International Film Festival|September 25, 2023]]
| Special Jury Citation for Performance, International Narrative Feature Competition
| Special Jury Citation for Performance,<br>International Narrative Feature Competition
| Elliot Page
| Elliot Page
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| <ref>Aryn Toombs, [https://livewirecalgary.com/2023/09/25/winners-of-2023-ciff-competitions-unveiled/ "Winners of 2023 CIFF competitions unveiled"]. ''LiveWire Calgary'', September 25, 2023.</ref>
| <ref>Aryn Toombs, [https://livewirecalgary.com/2023/09/25/winners-of-2023-ciff-competitions-unveiled/ "Winners of 2023 CIFF competitions unveiled"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128192121/https://livewirecalgary.com/2023/09/25/winners-of-2023-ciff-competitions-unveiled/ |date=November 28, 2023 }}. ''LiveWire Calgary'', September 25, 2023.</ref>
|-
! scope=row|[[British Independent Film Awards]]
| [[British Independent Film Awards 2024|December 8, 2024]]
| Best Lead Performance
| Elliot Page
| {{pending}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/11/british-independent-film-awards-nominations-2024-kneecap-love-lies-bleeding-1236166291/|accessdate=5 November 2024|website=Deadline Hollywood|title= British Independent Film Awards: ‘Kneecap’ Leads Nominations |first= Zac|last=Ntim|date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
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Close to You
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDominic Savage
Written byDominic Savage
Story by
Produced by
  • Krishnendu Majumdar
  • Richard Yee
  • Daniel Bekerman
  • Chris Yurkovich
  • Dominic Savage
  • Elliot Page
Starring
CinematographyCatherine Lutes
Edited byDavid Charap
Music by
Production
companies
  • Kindred Spirit
  • Rolling Dice
  • Me + You Productions
  • Good Question Media
  • Pageboy Productions
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 10, 2023 (2023-09-10) (TIFF)
  • August 16, 2024 (2024-08-16) (Canada)
  • August 30, 2024 (2024-08-30) (United Kingdom)
Running time
99 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$72,994[2][3]

Close to You is a 2023 drama film directed by Dominic Savage and starring Elliot Page, Hillary Baack, Peter Outerbridge, and Wendy Crewson. Savage and Page wrote the story together and both acted as producers.

The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released on August 16, 2024 in Canada. It was released in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2024.

Premise

[edit]

Sam, a trans man, is heading back home for his father's birthday and bumps into an old friend, opening old wounds as he finds his family struggling to come to terms with his transition.[4]

Cast

[edit]

Production

[edit]

Alongside Savage and Page, producers also include Krishnendu Majumdar and Richard Yee for their Me + You Productions banner and Daniel Bekerman and Chris Yurkovich, via Good Question Media. Financing comes from Kindred Spirit with Anita Gou and Sam Intili executive producing with Rolling Dice's Nia Vazirani, and Matt Jordan Smith of PageBoy Productions.[5][6] The project included high levels of improvisation and Page told The Guardian the experience was "a highlight of my life as an actor."[7]

Filming

[edit]

Shot by cinematographer Catherine Lutes, principal photography took place in Canada and wrapped by June 2023.[8]

Release

[edit]

The film had its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2023,[9] and received a gala screening at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.[10] In January 2024, Greenwich Entertainment acquired US distribution rights to the film.[11]

It was released in the United States and Canada (Mongrel Media) on August 16, 2024,[12][13] and was released in the United Kingdom (Vertigo Releasing) two weeks later on August 30.[14][15] The movie will have its streaming debut on Netflix on November 15, 2024.[16]

Reception

[edit]

Critical response

[edit]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 65% of 55 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The website's consensus reads: "A passion project for Elliot Page that benefits from his naturalism, Close to You's improvisational scripting yields dramatically uneven but ultimately moving results."[17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 55 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[18] Page's performance was widely praised, even by the film's detractors.[19]

Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "It's raw and often powerful—less of a carefully shaped drama than the equivalent of a series of boxes filled with explosive material being slung about. It's less concerned with winning points for neatness than in letting scenes unfold in an unflinchingly immediate way."[20]

Awards

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Award / Film Festival Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival September 28, 2023 Inspiring Voices and Perspectives Dominic Savage Won [21]
Calgary International Film Festival September 25, 2023 Special Jury Citation for Performance,
International Narrative Feature Competition 		Elliot Page Won [22]
British Independent Film Awards December 8, 2024 Best Lead Performance Elliot Page Pending [23]

References

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  1. ^ "Close To You (15)". British Board of Film Classification. August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Close to You (2023)". The Numbers. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Close to You (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Grobar, Matt (June 12, 2023). "Elliot Page Set For Dominic Savage Film 'Close To You'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (June 12, 2023). "Elliot Page to Star in Indie Drama 'Close to You'". Variety. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
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