Director: | Gilles Legardinier |
Music: | Erwann Chandon |
Cinematography: | Stéphane Le Parc |
Editing: | Yves Deschamps |
Distributor: | Universal Pictures International France |
Runtime: | 100 minutes |
Gross: | $2,029,696[1] |
Mr. Blake At Your Service! (also titled Well Done!, Complètement cramé!, and At Your Service, Madam) is a 2023 French comedy-drama film directed by Gilles Legardinier and starring Fanny Ardant, John Malkovich, Émilie Dequenne, Philippe Bas, Eugénie Anselin, Al Ginter, Anne Brionne, and Christel Henon. It is based on Legardinier's novel Complètement cramé! (Completely Burnt Out!). It is also Legardinier's feature directorial debut.[2]
Mr. Andrew Blake (John Malkovich), a recently widowed British businessman, takes a job as a butler in a manor house in northern France, in a bid to get closer to the memory of his late French wife. His life takes an unexpected turn as he navigates the eccentric behaviour of Nathalie (Fanny Ardant) and the other household staff.
Production was scheduled to begin in February 2022.[3] [4]
Filming occurred in Brittany, Château du Bois-Cornillé, Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine[5] and London.[6] As of May 2022, the film was in post-production.[6]
The film had its U.S. premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival on October 17, 2023.[7] [8] The film was theatrically released in France on November 1, 2023. It also screened at the 15th French Film Festival in Poland on June 7, 2024, under the title At Your Service, Madam.[9]
As of August 2, 2024, Mr. Blake At Your Service! grossed $2,029,696, in France, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Australia, and New Zealand.