Misbehaviour

Unrated

9/25/20201h 47m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ Miss World 1970: The launch of a revolution ~

Overview:

A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World competition in London, resulting in overnight fame for the newly-formed organization. When the show resumed, the results caused an uproar and turned the Western ideal of beauty on its head.

Director:

Philippa Lowthorpe

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$1,073,290.00

Key words:

london, england
1970s
commune
affectation
beauty contest
based on true story
feminist
student protest
divorced mother
woman director
candid
women's rights
intersectionality
women's liberation movement
cautionary
admiring
adoring
ambiguous
ambivalent
appreciative
approving
assertive
comforting
commanding
compassionate

Cast

Keira Knightley

~ as ~

Sally Alexander

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

~ as ~

Jennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada

Jessie Buckley

~ as ~

Jo Robinson

Keeley Hawes

~ as ~

Julia Morley

Phyllis Logan

~ as ~

Evelyn Alexander

Lesley Manville

~ as ~

Dolores Hope

Rhys Ifans

~ as ~

Eric Morley

Greg Kinnear

~ as ~

Bob Hope

John Heffernan

~ as ~

Gareth

Suki Waterhouse

~ as ~

Sandra Anne Wolsfeld - Miss USA

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Reviews (1)

SWITCH.
Written 4 year(s) ago
7
'Misbehaviour' may fall into the formulaic territory at times, but that's not a bad thing - the story of what happened at the 1970 Miss World competition is a powerful one that deserves to be remembered.
- Chris dos Santos
Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-misbehaviour-were-not-beautiful-were-not-ugly-were-angry