Penelope
Brief Synopsis
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A story of a young woman, Penelope Wilhern, born to wealthy socialites. Penelope is afflicted by a secret family curse that can only be broken when she is loved by "one of her own kind". Hidden away in the family's majestic home, she is subjected to meeting a string of blue-bloods through her parent's futile attempt to marry her off and break the curse. Each suitor is instantly enamored with Penelope--until the curse is revealed. When a willing mate cannot be found, mischievous tabloid reporter Lemon hires Max to pose as a prospective suitor in hopes of snapping a photo of the mysterious Penelope. Max, who is really a down-on-his-luck gambler, finds himself drawn to Penelope, and not wanting to expose or disappoint her, disappears and leaves Lemon in the lurch. Fed up by this latest betrayal and determined to live life on her own terms, Penelope breaks free from her family and goes out into the world in search of adventure--curse be damned.
Cast & Crew
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Mark Palansky
Director
Christina Ricci
Catherine O'hara
Richard E. Grant
Lenny Henry
Paul Herbert
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Foreign
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Air Studios, London; Airstar, Ltd.; Anvil Post Production Inc; Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Bellwood Media; Double Negative Visual Effects; Fatts; Getty Images; Grosvenor Park; Hyde Park Entertainment; Hyperactive Broadcast, Ltd.; International Film Guarantors; Lee Lighting; Mac Cosmetics; Mad Dog Casting; Metropolitan Filmexport; Movie Makers; Neal Scanlan Studios Ltd; Panavision, Ltd.; Professional Negative Cutting Limited; Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn Llp; Richmond Film Services; Sound One; Stone Village Productions; Technicolor; Tele Muenchen Group
Distribution Company
Summit Entertainment, LLC; Arp; Aurum Producciones; Bazuca; Blue Sky (Czech Republic); Capelight Pictures; Cathay Film Organization; Cj Entertainment; Distribution Company; Einhorn (Austria); Gulf Film, Llc; Gussi Films; Intercontinental Film Distributors (Hong Kong); Kinepolis Film Distribution; Les Films Séville; Momentum Pictures Limited; Paradise; Paradise Film Distribution Company (Russia); RCV Distribution; Saturn Entertainment; Summit Entertainment, Llc; Summit Entertainment, Llc; The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
A story of a young woman, Penelope Wilhern, born to wealthy socialites. Penelope is afflicted by a secret family curse that can only be broken when she is loved by "one of her own kind". Hidden away in the family's majestic home, she is subjected to meeting a string of blue-bloods through her parent's futile attempt to marry her off and break the curse. Each suitor is instantly enamored with Penelope--until the curse is revealed. When a willing mate cannot be found, mischievous tabloid reporter Lemon hires Max to pose as a prospective suitor in hopes of snapping a photo of the mysterious Penelope. Max, who is really a down-on-his-luck gambler, finds himself drawn to Penelope, and not wanting to expose or disappoint her, disappears and leaves Lemon in the lurch. Fed up by this latest betrayal and determined to live life on her own terms, Penelope breaks free from her family and goes out into the world in search of adventure--curse be damned.
Director
Mark Palansky
Director
Cast
Christina Ricci
Catherine O'hara
Richard E. Grant
Lenny Henry
Paul Herbert
Simon Woods
Ronnie Ancona
Michael Feast
Nick Priderux
Simon Chandler
Peter Dinklage
Andi-marie Townsend
John Voce
Burn Gorman
Andrew Bailey
James Mcavoy
Nick Frost
Eve Pearce
Rob Rouse
Will Willoughby
Rubria Marcheens Negrao
Ross Boatman
Nigel Havers
Richard James
Tallulah Evans
Pam Phillips
Richard Leaf
Reese Witherspoon
Russell Brand
Martin Mcdougall
James Howard
Shaun Parkes
Paul Viragh
Christina Greatrex
Cornelius Booth
Colin Marsh
Tom Barker
Todd Boyce
Amaka Oditah
Preston Nyman
Rosie Stewart
Katie Hughes
Francesca Edgerton
Abigail Chan
Pheobe Llewellyn
Crew
Diccon Alexander
Matte Painter
Andre Allen
Carpenter
Michel Amathieu
Director Of Photography
Joceline Andrews
Makeup Artist
Kathrine Armfelt
Assistant
Kim Armitage
Script Supervisor
Christian Arnold-beutel
Executive Producer
Ben Ashley
Song
Oliver Atherton
Digital Effects
Christopher Austin
Original Music
Christopher Austin
Music Conductor
Graham Baker
Rigging Gaffer
Sarah Baker
Production Secretary
Dave Bassett
Song
Paul Bates
Electrician
Rachel Bati
Assistant
Karen Beale
Costumer
Robert Bella
Post-Production Supervisor
Mike Bevan
Driver
Abhinav Bhat
Assistant Editor
Mark Billingham
On-Set Dresser
Jon Thor Birgisson
Song
Ashley Bond
Assistant Camera
Kate Bone
Production
Allan Bradshaw
Driver
Andre Brizard
Digital Effects
Kate Bronte-stewart
Set Production Assistant
Nik Brownlee
Digital Effects
Ged Bryan
Art Director
Gareth Bull
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert M B Burke
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Chris Burn
Digital Effects
Torquil Campbell
Song
Luke Carey
Assistant
Paul Carr
Adr
Leslie Caveny
Screenplay
Leslie Caveny
Coproducer
Richard Chester
Music Composer
Jamie Christianson
Painter
Darren Christie
Digital Effects
Rebecca Cole
Makeup Artist
Matthew Collinge
Sound Supervisor
Martin Conlon
Security
Michael Connell
Music Editor
Nathan Cook
Painter
Joey Coughlin
Assistant Director
Jimmy Coutts
Driver
Simon Coward
Driver
Zoe Cranley
Visual Effects
Evan Crawley
Song
Matt Cribb
Carpenter
Kimberly Crockett
Assistant
Mark Crowley
Driver
Keith Culbertson
Sound Mixer
Chris Curling
Executive Producer
Matt Curtis
Titles
Bill Davey
Stunt Coordinator
Jimmie Davis
Song
John M Davis
Music Editor
John M Davis
Music Editor
Celia De La Hey
Props Buyer
Dimitri Delacovias
Matte Painter
Ryan Denmark
Assistant Editor
Matt Dewarr
Carpenter
Lorene Dewett
Assistant Editor
Tamsin Dorling
Makeup Artist
Janie Dowding
Assistant
Simon Duric
Storyboard Artist
Orri P Dyrason
Song
Dan Edelstein
Sound Supervisor
Fletcher Ellis
Set Production Assistant
John Ensby
Film Lab
Paul Ensby
Grader
Elton Farla
Medic
Jennifer Wynne Farmer
Production Manager
Antonella Ferrari
Visual Effects Producer
Michael Feuser
Assistant Sound Editor
Susie Figgis
Casting Director
Tass Filipos
Music Editor
Schuyler Elizabeth Fisk
Song Performer
Schuyler Elizabeth Fisk
Song
Simon Fogg
Grip
Ben Foskett
Original Music
Ben Foskett
Music
Eric Francks
Driver
Nik Frost
Song
Sara Geiger
Assistant
James Gentle
Security
Drew Gescheit
Sound Mixer
Dror Gescheit
Sound Mixer
Mark Goerner
Illustrator
Paul Gooch
Makeup Artist
Janice Graham
Music
Ross Grainger
Generator Operator
Lucie Graves
Post-Production Supervisor
Andy Green
Carpenter
Ben Green
Carpenter
Muffin Green
Property Master
Danny Greenspun
Executive Producer
James Greenspun
Song
James Greenspun
Song Performer
Robin Greenspun
Executive Producer
Jon Gregory
Editor
Nicole Gregory
Unit Publicist
James Grogan
Stunt Performer
Sean Cameron Guest
Assistant Director
Pat Haggarty
Construction
Andy Hague
Visual Effects Producer
Tim Halloran
Stunt Performer
Howard Halsall
Adr Editor
Hattie Harper
Assistant
Amelia Hashemi
Casting Assistant
James Andrew Haven
Assistant Director
Robert Haynes
Art Director
Alice Hobden
Loader
Georg Holm
Song
Alex Hope
Visual Effects Producer
Stuart Howell
Camera Operator
Therese Hvattum
Camera Trainee
Gary Hymns
Key Grip
Paul Hymns
Best Boy Grip
Alex Ireland
Digital Effects
Jake Jackson
Music Engineer
Tony Jayes
Driver
Tula Jeng
Assistant
Nigel Jenkins
Song
Nigel Jenkins
Song Performer
Ruth Jenkins
Stunt Performer
Sarah Jenneson
Assistant Art Director
Claire Jennings
Assistant Editor
Jody Johnson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Julia Jones
Unit Publicist
Pat Karam
Location Manager
Luke Kearney
Stunt Performer
Tristan King
Carpenter
David King-taylor
Advisor
Steve Kitchen
Best Boy Electric
Michael Levine
Editing
James Lewis
3-D Artist
Chris Libby
Publicity
Sandrine Loisy
Set Production Assistant
Stuart Love
3-D Artist
Emma Magee
Set Production Assistant
Adam A Makin
Carpenter
Nathan Mann
Assistant Camera
Catherine Manners
Music Coordinator
Glenn Marks
Stunt Coordinator
Michael Maroussas
Sound Editor
Tim Maw
Unit Manager
Andrew Mcaleer
Set Production Assistant
Amanda Mcarthur
Production Designer
Jim Mccallum
Props
Adam Mccreight
On-Set Dresser
Jane Mcculley
Adr Editor
Jill Mccullough
Dialogue Coach
Kim Mcgarrity
Stunt Performer
Patrick Mcgee
Song
Grant Mclean
Electrician
Gurel Mehmet
Matte Painter
Adam Mendez
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bridget Menzies
Set Decorator
Kathleen Mifflin
Cashier
Amy Millan
Song
Eytan Mirsky
Sound Editor
Marjolaine Mispelaere
Grader
Andrew Molasky
Executive Producer
Debbie Moore
Production Accountant
Natalie Moore
Accounting Assistant
Enyo Mortty
Driver
Kyle Mullarky
Song
Rachel Murray
Assistant
Jeremy Nathan
Video Assist/Playback
Jeremy Nathan
Video Assist/Playback
James Nichols
Sound Engineer
Chuck Norman
Music
John R Oliver
Carpenter
Alban Orlhiac
Matte Painter
Abi Oseni
Camera Trainee
Alan Pearson
Painter
Justin Pearson
Stunt Performer
Michelle Pianca
Assistant Location Manager
Thy Quach
Assistant Editor
Peter Ratcliffe
Carpenter
Dave Reed
Construction Manager
John Reid
Art Director
Phil Richman
Transportation Captain
Matt Rippy
Stand-In
Paul Ritchie
Line Producer
Michael Roban
Executive Producer
Philip Robertson
Coproducer
Andrew Rowe
Sound Department
Dylan Russell
Executive Producer
Christoph Salzmann
Digital Effects
Lara Sargent
Post-Production Accountant
Karen Scott
Makeup
James Seddon
Sound Engineer
Chris Seligman
Song
Charlotte Sewell
Assistant Costume Designer
Ian Seymour
Associate Editor
Danny Sheehan
Sound Supervisor
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Foreign
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Air Studios, London; Airstar, Ltd.; Anvil Post Production Inc; Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Bellwood Media; Double Negative Visual Effects; Fatts; Getty Images; Grosvenor Park; Hyde Park Entertainment; Hyperactive Broadcast, Ltd.; International Film Guarantors; Lee Lighting; Mac Cosmetics; Mad Dog Casting; Metropolitan Filmexport; Movie Makers; Neal Scanlan Studios Ltd; Panavision, Ltd.; Professional Negative Cutting Limited; Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn Llp; Richmond Film Services; Sound One; Stone Village Productions; Technicolor; Tele Muenchen Group
Distribution Company
Summit Entertainment, LLC; Arp; Aurum Producciones; Bazuca; Blue Sky (Czech Republic); Capelight Pictures; Cathay Film Organization; Cj Entertainment; Distribution Company; Einhorn (Austria); Gulf Film, Llc; Gussi Films; Intercontinental Film Distributors (Hong Kong); Kinepolis Film Distribution; Les Films Séville; Momentum Pictures Limited; Paradise; Paradise Film Distribution Company (Russia); RCV Distribution; Saturn Entertainment; Summit Entertainment, Llc; Summit Entertainment, Llc; The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter February 29, 2008
Released in United States on Video July 15, 2008
Released in United States June 2007
Shown at CineVegas Film Festival (Sure Bets) June 8-16, 2007.
Maggie Gyllenhaal was mentioned for the lead role.
Caveny was paid low-six figures for the script.
Feature screenwriting debut for Leslie Caveny, the supervising producer of "Everybody Loves Raymond."
Feature directorial debut for Mark Palansky.
IFC Films previously had domestic distribution rights.
Released in United States Winter February 29, 2008
Released in United States on Video July 15, 2008
Released in United States June 2007 (Shown at CineVegas Film Festival (Sure Bets) June 8-16, 2007.)
