Love, Cecil

Respected photographer, artist and set designer, Cecil Beaton. was best known for his Academy Award-winning work, designing for such award-winning films such as Gigi and My Fair Lady. The film features archive footage and interviews with various models, artists and filmmakers who worked closely with Beaton during his illustrious career. Beaton was not only a dazzling chronicler of his time, but a supreme arbiter of its tastes. From the Bright Young Things, to the front lines of World War II, and from the international belle monde and the pages of Vogue to a role as the Queen's official photographer, Beaton embodied the cultural and political schisms of the twentieth century. In this warm - though critical - portrait, which blends archival footage and photographs with voice over from Beaton's famed diaries to capture his legacy as a complex and unique creative force. Dynamic and lyrical, Love, Cecil is an examination of Beaton's singular sense of the visual, which dictated a style and set standards of creativity that continue to resonate and inspire today.

Grosses

Domestic (98.3%)
$106,057
Summary Details
DistributorZeitgeist Films
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Opening$9,331
1 theaters
Running Time1 hr 38 min
GenresBiography Documentary History
In Release186 days/26 weeks
Widest Release8 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Jun 29-Jul 562$19,608-1-$19,608$19,6081
Jul 6-1265$12,890-34.3%2+1$6,445$32,49810
Jul 13-1963$12,483-3.2%4+2$3,120$44,98119
Jul 20-2665$17,736+42.1%5+1$3,547$62,7174
Jul 27-Aug 265$15,287-13.8%7+2$2,183$78,0045
Aug 3-968$13,436-12.1%8+1$1,679$91,4396
Aug 10-1680$5,444-59.5%5-3$1,088$96,8847
Aug 17-23119$330-93.9%1-4$330$97,2148
Aug 24-30113$662+100.6%1-$662$97,8769
Aug 31-Sep 689$4,624+598.5%4+3$1,156$102,50010
Sep 7-13101$2,550-44.9%6+2$425$105,05011
Sep 28-Oct 4136$323-2+1$161$105,46614