Roald Dahl's Matilda
Synopsis
Let them eat cake! Chocolate cake! Dahl’s story of a neglected, prodigiously brilliant little girl is given a joyous treatment in Matthew Warchus, Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin’s musical. Matilda Wormwood (impressive newcomer Alisha Weir) was never wanted by her parents (played here with comedic slimeball hatefulness by Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough). She’s abandoned, with only library books for company – books far more sophisticated than most adults can absorb. When the authorities notice Matilda has never attended school, her parents hastily sign her up for Crunchem Hall, run by the fearsome Miss Trunchbull (Thompson).
(London Film Festival)
Details
- Year
- 2022
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 117 min
- Director
- Matthew Warchus
- Producer
- Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jon Finn, Luke Kell
- Editor
- Melanie Oliver
- Screenwriter
- Dennis Kelly
- Music
- Tim Minchin
- Principal Cast
- Emma Thompson, Alisha Weir, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough
Genre
Production status
Complete
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