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Misbehaviour
Misbehaviour is a screenplay originated and written by Rebecca and tells the story of how the the newly formed women’s liberation movement helped put feminism on the map by invading the 1970 Miss World beauty pageant. The films traces themes of sexism, racism and social justice that remain as relevant today as they were 50 years ago. The film opened in every cinema in the UK in the spring of 2020 and received rave reviews.
Screenplay - Rebecca Frayn
Starring - Kiera Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Keeley Hawes, Phylis Logan, Lesley Manville, Rhys Ifans and Greg Kinnear
Producers - Suzanne Mackie and Sarah Wheale
Executive Producers - Rebecca Frayn, Andy Harries, Rose Garnett, Natascha Wharton, Cameron McCracken and Jenny Borgars
Director - Philippa Lowthorpe
Left Bank Pictures and Pathe
“A powerful, moving portrayal. Misbehaviour pushes the envelope with two drastically different storylines that eventually meld themselves int a thought-provoking, heart-wrenching ending that will leave any viewer inspired. Many moments of this film landed in a deep, impactful way that allows for this movie to be such a success. The screenplay was written by the ingenious Rebecca Frayn who juggled two worlds and gave genuine meaning and ambition to both. Pointing out the flaws within a political movement with devaluing their purpose is a risky task to take on but was achieved with grace by Frayn. A more fitting story could not be written for the current world we living in, one that disproportionately values white women’s lives over black. The story line, talented cast and incredible direction from Philippa Lowethorpe create a film that is one of the best to be released in 2020 and must not be overlooked.”
Hollywood Insider
“Misbehaviour is a remarkably sure-footed film. Well written, acted and produced - this wholly entertaining yet stingingly relevant story of the 1970 Miss World finals should be a smash hit when it opens. Lowthorpe’s astutely-directed and sensitively scripted picture deserves to be seen widely, it really is the feelgood film that we need right now. Misbehaviour sets itself a difficult task: to mine the collision of the sexist and racist attitudes in order to produce you’ll laugh/you’ll cry entertainment. They almost all visibly relax into a script by Rebecca Frayn which doles out its cards judiciously. It’s a rare film which dares to charge at sexism and racism head-on. Lowthorpe and her crew may have dressed it up in the guise of period film-making, ensured its funny and sensitive and “light entertainment” but Misbehaviour has points to make. And even though they’re delivered in a most generous, kind-hearted way, they still ring true across the decades.”
Screen Daily
The Lady
The Lady is a screenplay originated and written by Rebecca and tells the poignant love story of the Burmese politician and 1991 Nobel Peace Prize, Aung San Suu Kyi. After raising their two sons and tirelessly campaigning behind the scenes to get her released from house arrest, her husband the academic Dr Michael Aris was diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the Burmese authorities refused to let him come to Burma to say goodbye. Suu Kyi was confronted with a terrible choice – one whose consequences would be irrevocable; to leave and say farewell to her husband in the UK – or stay on to fight for democracy in Burma.
Screenplay - Rebecca Frayn
Starring Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis
Producers – Andy Harries and Virginie Besson-Silla
Director – Luc Besson
Left Bank Pictures and Europacorp
Winner International Human Rights Film Award in cooperation with Amnesty International and the Human Rights Film Network 2012
Killing Me Softly
Based on The Story Of a Woman Who Killed by Jennifer Nadel, the film is a dramatisation of the life of Sara Thornton, whose controversial conviction for murdering her violent alcoholic husband eventually helped reform the law on domestic violence after her case was taken up by prominent womens rights campaigners, amongst them Helena Kennedy. The film attracted an audience of 9 million people, and generated strong feelings in the media, most notably from the Daily Mail who ran a campaign to have it banned.
“Rebecca Frayn's Killing Me Softly was a considered and restrained account. The prison farewell to daughter Louise, before the child was taken protesting to live with Sara's sister in the USA, brought a tear to my eye.”
Sean Day-Lewis - The Telegraph
“It is to the credit of the makers of Killing Me Softly that this is not a simplistic portrayal of martyred victimhood. If her abusive, alcholic husband, played stunningly by Peter Howitt, is shown in a less than sympathetic light, so too is Sara”
Mail On Sunday
Sara Thornton - Maggie O'Neil
Malcolm Thornton - Peter Howitt
Writer - Rebecca Frayn
Director - Stephen Whittaker
Producers - Belinda Allen and Elinor Day
Middlemarch Films for BBC 2