Eternal Beauty

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Eternal Beauty

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2019

1h 35m

Romance

Comedy

Drama

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57 Reviews

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After Jane falls into a state of despair over her schizophrenia, she encounters new sources of love and life with surprising results.

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Critics Consensus

Eternal Beauty deals unevenly yet honorably with complicated themes, elevated by strong work from the ever-reliable Sally Hawkins and David Thewlis.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Eternal Beauty is full of extremely talented people who aren't quite sure what they're doing.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 20, 2020

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

The tone is darkly comedic, and that's the thing that makes it difficult. It's also the thing that makes it special. But the balancing act is so strange...not wholly successful but it is trying something.

Oct 8, 2020

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Karen Han

Polygon

Hawkins is masterly, as always, in a role that demands she calibrate her energy differently in almost every scene.

Oct 7, 2020

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Geoffrey Macnab

iNews.co.uk

Whether or not this is an authentic portrayal of Jane’s condition, it is a joyful and surprising one.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 16, 2025

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“Eternal Beauty” is an odd and audacious package built on the back of yet another terrific Sally Hawkins performance. Even when the movie loses its way a bit she maintains a strong and emotionally honest character presence.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 20, 2022

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Victoria Luxford

City AM

Eternal Beauty gets the balance right, portraying (Jane's) viewpoint as a surreal and scary world of whispers and fridges with dismembered limbs. However, Jane herself is always sympathetic, a woman trying her best to make her way through a dark place

Rated: 4/5

Feb 28, 2022

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Kevin L

I love Sally Hawkins. She's wonderful here, as she always is. Totally captures the fractured sense of a person whose life was permanently derailed by a monster of a mother and the trauma of some bugger jilting her. But I wonder if it wasn't the potential of having that evil bat as his mother-in-law that did it. Thewlis is great, too, as a light of hope for Hawkins' Jane. But then that's broken off as well. Billie Piper plays her right dirtbag sister. Basically, this was huge bummer. I can usually take downer subject matter just fine. But this was nothing but down but for a brieft stretch. 2.7 stars

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/13/24

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Yvonne G

Just absolutely brilliant drama/television/film... Looking into the life of a schitzophrenic and living in their awful and dillusional world through their eyes.... This was scary at times especially when in charge of a child in her car!!! Wonderful story and the most Superb leading lady who plays Jane... Fantastic watch and thank you to those who produce these amazing films about real life ! Just exemplary viewing

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/10/24

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isla s

This is very much a quirky character driven drama. Sally Hawkins does well portraying a vulnerable, demure young lady. Its more sad than it is funny, so I'm surprised its categorised, in part, as a comedy - there are some light hearted moments in it I suppose but its more a depiction of a dysfunctional family at large than primarily an idyllic rom-com. I thought the cast did well and its an interesting watch. It became quite moving after about an hour, when things take a somewhat more dark turn. I think Sally's performance is reasonably memorable and I'd recommend this film to fans of hers. A key word relating to this film and the main character is fragility.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

It was amazing. I just finish it. I even cried during the movie. It'll be hard to follow if you don't focus on the movie. The music fits very well with the scenes. I don't think it is that "bad".

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Loved the incredible Sally Hawkins who never fails to breathe life into her characters. Her performance was what kept me watching!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

2 talented actors submit into this creative mess that leads nowhere. Their performances are convencing but script and it's flow damages this movie severely.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Synopsis

After Jane falls into a state of despair over her schizophrenia, she encounters new sources of love and life with surprising results.

Director: Craig Roberts
Producer: Adrian Bate
Screenwriter: Craig Roberts
Production Co: The Wellcome Trust, British Film Institute, Cliff Edge Pictures, Endeavor Content
Rating: R (Language and Some Sexuality)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 2, 2020
Runtime: 1h 35m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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