Showing Up (film)

Showing Up is a 2022 American comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Kelly Reichardt, in her fourth collaboration with actress Michelle Williams.

Showing Up
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKelly Reichardt
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChristopher Blauvelt
Edited byKelly Reichardt
Music byEthan Rose
Production
company
FilmScience
Distributed byA24
Release dates
  • May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) (Cannes)
  • April 7, 2023 (2023-04-07) (United States)
Running time
108 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$927,389[2][3]

Showing Up premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or.[4] The film was released on April 7, 2023, by A24.[5]

Premise

An artist on the verge of a career-changing exhibition finds inspiration in the chaos of life.

Cast

Source:[6]

Production

On January 26, 2021, it was announced that Michelle Williams would star in Showing Up, in her fourth collaboration with writer-director Kelly Reichardt after Wendy and Lucy, Meek's Cutoff, and Certain Women.[7] In June 2021, Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch, Maryann Plunkett, John Magaro, André Benjamin, Heather Lawless, Amanda Plummer, Larry Fessenden and James Le Gros joined the cast.[8] Principal photography began on June 7, 2021, and concluded on July 15, 2021, in Portland, Oregon.[9][10][11]

The project was originally conceived as a biopic of Canadian artist Emily Carr and the 10 years she spent as a landlord hoping it would offer her more free time to work on her art, but instead forced her to paint less.[12] Reichardt said the film officially pivoted away from Carr when she first embarked to Canada to research for the film and "the passport guy asked us what we were doing, and we said, 'We’re coming to research a painter named Emily Carr.' And he goes, 'Oh yeah. We learned about her.' That took the wind out of our sails, that she was so famous."[12]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of 138 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's consensus reads: "A deceptively simple drama about the artist's life, Showing Up reunites Kelly Reichardt and Michelle Williams to absorbing effect."[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 84 out of 100, based on 37 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[14]

References
  1. "Showing Up". Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  2. "Showing Up (2023)". The Numbers. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  3. "Showing Up (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  4. Turnquist, Kristi (April 18, 2022). "Portland-filmed Showing Up, starring Michelle Williams, to compete in 2022 Cannes Film Festival". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  5. Fear, David (January 12, 2023). "The Most Anticipated Movies of 2023". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  6. "Press Notes" (PDF). A24. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  7. Kroll, Justin (January 26, 2021). "Michelle Williams And Kelly Reichardt Reunite On The A24 Film Showing Up". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  8. Kroll, Justin (June 15, 2021). "Hong Chau, André Benjamin, Judd Hirsch, John Magaro, Others Join Michelle Williams In A24 & Kelly Reichardt's Showing Up". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  9. "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production – Showing Up". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  10. Skinner, Tom. "Acclaimed Director Kelly Reichardt Is Shooting Her Next Film in Portland and Looking for Extras". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  11. Kroll, Justin (June 15, 2021). "André 3000 (and his flute) spotted at Portland open mic night". NME. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  12. Staff, Filmmaker (March 16, 2023). "A Need to Focus: Guy Maddin Interviews Kelly Reichardt About Showing Up | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine | Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  13. "Showing Up". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  14. "Showing Up". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
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