Mr. Blake at Your Service! (), also titled Well Done! and At Your Service, Madam, is a 2023 comedy-drama film directed by Gilles Legardinier and starring Fanny Ardant, John Malkovich, Émilie Dequenne, Philippe Bas, Eugénie Anselin, Al Ginter, Anne Brionne and Christel Henon. It is based on Legardinier's 2012 novel Complètement cramé !. It is also Legardinier's feature directorial debut.
Premise Mr. Andrew Blake, a recently widowed British businessman, takes a job as a butler in a manor house in northern France, in a bid to get closer to the memory of his late French wife. His life takes an unexpected turn as he navigates the eccentric behaviour of Nathalie and the other household staff.
Cast Fanny Ardant as Nathalie John Malkovich as Mr. Andrew Blake Émilie Dequenne as Odile Philippe Bas as Philippe Magnier Eugénie Anselin as Manon Al Ginter as Richard Ward Anne Brionne as Melissa Ward Christel Henon as Mme Berliner
Production Production was scheduled to begin in February 2022.
Filming occurred in Brittany, Château du Bois-Cornillé, Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine and London. As of May 2022, the film was in post-production.
Release Mr. Blake at Your Service! had its US premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival on 17 October 2023.Mr. Blake At Your Service! / Complètement Cramé! The film was released theatrically in France on 1 November 2023. It also screened at the 15th French Film Festival in Poland on 7 June 2024, under the title At Your Service, Madam.
Box office Mr. Blake at Your Service! grossed $2.8 million in France, Spain, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Australia and New Zealand.
Reception The film has a 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews.
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