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'''''Tortoise in Love''''' is a 2012 British [[romantic comedy film]]. The story follows a [[microbiologist]] turned [[stately home]] [[gardener]] who enlists the help of his village in an attempt to woo a Polish [[au pair]] he has fallen in love with.<ref name="times-cannes" /> First shown at the [[2011 Cannes Film Festival]], the film received its world premiere at [[Odeon West End]], [[Leicester Square]], the first film to premiere at Leicester Square since its official re-opening.<ref name="telegraph-premiere">{{Cite news|title=Tortoise In Love: British comedy made by Oxfordshire villagers gets nationwide release|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/filmvideo/film-interviews/9287599/Tortoise-In-Love-British-comedy-made-by-Oxfordshire-villagers-gets-nationwide-release.html|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=24 May 2012|accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref> The film made headlines as a result of having its funding entirely [[Crowd funding|crowd sourced]] from the village of [[Kingston Bagpuize]] and the neighbouring village of [[Southmoor]].<ref name="telegraph-cannes" /><ref name="times-cannes" /><ref name="hwrep" />
'''''Tortoise in Love''''' is a 2012 British [[romantic comedy]] film. The story follows a [[microbiologist]] turned [[stately home]] [[gardener]] who enlists the help of his village in an attempt to woo a Polish [[au pair]] he has fallen in love with.<ref name="times-cannes" /> First shown at the [[2011 Cannes Film Festival]], the film received its world premiere at [[Odeon West End]], [[Leicester Square]], the first film to premiere at Leicester Square since its official re-opening.<ref name="telegraph-premiere">{{Cite news|title=Tortoise In Love: British comedy made by Oxfordshire villagers gets nationwide release|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/filmvideo/film-interviews/9287599/Tortoise-In-Love-British-comedy-made-by-Oxfordshire-villagers-gets-nationwide-release.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524213057/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/filmvideo/film-interviews/9287599/Tortoise-In-Love-British-comedy-made-by-Oxfordshire-villagers-gets-nationwide-release.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 May 2012|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=24 May 2012|accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref> The film made headlines as a result of having its funding entirely [[Crowd funding|crowd sourced]] from the village of [[Kingston Bagpuize]] and the neighbouring village of [[Southmoor]].<ref name="telegraph-cannes" /><ref name="times-cannes" /><ref name="hwrep" />


== Plot ==
== Premise ==
Callum, a gardener at Kingston Bagpuize House, falls in love with Becka, a Polish au pair. He is agonisingly slow at making a move to win the heart of Becka, so the whole village comes together to help speed things up.
Tom, a gardener at Kingston Bagpuize House, falls in love with Anya, a Polish au pair. He is agonisingly slow at making a move to win the heart of Anya, so the whole village comes together to help speed things up.


== Production ==
== Production ==
After failing to secure backing for a previous project, Browning came upon the idea of seeking funding for ''Tortoise in Love'' from his local village. He presented his idea to produce a [[feature film]] with a full [[theatrical release]] during a village meeting in summer 2009. In the end, 800 residents from the village invested between £10 and £1,000 each,<ref>{{Cite web|title=The village that made its own movie|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/shortcuts/2012/may/20/village-that-made-a-movie?newsfeed=true|last=Browning|first=Guy|authorlink=Guy Browning|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date=20 May 2012|accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref> along with a £10,000 grant from [[Defra|Defra's]] [[England Rural Development Programme|Rural Development Programme for England]]<ref>{{Cite news|title='Tortoise In Love': 800 Villagers Make Guy Browning's Film Dream A Reality|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/05/24/tortoise-in-love-guy-browning-film_n_1542277.html|newspaper=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=24 May 2012|accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref> towards the total budget of £250,000 in cash. In addition, the residents provided another £250,000 in services rendered. In return, they received shares in the film, with any profits going towards village improvement projects.<ref name="hwrep" />
After failing to secure backing for a previous project, Browning came upon the idea of seeking funding for ''Tortoise in Love'' from his local village. He presented his idea to produce a [[feature film]] with a full [[theatrical release]] during a village meeting in summer 2009. In the end, 800 residents from the village invested between £10 and £1,000 each,<ref>{{Cite web|title=The village that made its own movie|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/shortcuts/2012/may/20/village-that-made-a-movie?newsfeed=true|last=Browning|first=Guy|authorlink=Guy Browning|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=20 May 2012|accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref> along with a £10,000 grant from [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs|Defra's]] [[England Rural Development Programme|Rural Development Programme for England]]<ref>{{Cite news|title='Tortoise In Love': 800 Villagers Make Guy Browning's Film Dream A Reality|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/05/24/tortoise-in-love-guy-browning-film_n_1542277.html|newspaper=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=24 May 2012|accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref> towards the total budget of £250,000 in cash. In addition, the residents provided another £250,000 in services rendered. In return, they received shares in the film, with any profits going towards village improvement projects.<ref name="hwrep" />


Filmed and set in the village of Kingston Bagpuize, the filming took place over a six-week period with Kingston Bagpuize House and the local pub serving as [[backlot]]. While the main cast and key members of the production crew are professionals, the rest of the cast and crew were all provided for by the village residents and businesses. The local [[Women's Institutes]] provided the catering, hair salon provided the hair and make up, and a local composer Geoff Cottrell<ref name="geoff">{{Cite web|title=Tortoise in Love: Score composition complete!|url=http://geoffcottrell.com/index.php?/project/news/|accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref> the [[film score]], which won Best Original Score at the Idyllwild Film Festival in 2013. All of the non-local based personnel were housed in local homes.<ref name="hwrep" />
Filmed and set in the village of Kingston Bagpuize, the filming took place over a six-week period with Kingston Bagpuize House and the local pub serving as [[backlot]]. While the main cast and key members of the production crew are professionals, the rest of the cast and crew were all provided for by the village residents and businesses. The local [[Women's Institutes]] provided the catering, hair salon provided the hair and make up, and a local composer Geoff Cottrell<ref name="geoff">{{Cite web|title=Tortoise in Love: Score composition complete!|url=http://geoffcottrell.com/index.php?/project/news/|accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref> the [[film score]], which won Best Original Score at the Idyllwild Film Festival in 2013. All of the non-local based personnel were housed in local homes.<ref name="hwrep" />

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== Reception ==
== Reception ==
[[Review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives the film a 45% approval rating based on 11 reviews, with an [[weighted arithmetic mean|average rating]] of 4.75/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tortoise_in_love_2012|title=Tortoise in Love (2012)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|accessdate=August 29, 2020}}</ref>
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* [http://www.kingstonbagpuizehouse.com/ Kingston Bagpuize House]
* [http://www.kingstonbagpuizehouse.com/ Kingston Bagpuize House]
* Behind the scenes film at [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii1bJLQHIxU YouTube]


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Latest revision as of 04:11, 28 September 2024

Tortoise in Love
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGuy Browning
Written byGuy Browning
Produced bySteffan Aquarone
Starring
  • Tom Mitchelson
  • Alice Zawadzki
  • Tom Yates
  • Mike Kemp
  • Steven Elder
  • Anna Scott
  • Lesley Staples
  • Duncan Armitage
Music byGeoff Cottrell
Distributed byImmense Productions[3]
Release dates
  • 14 May 2011 (2011-05-14) (Cannes Film Festival)[1][2]
  • 13 July 2012 (2012-07-13) (United Kingdom)[3]
Running time
84 minutes[3]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish[3]
Budget£500,000 cash & services rendered[4]

Tortoise in Love is a 2012 British romantic comedy film. The story follows a microbiologist turned stately home gardener who enlists the help of his village in an attempt to woo a Polish au pair he has fallen in love with.[2] First shown at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, the film received its world premiere at Odeon West End, Leicester Square, the first film to premiere at Leicester Square since its official re-opening.[5] The film made headlines as a result of having its funding entirely crowd sourced from the village of Kingston Bagpuize and the neighbouring village of Southmoor.[1][2][4]

Premise

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Tom, a gardener at Kingston Bagpuize House, falls in love with Anya, a Polish au pair. He is agonisingly slow at making a move to win the heart of Anya, so the whole village comes together to help speed things up.

Production

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After failing to secure backing for a previous project, Browning came upon the idea of seeking funding for Tortoise in Love from his local village. He presented his idea to produce a feature film with a full theatrical release during a village meeting in summer 2009. In the end, 800 residents from the village invested between £10 and £1,000 each,[6] along with a £10,000 grant from Defra's Rural Development Programme for England[7] towards the total budget of £250,000 in cash. In addition, the residents provided another £250,000 in services rendered. In return, they received shares in the film, with any profits going towards village improvement projects.[4]

Filmed and set in the village of Kingston Bagpuize, the filming took place over a six-week period with Kingston Bagpuize House and the local pub serving as backlot. While the main cast and key members of the production crew are professionals, the rest of the cast and crew were all provided for by the village residents and businesses. The local Women's Institutes provided the catering, hair salon provided the hair and make up, and a local composer Geoff Cottrell[8] the film score, which won Best Original Score at the Idyllwild Film Festival in 2013. All of the non-local based personnel were housed in local homes.[4]

Reception

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Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 45% approval rating based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 4.75/10.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "British comedy funded by village residents to show at Cannes". The Daily Telegraph. 13 May 2011. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Distributors queue up to see small film made by an English village". The Times. 13 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d "TORTOISE IN LOVE". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d Roxborough, Scott (12 May 2011). "How an English Village Bankrolled 'A Tortoise in Love' (Cannes)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Tortoise In Love: British comedy made by Oxfordshire villagers gets nationwide release". The Daily Telegraph. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  6. ^ Browning, Guy (20 May 2012). "The village that made its own movie". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  7. ^ "'Tortoise In Love': 800 Villagers Make Guy Browning's Film Dream A Reality". The Huffington Post. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Tortoise in Love: Score composition complete!". Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Tortoise in Love (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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