Synopsis
Respected photographer, artist and set designer, Cecil Beaton. was best known for his Academy Award-winning work, designing for such award-winning films such as Gigi and My Fair Lady. The film features archive footage and interviews with various models, artists and filmmakers who worked closely with Beaton during his illustrious career. Beaton was not only a dazzling chronicler of his time, but a supreme arbiter of its tastes. From the Bright Young Things, to the front lines of World War II, and from the international belle monde and the pages of Vogue to a role as the Queen's official photographer, Beaton embodied the cultural and political schisms of the twentieth century. In this warm - though critical - portrait, which blends archival footage and photographs with voice over from Beaton's famed diaries to capture his legacy as a complex and unique creative force. Dynamic and lyrical, Love, Cecil is an examination of Beaton's singular sense of the visual, which dictated a style and set standards of creativity that continue to resonate and inspire today.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
21.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
29.6%
Critic Consensus
66.7% Fresh • 3 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, historical, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
romantichistoricalcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count3
Rotten Tomatoes audience score62.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes322
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2018 | $106,057 | $132,497 |
| International | 2018 | $1,883 | $2,352 |
| Worldwide | 2018 | $107,940 | $134,850 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2018 | $53,782 | $67,190 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2018 | $1,125,000 | $1,405,466 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2018 | $1,357,000 | $1,695,304 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2018 | $693,000 | $865,767 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2018 | $1,966,000 | $2,456,130 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2018 | $53,028 | $66,249 |
| Total Revenues | 2018 | $5,247,810 | $6,556,105 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2018 | $250,000 (est) | $312,326 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2018 | $86,000 (est) | $107,440 (est) |
| Participations | 2018 | $210,000 | $262,354 |
| Residuals ? | 2018 | $264,000 | $329,816 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2018 | $50,000 | $62,465 |
| Total Expenses | 2018 | $860,000 | $1,074,401 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2018 | $4,387,810 | $5,481,705 |
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 | Moonage Daydream | 2022 | Shared genres: 3 | 73.5 | $19,371,975 |
 | The Salt of the Earth | 2015 | Shared genres: 3 | 71.9 | $12,889,238 |
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- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $1,213,000, BluRay $753,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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