Australian Premiere FALLING FOR FIGARO
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rom award-winning director Ben Lewin (The Sessions, The Catcher Was A Spy), Falling For Figaro is an entertaining romantic comedy set in the fierce world of opera singing competitions. Brilliant young Millie (Australian Danielle Macdonald, Dumplin, Unbelievable) is a fund manager who decides to quit her unfulfilling job and end things with her long-term boyfriend in order to chase her dream of becoming an opera singer - in the Scottish Highlands! She begins intense vocal training with renowned but fearsome singing teacher and former opera diva Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop (Joanna Lumley, Absolutely Fabulous). It is there she meets Max (Hugh Skinner, Fleabag, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!), another of Meghan's students who is also training for the upcoming "Singer of Renown" contest. What begins as a brutal competition between Millie and Max gradually evolves into something different and deeper. A delightful adventure into the world of opera featuring incredible music performances and an adorable love story, Falling For Figaro is a powerful tale about following your dreams.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Bentonville Film Festival 2021
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DIRECTOR
Ben Lewin CAST
Danielle Macdonald Joanna Lumley Hugh Skinner Gary Lewis 2020 | 105 min | M Romance, Comedy United Kingdom, Australia, USA
“It’s Lumley who shines the brightest and the best.” Peggy at the Movies
