Critical response ĭeborah Ross for The Spectator described it as an “incredibly beautiful film to look at” and that “Broadbent is a wonder, so real and sincere it doesn’t feel like acting…and Wilton equals him”. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry holds an approval rating of 88% based on 25 reviews. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry was released in the United Kingdom on 28 April 2023, by eOne. Soundtrack Ī soundtrack featuring music and original songs from the film was released featuring two original songs written and performed by Sam Lee.
Filming also took place in Bath, Somerset, and Gloucestershire, as well as on the border between Wakefield and Dewsbury, and Sheffield, Yorkshire. Devon filming locations included Kingsbridge, Loddiswell, South Brent, Higher Dean, Buckfast, Exeter, Tiverton and Appledore. Filming began in Devon in September 2021. Filming įilming took place entirely on location to match Harold’s walk in the story. Penelope Wilton joined the project in June 2021. He also previously worked with the author of the book when she worked as an actress, Joyce had played Perdita to his Leontes in a production of The Winter’s Tale at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in 1987. Broadbent had previously also voiced the audiobook. Casting īroadbent joined the project to play Harold in February 2021. It was the biggest investment made in new film by the BFI in 2021. The film was produced by Kevin Loader, Juliet Dowling and Marilyn Milgrom, and was developed with Film4 and the BFI financing was arranged by Embankment Films and provided by the BFI and Ingenious.
The project was set to be directed by Hettie Macdonald, with Kate McCullough as director of photography, production design by Christina Moore, and costume design by Sarah Blenkinsop. Harold also reflects on how his only son David, an unemployed former Cambridge University graduate, struggled with depression along with a serious drug and alcohol addiction, all of which led him to taking his own life in a garden shed. Along the way, he encounters a variety of people who show interest in his hiking achievement. Harold then decides to walk the length of England to reach Berwick-upon-Tweed without the use of transport or support from Maureen. One day, Harold receives a letter from his old friend, Queenie Hennessy, who is dying from cancer and is living in a hospice in Berwick-upon-Tweed. Retired pensioner Harold Fry lives in Kingsbridge with his wife Maureen, whose marriage to him has become despondent and quiet. ( April 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) You can provide one by editing this article. This article needs an improved plot summary.
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