Anna Paquin
Dr. Jean Markham
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Tell It to the Bees is a 2018 British romantic drama film directed by Annabel Jankel and starring Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger. The screenplay by Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth [1] is based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Fiona Shaw .
- Claire M Singer
- 9 September 2018 (TIFF)
- Daisy Allsop, Nick Hill, Annabel Jankel, Nik Bower, Laure Vaysse
May 3, 2019 · A 1950s British film about a doctor and a single mother who fall in love. IMDb provides cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more information about this comedy crime drama.
- (6.3K)
- Drama
- Annabel Jankel
- 2019-05-03
May 3, 2019 · Tell It to the Bees is well-acted and well-intentioned -- but often undermined by its frustratingly didactic storytelling. In 1952 Dr. Jean Markham returns to her Scottish hometown to take over ...
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- Anna Paquin
- Annabel Jankel
- Romance, Drama, LGBTQ+
May 3, 2019 · A 1950s period drama about the forbidden love between two women and the bees they keep in a Scottish town. The film adaptation of Fiona Shaw's novel changes the ending from the book, adding a violent twist and a back alley abortion. The reviewer praises the costumes, score and performances, but criticizes the third act for being out of left field.
Dr. Jean Markham returns to the town she left as a teenager to take over her late father's medical practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands Charlie in her surgery, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and tell his secrets to the bees, as she once did. The new friendship between the boy and the bee keeper brings his mother Lydia ...
Tell It to the Bees. In rural Scotland in 1952, a doctor (Academy Award winner Anna Paquin) develops a controversial relationship with her young patient's mother (Holliday Grainger). Based on the best-selling novel. 1,397 IMDb 6.4 1 h 48 min 2019. X-Ray 18+.
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