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'Endings, Beginnings' is a 2019 romantic drama film, directed by Drake Doremus, from a screenplay he wrote alongside Jardine Libaire. The film is semi-improvised and loosely based on the screenplay. It stars Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan, and Sebastian Stan.

It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2019. It was released on April 17, 2020, by Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Premise



Cast



* Shailene Woodley as Daphne, Billie's sister, Adrian's ex-girlfriend, Sue's daughter and a thirty-something woman navigating love and heartbreak over the course of one year

* Jamie Dornan as Jack, an Irish writer

* Sebastian Stan as Frank

* Matthew Gray Gubler as Adrian, Daphne's ex-boyfriend

* Lindsay Sloane as Billie, the foil sister of Daphne and Sue's daughter, who is the financial shoulder for Daphne to lean on, and is married with a baby on the way

* Ben Esler as Jed

* Shamier Anderson as Jonathan

* Noureen DeWulf as Noureen

* Wendie Malick as Sue, Daphne and Billie's mother

* Kyra Sedgwick as Ingrid

* Sherry Cola as Chris

* Jonathan Freeman as Graham

* Kai Lennox as Fred

Production



It was announced in October 2018 that filming had begun on Drake Doremuss next film project, which he co-wrote with author Jardine Libaire in Los Angeles. Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan, Sebastian Stan, Matthew Gray Gubler, Lindsay Sloane and Shamier Anderson were set to star.[https://deadline.com/2018/10/jamie-dornan-sebastian-stan-shailene-woodley-matthew-gray-gubler-drake-doremus-cj-entertainment-1202485175/ Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan, Sebastian Stan & Matthew Gray Gubler Lead Drake Doremus-CJ Pic; Protagonist On For Sales AFM][https://deadline.com/2018/10/lindsay-sloane-joins-cast-of-drake-doremus-new-movie-starring-shailene-woodley-1202489016/ Lindsay Sloane Joins Cast Of Drake Doremus New Movie Starring Shailene Woodley] In November 2018, Sherry Cola joined the cast of the film.

Release



The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2019. Shortly after, Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired distribution rights to the film. It was originally scheduled to be released in theaters on May 1, 2020. On March 26, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to the film being brought forward and released digitally on April 17, 2020.

Reception



'Endings, Beginnings' holds approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews, with an average of . The site's critical consensus reads, "Endings, Beginnings smothers its talented ensemble cast's committed work in a carelessly constructed, aimlessly dawdling story." On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 42 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Peter DeBruge of 'Variety' gave the film a negative review writing: "Doremus tells his story in snippets, jump-cutting between grubby handheld footage of Daphne's life shot from with her face all or partially obscured. The film traps us outside her head, never really allowing us inside it." David Rooney of 'The Hollywood Reporter' also gave the film a negative review writing: "The movie aims to make Daphne's journey raw and real, but mostly it's just insipid." Jeanette Catsoulis of 'The New York Times' gave the film a positive review writing: "The writing might be a tangle of limp clichs, but the actors - especially Woodley and the terrific Wendie Malick as Daphne's mother - sweat to sell every line." Pete Hammond of 'Deadline Hollywood' also gave the film a positive review writing: "Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan, and Sebastian Stan enliven and enrich this film of three 30-somethings caught up in a love triangle."

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