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''Mr. Blake at Your Service!'' (), also titled ''Well Done!'' and ''At Your Service, Madam'', is a 2023
comedy-drama Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...
film directed by Gilles Legardinier and starring
Fanny Ardant Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949) is a French actress and film director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two César Awards and a Lumière Award. Early life Ardant was born on 22 March 1949, in Saumur, ...
,
John Malkovich John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and ...
,
Émilie Dequenne Émilie Dequenne (; 29 August 1981 – 16 March 2025) was a Belgian actress. She first gained recognition for her role in the Dardenne brothers' film '' Rosetta'' (1999), which earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. The fi ...
, Philippe Bas, Eugénie Anselin, Al Ginter, Anne Brionne and Christel Henon. It is based on Legardinier's 2012 novel ''Complètement cramé !''. It is also Legardinier's feature directorial debut.


Premise

Mr. Andrew Blake, a recently widowed British businessman, takes a job as a butler in a manor house in northern France, in a bid to get closer to the memory of his late French wife. His life takes an unexpected turn as he navigates the eccentric behaviour of Nathalie and the other household staff.


Cast

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Fanny Ardant Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949) is a French actress and film director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two César Awards and a Lumière Award. Early life Ardant was born on 22 March 1949, in Saumur, ...
as Nathalie *
John Malkovich John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and ...
as Mr. Andrew Blake *
Émilie Dequenne Émilie Dequenne (; 29 August 1981 – 16 March 2025) was a Belgian actress. She first gained recognition for her role in the Dardenne brothers' film '' Rosetta'' (1999), which earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. The fi ...
as Odile * Philippe Bas as Philippe Magnier * Eugénie Anselin as Manon * Al Ginter as Richard Ward * Anne Brionne as Melissa Ward * Christel Henon as Mme Berliner


Production

Production was scheduled to begin in February 2022. Filming occurred in
Brittany Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...
, Château du Bois-Cornillé,
Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine Vitré (; Gallo: ''Vitræ'', ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Vitré, a sub-prefecture until 1926, is the seat of a canton. It has 18,603 inhabitants (2020). It lies on the edge of Britta ...
and
London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
. As of May 2022, the film was in post-production.


Release

''Mr. Blake at Your Service!'' had its US premiere at the
Newport Beach Film Festival The Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) is an annual film festival in Newport Beach, California, typically held in late April. In 2022, it was announced that the festival had permanently changed its date to be held in October, as the festival bega ...
on 17 October 2023.Mr. Blake At Your Service! / Complètement Cramé!
/ref> The film was released theatrically in France on 1 November 2023. It also screened at the 15th French Film Festival in Poland on 7 June 2024, under the title ''At Your Service, Madam''.


Box office

''Mr. Blake at Your Service!'' grossed $2.8 million in France, Spain, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Australia and New Zealand.


Reception

The film has a 100% rating on
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based on six reviews.


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