Mr. Blake at Your Service!
Mr. Blake at Your Service!, also titled Well Done! and At Your Service, Madam, is a 2023 comedy-drama film directed by Gilles Legardinier and starring Fanny Ardant, John Malkovich, Émilie Dequenne, 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
- Fanny Ardant as Nathalie
- John Malkovich as Mr. Andrew Blake
- Émilie Dequenne 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, Château du Bois-Cornillé, Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine and London. As of May 2022, the film was in post-production.