"A movie to get lost in." - Justin Chang, The New Yorker
"An enchanting, enlivening, era-spanning, continent-crossing travelogue that runs the very serious risk of infecting you with the antidote: a potent dose of wanderlust-for-life." - Jessica Kiang, Variety
Opens April 11 | Burma, 1917. Edward, a British diplomat, is due to meet his fiancée Molly after an especially protracted, long-distance engagement. Instead, he panics and runs away, hopping on a ship to Singapore and setting off on the titular grand tour across Asia, with Molly hot on his trail. At each stop, Edward grows more melancholy, contemplating the meaning of his existence and wondering about his would-be bride. Meanwhile, the spirited Molly continues, determined, despite significant setbacks, to track down the man she loves. The latest feature from Portuguese auteur Miguel Gomes (THE TSUGUA DIARIES), GRAND TOUR, which won Gomes the Best Director prize at Cannes, is an extraordinary journey of two strangers in a strange land.
Awards & Nominations
Winner - Best Director, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee - Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival
Winner - Silver Hugo, Best Director, Chicago International Film Festival
Winner - Silver Hugo, Best Editing, Chicago International Film Festival
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu