Tanner Hall is a 2009 drama film about four girls coming of age in boarding school. It was written and directed by Tatiana von Fürstenberg and Francesca Gregorini. It stars Rooney Mara, Georgia King, Brie Larson, Amy Ferguson, Tom Everett Scott, and Amy Sedaris.

Tanner Hall
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Tatiana von Fürstenberg
  • Francesca Gregorini
Produced by
  • Julie Snyder
  • Lucy Cooper
Starring
CinematographyBrian Rigney Hubbard
Edited by
  • Michelle Botticelli
  • Sharon Marie Rutter
  • Lauren Zuckerman
Music byRoger Neill
Production
companies
  • Islander Films
  • Royalton Films
Distributed byAnchor Bay Films
Release dates
  • September 14, 2009 (2009-09-14) (TIFF)
  • September 9, 2011 (2011-09-09) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$5,073[1]

The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2009, before being released on September 9, 2011, by Anchor Bay Films.

Plot

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As Fernanda enters her senior year at Tanner Hall—a sheltered boarding school in New England, she is faced with unexpected changes in her group of friends when a childhood acquaintance, the charismatic yet manipulative troublemaker Victoria, appears. Shy and studious, Fernanda is usually the voice of reason among her friends—adventurous and sexy Kate and tomboy Lucasta. Jealous of Fernanda's relationship with a married man, Victoria sabotages Fernanda's plans and plots to publicly humiliate her.[2]

Cast

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Release

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It was the first feature film for von Fürstenberg and Gregorini that had its world premiere as an Official Selection at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2009.[3] It was well received at the Hamptons International Film Festival and was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature at the Gen Art Film Festival.[4] It was picked up by Anchor Bay Films, a division of Anchor Bay Entertainment, and was released in theaters September 2011.[5] It was later released on Blu-ray and DVD on December 13, 2011.[6] The extras contained audio commentaries of the directors and a trailer of the film.[7]

Reception

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Critical response

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Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 12% score with critics (two of the seventeen reviews being positive) and 27% score with audiences, a "Rotten" rating for both.[8] Aggregate review site Metacritic scored it 40 out of 100 from 10 reviews, indicating mixed or average.[9]

Awards and nominations

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Year Festival Category Nominee Result
2009 Hamptons International Film Festival Breakthrough Performer – Rising Stars Rooney Mara Won
2010 GenArt Film Festival Stargazer Award – GenArtist Emerging Actress Award Rooney Mara Won

References

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  1. ^ "Tanner Hall". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tanner Hall (2011)". "Rotten Tomatoes". Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  3. ^ "TIFF List: Toronto's Complete 2009 Lineup". August 27, 2009.
  4. ^ "Hamptons International Film Festival Guide". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  5. ^ "Search". August 21, 2014.
  6. ^ "Tanner Hall Blu-ray". Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "Tanner Hall Blu-ray". Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  8. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tanner-hall/ Rotten Tomatoes reviews
  9. ^ https://www.metacritic.com/movie/tanner-hall Metacritic reviews
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