Vertigo Releasing, bless their cotton socks, has announced the cinematic event of the year (or, you know, at least of early October): Mr. Blake At Your Service! Hitting UK & Irish cinemas faster than you can say “Brexit,” this cinematic masterpiece (we use the term loosely) arrives on October 3rd. Prepare yourselves. Or, you know, don’t. It’s your time, waste it how you want. 🤷♀️
So, we’ve got this bloke, Andrew Blake, right? He’s had enough of… something. The world, maybe? Himself? Who knows! 🤔 Anyway, he decides to ditch his “small business” (whatever that is – probably selling overpriced artisanal cheese 🧀) in England to become a butler in France. Why? Because his late wife was French, obviously! He rocks up at the Beauvillier estate (sounds fancy, probably full of rich people problems 🙄), pretending to be someone he’s not. The idea is to “follow in the footsteps of his past.” Deep, man. But, plot twist! (Not really.) “Out-of-control situations” and “encounters” (read: hijinks and misunderstandings) happen. Prepare for comedy gold! Or, you know, fool’s gold. 🪙
Written and directed by the literary genius ✍️ Gilles Legardinier (apparently he writes books that people buy – go figure!), MR. BLAKE AT YOUR SERVICE! (exclamation point very much necessary) stars the one and only John Malkovich (you know, that guy from that thing?!) and Fanny Ardant (because every comedy needs a sophisticated French lady, right?).
So there you have it. MR. BLAKE AT YOUR SERVICE! (still needs that exclamation point) will be gracing UK and Irish cinemas from October 3rd. Go see it. Don’t see it. We don’t really care. Just don’t come crying to us if you miss out on what is sure to be… an experience. 🍿
Finn McFrame, celebrated satirical mastermind and self-proclaimed “Emperor of Irony,” started his illustrious career as a cinematographer, where his expertise in capturing every single frame of a squirrel stealing a baguette earned him accolades at obscure film festivals.
Born in the glamorous town of Boring, Oregon, Finn grew up with dreams of being a Hollywood director until he realized that satire, not cinema, was his true calling—or at least the one that let him sleep until noon.
Finn McFrame: changing the world, one satirical lens flare at a time.
