At A Glance
Based on the best-selling book of the same name The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society based on a young writer and the residents of post-World War II occupied Guernsey.
Film Details
Directed by Mike Newell
Written by Don Roos, Kevin Hood, Thomas Bezucha
Based on the book by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
Released by STUDIOCANAL
2018, 124 minutes
In UK Cinemas 20th April
Cast
Lily James as Juliet Ashton
Tom Courtenay as Eben Ramsey
Jessica Brown Findlay as Elizabeth McKenna
Michiel Huisman as Dawsey Adams
Katherine Parkinson as Isola Pribby
Marek Oravec as German Officer
Jack Morris as German Soldier
Matthew Goode as Sidney Stark
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - World Premiere
Premiere Scene’s Claire Bueno and Mike Jonas interview actors Lily James and Tom Courtenay, director Mike Newell and producer Paula Mazur, to find out more about the romantic story anchored in a stark reality.
Join us as we ask Lily James what resonated with her in script, Tom Courtenay about the reality of the potatoe peel pie, Mike Newell about the WWII drama and Paula Mazur about why she wanted to option the book.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Cast & Crew Interviews
Lily James - interview
Mike Newell - interview
Paula Mazur - interview
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Official Trailer
Claire Bueno
Claire Bueno is a film journalist, presenter and interviewer, having moderated BAFTA, Royal Television Society (RTS), Women in Film and Television (WFTV), and Apple Store Q&As and hosted Comic Con panel talks. Claire is the founder of Premiere Scene Magazine and has had the privilege of interviewing esteemed artists including Tom Cruise, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sigourney Weaver, Emily Blunt, Samuel L Jackson, James Cameron and Andy Serkis.
As a media coach Claire works with leading personal publicists, HBO, Netflix, Sky, ITV, Penguin Random House, the BFI, DDA, MacMillan and Premier, offering practical coaching sessions and safe environment for talent to perfect their interview technique before facing the press. She has extensive experience working with emerging and seasoned professionals and where English is not their first language.
Additionally, Claire is the producer of the critically acclaimed feature documentary CLEANIN’ UP THE TOWN: Remembering Ghostbusters and the upcoming TOO HOT TO HANDLE: Remembering Ghostbusters II.