Rare Objects (film)
{{Short description|2023 film by Katie Holmes}}
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Rare Objects is a 2023 American drama film co-written and directed by Katie Holmes.{{Cite web |last=Gyarkye |first=Lovia |date=2023-04-12 |title='Rare Objects' Review: Katie Holmes' Latest Feature Shortchanges Itself |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/rare-objects-review-katie-holmes-1235370512/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-10-29 |title=Katie Holmes spotted directing her first movie in NYC |url=https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20211029305983/katie-holmes-directs-her-first-movie-in-nyc/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=HOLA |language=en-US}} It stars Saundra Santiago, Derek Luke, Holmes and Alan Cumming.{{Cite web |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=2023-04-17 |title='Rare Objects' Review: Katie Holmes Directs and Costars in a Movie About Mental Illness, Antiques, and Recovering from Trauma |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/rare-objects-review-katie-holmes-1235584973/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} The film is based on Kathleen Tessaro's 2016 historic fiction novel Rare Objects.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Tessa |date=2023-04-14 |title=Katie Holmes & Julia Mayorga On Bringing Rare Objects To The Screen |url=https://screenrant.com/rare-objects-movie-katie-holmes-julia-mayorga-interview/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}
Plot
Benita Parla (Julia Mayorga) seeks to rebuild her life after starting work at an antique store. She regains her confidence while working with her kind employer Peter Kessler (Alan Cumming).{{Cite web |date=2023-02-24 |title=Get ready to cry with the trailer of 'Rare Objects', Katie Holmes' new film |url=https://www.hola.com/us/entertainment/20230224343086/katie-holmes-trailer-rare-objects/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=HOLA |language=en-US}} At the same time, she also meets one of her friends Diana Van der Laar (Katie Holmes) who is living with mental illness. Benita starts to learn more about herself and others around her through friendship.{{Cite web |last=Deshpande |first=Akash |date=2023-07-07 |title=Rare Objects (2023) Movie Ending Explained - What happened in Benita's past? |url=https://www.highonfilms.com/rare-objects-2023-movie-ending-explained/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=High On Films |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-04-16 |title=Movie review: Katie Holmes' "Rare Objects" |url=https://thespringmagazine.com/2023/04/16/movie-review-katie-holmes-rare-objects/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=The Spring Magazine |language=en}}
Cast
- Julia Mayorga as Benita Parla
- Katie Holmes as Diana Van der Laar
- Saundra Santiago as Aymee Parla
- Derek Luke as Ben Winshaw{{Cite web |last=Scorziello |first=Sophia |date=2023-04-14 |title=Derek Luke Discusses Reuniting With Katie Holmes for 'Rare Objects,' Fatherhood as Heroism and Rejoining Marvel |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/features/derek-luke-rare-objects-katie-holmes-the-crossover-1235584051/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
- Alan Cumming as Peter Kessler
Release
Reception
The film received mixed reviews from film critics. It holds a 43% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-14 |title=Rare Objects - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rare_objects |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}} Calum Marsh of New York Times said, "At times a couple of pointlessly showy long takes add nothing and are a distraction."{{Cite news |last=Marsh |first=Calum |date=2023-04-13 |title='Rare Objects' Review: A Woman Under the Influence |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/movies/rare-objects-review.html |access-date=2024-01-07 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
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