{{Use British English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = Our Ladies | image = Our_ladies.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Michael Caton-Jones | producer = {{Plainlist| * Jennifer Armitage * Michael Caton-Jones * Brian Coffey * Victoria Dabbs * Diego Suarez Chialvo * Laura Viederman }} | writer = {{Plainlist| * Alan Sharp * Michael Caton-Jones }} | based_on = {{Based on|''The Sopranos''|Alan Warner}} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Tallulah Greive * Abigail Lawrie * Rona Morison * Sally Messham * Marli Siu * Eve Austin }} | music = {{Plainlist| * Roddy Hart * Tommy Reilly }} | cinematography = Denis Crossan | editing = {{Plainlist| * Istvan Kiraly * Tomi Szabo }} | studio = {{Plainlist| * Sigma Films * Four Point Play Pictures * Sony Pictures International Productions }} | distributor = Sony Pictures Releasing | released = {{film date|2019|df=yes|10|4|BFI|2021|8|27|United Kingdom}} | runtime = 105 minutes | country = United Kingdom | language = English | budget = | gross = $533,232<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2323546881/?ref_=bo_da_table_17 |title= Our Ladies (2021) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=24 September 2021}}</ref> }}
'''''Our Ladies''''' is a 2019 Scottish coming-of-age comedy-drama film produced and directed by Michael Caton-Jones, who co-wrote the screenplay with Alan Sharp, based on Alan Warner's 1998 novel ''The Sopranos''. The film stars Tallulah Greive, Abigail Lawrie, Rona Morison, Sally Messham, Marli Siu, and Eve Austin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/our-ladies-lets-catholic-lasses-loose-edinburgh|title=Our Ladies review: Catholic lasses go wild|website=BFI|first=Rebecca|last=Harrison|date=14 October 2019|accessdate=23 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screen.scot/film-in-scotland/made-in-scotland/our-ladies|title=Our Ladies|website=Screen Scotland|accessdate=23 March 2021}}</ref>
''Our Ladies'' premiered at the 2019 BFI London Film Festival. Its original theatrical release date of 6 March 2020 was delayed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before finally being released in the United Kingdom on 27 August 2021.
==Plot== {{More plot|section|date=December 2023}} In 1996, five best friends attend a strict Catholic school for girls in the Scottish Highlands town of Fort William. They get the opportunity to go to Edinburgh for a choir competition, but they are more interested in drinking, partying and hooking up than winning the competition. The group includes Orla, who is in recovery from leukemia and has an attitude of living life to the fullest; Finnoula, a brainy girl who is desperate to experience life beyond her small town; Chell, a wild child struggling with the loss of her father; Manda, a sharp-tongued, witty girl; and Kylah, a musical protégé with a rebellious spirit.
==Cast== {{Cast listing| * Tallulah Greive as Orla * Abigail Lawrie as Finnoula * Rona Morison as Chell * Sally Messham as Manda * Marli Siu as Kylah * Eve Austin as Kay * Kate Dickie as Sister Condron * Chris Fulton as Danny * Jack Greenlees as Bobby * Stuart Martin as Terry Mooney * Myra McFanyen as Elsie * Bethany Tennick as Bridget * Martin Quinn as Stephen * Ross Anderson as Slab * David Hasselhoff as himself }}
==Production== ===Development=== Michael Caton-Jones optioned Alan Warner's novel ''The Sopranos'' in 1998. It was announced in 2018 that production on a film adaptation had begun. Caton-Jones directed the film and wrote the screenplay with Alan Sharp. The film was produced by Sigma Films, Sony Pictures International Productions, and Four Point Play Pictures in association with Screen Scotland. Warner himself and Jennifer Armitage of Creative Scotland executive produced and Caton-Jones produced alongside Laura Viederman of Four Point Play and Brian Coffey of Sigma. Luke Scrase oversaw the film for SPIP.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-caton-jones-direct-catholic-choir-comedy-sopranos-1159464|title=Michael Caton-Jones to Direct Scottish Catholic Choir Comedy (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=8 November 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/michael-caton-jones-long-gestating-the-sopranos-starts-shooting-in-edinburgh/5134419.article|title=Michael Caton-Jones' long-gestating 'The Sopranos' starts shooting in Edinburgh|last=Dalton|first=Ben|website=Screen Daily|language=en|date=9 November 2018}}</ref>
===Filming=== Principal photography took place on location in Fort William and Edinburgh.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/our-ladies-release-date-cast-and-everything-else-about-coming-age-drama-set-scotland-1395764|title=Our Ladies: release date, cast, and everything else about the coming-of-age drama set in Scotland|journal=The Scotsman|first=Ross|last=Mcindoe|date=29 January 2020|accessdate=23 March 2021}}</ref> Some scenes were also filmed in Glasgow.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/trailer-released-new-movie-ladies-17653373|title=Trailer released for new movie Our Ladies partially filmed at Glasgow bar|journal=Glasgow Live|first=Laura|last=Ferguson|date=29 January 2020|accessdate=23 March 2021}}</ref>
==Release== The world premiere of ''Our Ladies'' was held at the 2019 BFI London Film Festival on 4 October.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/film/interviews/michael-caton-jones-on-our-ladies|title=Riot Girls: Michael Caton-Jones on Our Ladies|last=Dunn|first=Jamie|work=The Skinny|date=24 February 2020|access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref> It was also shown at the 2020 Glasgow Film Festival on 28 February.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://glasgowfilm.org/glasgow-film-festival/shows/our-ladies-nc-15|title=Our Ladies (N/C 15+)|website=Glasgow Film|accessdate=23 March 2021}}</ref> A trailer was released in January 2020. The film was initially set for theatrical release in the UK on 6 March 2020, which was then delayed to 24 April and subsequently 11 September due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before being shelved indefinitely.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/our-ladies-delay-new-edinburgh-set-schoolgirl-film-sisters-no-mercy-2541140|title=Our Ladies: Delay for new Edinburgh-set schoolgirl film on 'the sisters of no mercy'|journal=The Scotsman|first=Brian|last=Ferguson|date=17 April 2020|accessdate=23 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.filmstories.co.uk/news/our-ladies-new-trailer-for-incoming-comedy/|title=Our Ladies: terrific British film drops off release schedule|journal=Film Stories|first=Simon|last=Brew|date=14 August 2020|accessdate=23 March 2021}}</ref> It was released at select AMC Theatres in the United States on 18 June 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/our-ladies-66737|title=Our Ladies at an AMC Theatre near you.|website=AMC Theatres|date=17 June 2021 |accessdate=28 June 2021}}</ref> and in cinemas in the UK on 27 August.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/aug/27/our-ladies-review-alan-warner-the-sopranos|title=Our Ladies review – choir of convent schoolgirls cuts loose in Edinburgh|last=Clarke|first=Cath|work=The Guardian|date=27 August 2021|access-date=21 September 2021}}</ref>
==Reception== The film received critical acclaim. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The consensus states: "Despite its outdated ideas about teen sexuality, ''Our Ladies'' presents a well-acted and affectingly nuanced portrait of female friendship."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/our_ladies|title=Our Ladies|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}}</ref>
Amal Abdi of the ''Evening Standard'' wrote, "One of the best features of ''Our Ladies'' is the distastefulness of its characters. This posse of unruly young women are brash, bullies and often magnificently cruel. Yet it is precisely these reasons that make the film more radical than offensive. By playing into the stereotypes, ''Our Ladies'' rejects the established portrayals which turn ordinary school girls into bad asses or inexplicable geniuses in the name of a 'strong female character.'"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Abdi |first=Amal |date=2019-10-11 |title=Our Ladies and the power of the all-female gang |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/our-ladies-and-the-power-of-the-allfemale-gang-a4259611.html |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref> Abdi commented further, "''Our Ladies'' has its flaws. The tone is uneven, it is overly eager and there are points when it is unrealistic to the point of absurdity. Nevertheless, it deserves to be seen. It speaks to the thinly veiled misogyny that has long governed the treatment of young women."<ref name=":0" />
Sophie Butcher of ''The Film Magazine'' said, "there’s a raucous energy and seemingly specifically Scottish nostalgia evident in ''Our Ladies'' that really set it apart", and concluded "''Our Ladies'' is a wildly entertaining riot of a movie."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-06 |title=Our Ladies (2020) GFF Review |url=https://www.thefilmagazine.com/our-ladies-2020-gff-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331185044/https://www.thefilmagazine.com/our-ladies-2020-gff-review/ |archive-date=2020-03-31 |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=The Film Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|9489598}}
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