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An ambitious art world intern's life takes a turn when she is accidentally upgraded to first class on a flight to London.
The story
Ana Santos is an ambitious intern in the New York art world who dreams of a career in art while trying to impress her demanding boss, Claire. Due to the high cost of living in NYC, Ana lives with her sister and her sister's fiancé. After identifying a mistake during an art auction, Ana is invited on a work trip to London as an assistant's assistant. During the trip, she is unexpectedly upgraded to first class. There, she meets a wealthy man named William and, through a series of misunderstandings, begins to lead him to believe she is a high-ranking art director.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Ana Santos is an ambitious intern in the New York art world who is invited on a trip to London after catching a typo in an auction. While traveling, she is upgraded to first class and meets William, a wealthy man. She accidentally misleads him into believing she is a high-level art director. As they spend time together in London, she continues the charade, even attending a party with his mother, a celebrity. The deception is nearly exposed when her boss, Claire, arrives unexpectedly, but Ana manages to escape. However, the truth eventually comes out when William discovers her true status and breaks off their relationship, believing she used him for her career. After confessing the truth to William's mother, Catherine, she is rehired and successfully manages a major sale. She reconciles with William, who admits he liked her for her character, not her status. Six months later in New York, Ana is thriving in her career and celebrates the opening of her own art gallery, where William eventually reappears.
- First release year
- 2024
- Runtime (minutes)
- 104
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Carlson Young
- Writers
- Christine Lenig · writer; Justin Matthews · writer; Luke Spencer Roberts · writer
- Cast and characters
- Camila Mendes · Ana Santos; Archie Renaux · William; Thomas Kretschmann; Grégory Montel; Lena Olin; Marisa Tomei
- Genres
- romance; comedy
- Themes
- Identity; Ambition; Honesty
- Tone and mood
- Romantic; Lighthearted
- Premise and plot tags
- Modern Fairy Tale; Fish out of Water
- Source material / true-story basis
- Cinderella
- Reception
- The film received mixed or average reviews from critics.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 59 · scale: 100
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