Finding Your Feet

Finding Your Feet is a 2017 British romantic comedy film directed by Richard Loncraine and written by Nick Moorcroft and Meg Leonard.

The film stars Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, Joanna Lumley and David Hayman, and was released on 23 February 2018 in the United Kingdom.

Sandra had married for stability and security, so is a fish out of water next to her outspoken, serial-dating, free-spirited sibling who lives on an inner-city council estate.

Back home, Sandra scatters her ashes in the Hampstead Heath Ponds where they had swum, after a brief eulogy among friends and family.

At her birthday party, after Mike scolds her for dancing Gangnam style with Luke at his request, Sandra realises she no longer wants her old kind of life.

The director Richard Loncraine, and the actors Timothy Spall and Celia Imrie presented the feature (re-titled Ricomincio da me) at the festival in Turin on 24 November 2017.

Finding Your Feet is distributed in Italy by CINEMA owned by veteran film distributor Valerio De Paolis.

The website's critical consensus reads, "Finding Your Feet wears its heart on its sleeve, elevating undemanding material with a feel-good romance and sweet performances from its over-qualified cast.

[15] Andy Lea of The Sunday Express awarded the film 4 stars and said "it’s big-hearted, touching, smartly-written and beautifully performed by a hugely talented cast".

[17] Linda Marric from HeyUGuys said the film was "a charming, oft-told tale of second chances in life and love, filled with fine performances.

"[18] Francesca Rudkin of The New Zealand Herald compared Finding Your Feet to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Calendar Girls and said the film was a charming, if somewhat predictable, crowd-pleaser about embracing life in your later years.

"[20] Louise Keller from Urban Cinefile said "Finding Your Feet may be predictable fare, but it has a heart of solid gold".

In another positive review, The Film Blog called Finding Your Feet "A Billy Elliot for Seniors with a meaningful slice of warmth and humour".

[22] The film was released on 475 screens on 23 February in the United Kingdom and debuted at #4 in the chart grossing $1,290,495 in its opening weekend.

[24] A French remake of Finding Your Feet based on the original screenplay written by Nick Moorcroft & Meg Leonard started shooting in Paris, France, on August 10, 2020.

The film features an all-star French cast including Thierry Lhermitte, Isabelle Nanty and Jean-Hugues Anglade.