| Happiest Season | |
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| Directed by | Clea DuVall |
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| Story by | Clea DuVall |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | John Guleserian |
| Edited by | Melissa Bretherton |
| Music by | Amie Doherty |
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| Distributed by | Hulu |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.1 million[1] |
Happiest Season is a 2020 American romantic comedy film directed by Clea DuVall, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mary Holland. Starring an ensemble cast consisting of Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Daniel Levy, Mary Holland, Victor Garber, and Mary Steenburgen, the film follows a young woman who struggles to admit to her conservative parents that she is a lesbian while she and her girlfriend visit them during Christmas. A semi-autobiographical take on DuVall's experiences with her family, Happiest Season is the first lesbian Christmas rom-com produced by a major Hollywood studio.[2]
Produced by TriStar Pictures, Happiest Season was released in the United States on November 25, 2020, by Hulu. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for the cast. The film won a GLAAD Media Award in 2021 in the Outstanding Film – Wide Release category.[3]
- ^ "Happiest Season (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Aurthur, Kate (November 11, 2020). "How Clea DuVall's Lesbian Christmas Movie, Starring Kristen Stewart, Radicalizes a Conventional Genre". Variety. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Disclosure, Schitt's Creek, Sam Smith, Happiest Season, I May Destroy You, CHIKA, Veneno, Star Trek: Discovery, The Boys in the Band, The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo among award recipients at the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards". GLAAD. April 8, 2021. Archived from the original on April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.