Upgraded movie storyline. Ana (Camila Mendes) is an ambitious intern dreaming of a career in the art world while trying to impress her demanding boss Claire (Marisa Tomei). When she’s upgraded to first class on a work trip, she meets handsome Will (Archie Renaux), who mistakes Ana for her boss–a white lie that sets off a glamorous chain of events, romance and opportunity, until her fib threatens to surface.
Upgraded is a 2024 American romantic comedy film directed by Carlson Young and starring Camila Mendes, Archie Renaux, Thomas Kretschmann, Grégory Montel, Lena Olin and Marisa Tomei. The film is a modern-day retelling of the classic fairytale “Cinderella” and was released on Amazon Prime Video on February 9, 2024.
About the Story
Ana is an ambitious intern, dreaming of a career in the art world while trying to impress her demanding boss, Claire. Because of the expensive cost of living in New York, Ana lives with her sister Vivian and Vivian’s boyfriend Ronnie, who has been urging her to move out. After noticing a typo during an art auction and alerting her boss to the error, she is invited on a work trip to London as an assistant’s assistant.
Claire’s assistants, Suzette and Renee make numerous attempts to sabotage Ana. However, it tends to work out in her favor. Ana ends up with upgraded first-class tickets to London. She meets a wealthy man named William at the airport. Ana accidentally misleads William into believing she is the art director of her company’s New York office. Impressed, he introduces Ana to his mother Catherine, a British celebrity.
Ana ends up at Catherine’s and finds herself in the middle of a party. There she sees Catherine’s extensive art collection, meets a famous painter, and continues to lie about being the director of a New York auction house.
She grows closer to William and Catherine. Through their connections, Ana gets Claire last-minute tickets to a performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This impresses Claire, who is currently facing tension with Gerard, the art director for the Paris office as they vie for the same position.
Ana attends a party with William and Catherine in a designer dress that she “borrowed” from Claire. Claire arrives with Suzette and Renee unexpectedly, causing Ana to abruptly leave. William catches her outside and takes her out dancing. At the end of the night, Ana, embarrassed by where she is staying, has William drop her off at Claire’s much nicer hotel. Before leaving, William confesses that he is falling in love with her.
Over the next week, Ana and William continue to spend time together, growing closer. He tells her he knows her job is important and that he has arranged to transfer his work to New York so they can continue their relationship.
Upgraded (2024)
Directed by: Carlson Young
Starring: Camila Mendes, Archie Renaux, Thomas Kretschmann, Grégory Montel, Lena Olin, Marisa Tomei, Anthony Head, Thomas Kretschmann, Rachel Matthews, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Aimee Carrero
Screenplay by: Christine Lenig, Justin Matthews, Luke Spencer Roberts
Production Design by: Andrew Holden-Stokes
Cinematography by: Mike Stern Sterzynski
Film Editing by: Bruce Green
Set Decoration by: Sue Parker
Art Direction by: Lisa De Cunha
Music by: Isom Innis
MPAA Rating: R for language and some nude art images.
Distributed by: Amazon Prime Video
Release Date: February 9, 2024
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