Endless Night (Spanish: Nadie quiere la noche) is a 2015 drama film directed by Isabel Coixet. It was selected to open the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] The film is set in 1908 in Greenland and is an international co-production between Spain, France and Bulgaria.[2] The film premiered with the title Nobody Wants the Night. Following poor reviews and sales the film was recut by Coixet and released under the title Endless Night.[3]
| Endless Night | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Isabel Coixet |
| Written by | Miguel Barros |
| Produced by | Jaume Roures |
| Starring | Juliette Binoche Rinko Kikuchi Gabriel Byrne |
| Cinematography | Jean-Claude Larrieu |
| Edited by | Elena Ruiz |
| Music by | Lucas Vidal |
Production companies | Mer Film New Art Productions Noodles Production One More Movie |
| Distributed by | Filmax (Spain), |
Release dates |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Countries | Spain France Bulgaria |
| Language | English |
Plot
editGreenland, 1908. Josephine, the confident and bold wife of the famous Arctic explorer, Robert Peary, embarks on a dangerous journey in pursuit of her husband who is seeking a route to the North Pole. She meets Allaka, an Eskimo girl who is pregnant.
Cast
edit- Rinko Kikuchi as Allaka
- Juliette Binoche as Josephine Peary
- Gabriel Byrne as Bram Trevor
- Matt Salinger as Captain Spalding
- Velizar Binev as Fyodor
- Ciro Miró as Cyrus
Reception
editThe film received negative reviews after its Berlin premiere. Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian gave the film two stars out of five and observed that "[t]he film is possessed of blandly humanistic flavours, new-agey gestures and quaint stereotypes".[4] The Hollywood Reporter called it "inconsistent" and "a mixed bag".[5] In his review for Variety, Guy Lodge wrote that "[the film] is dramatically as pallid and lifeless as the frozen tundra on which it takes place".[6] Indiewire's Jessica Kiang criticized the script and Coixet's direction, adding that "whenever it threatens to find its way, it soon loses it again".[7]
The film received a warmer reception in Coixet's native Spain after its November release, getting three and four-star reviews from outlets such as El Mundo, Cinemanía and La Vanguardia.[8]
Awards and nominations
edit| Awards | Category | Nominated | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30th Goya Awards[9] | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Isabel Coixet | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Juliette Binoche | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Jean-Claude Larrieu | Nominated | |
| Best Art Direction | Alain Bainée | Nominated | |
| Best Production Supervision | Andrés Santana and Marta Miró | Won | |
| Best Costume Design | Clara Bilbao | Won | |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Pablo Perona, Paco Rodríguez H. and Sylvie Imbert | Won | |
| Best Original Score | Lucas Vidal | Won | |
See also
edit- Survival film, about the film genre, with a list of related films
References
edit- ^ Barraclough, Leo (9 January 2015). "Berlin Film Festival to Open with Juliette Binoche Starrer 'Nobody Wants the Night'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Isabel Coixet's Nobody Wants the Night to Open the 65th Berlinale". Berlinale. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Endless Night - Metro Films International". Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Peter Bradshaw. "Berlin 2015 review: Nobody Wants the Night – Juliette Binoche's Arctic role requires more defrosting". the Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ Boyd van Hoeij (5 February 2015). "'Nobody Wants the Night': Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ Guy Lodge. "'Nobody Wants the Night' Review: Juliette Binoche, Rinko Kikuchi Get Snowbound - Variety". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ Jessica Kiang (5 February 2015). "Berlin Review: Isabel Coixet's 'Nobody Wants The Night' S - The Playlist". The Playlist. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ SensaCine. "Nadie quiere la noche: Críticas de prensa". SensaCine.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ "'The Bride' Leads Spain's Goya Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 December 2015.