Nobody Wants the Night

Nobody Wants the Night

Film poster
Directed by Isabel Coixet
Produced by Jaume Roures
Written by Miguel Barros
Starring Juliette Binoche
Rinko Kikuchi
Gabriel Byrne
Music by Lucas Vidal
Cinematography Jean-Claude Larrieu
Edited by Elena Ruiz
Production
companies
Mer Film
New Art Productions
Noodles Production
One More Movie
Distributed by Filmax (Spain)
Release dates
  • 5 February 2015 (2015-02-05) (Berlin)
  • 30 October 2015 (2015-10-30) (Spain)
Running time
118 minutes
Country Spain
France
Bulgaria
Language English

Nobody Wants the 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]

Plot

Greenland, 1908. Josephine, confident and bold wife of famous Arctic explorer Robert Peary, embarks on a dangerous journey in pursuit of her husband who is seeking a route to the North Pole.

Cast

Reception

The 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".[3] The Hollywood Reporter called it "inconsistent" and "a mixed bag".[4] 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".[5] 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".[6]

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.[7]

Awards and nominations

Awards Category Nominated Result
30th Goya Awards[8] 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

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Isabel Coixet's Nobody Wants the Night to Open the 65th Berlinale". Berlinale. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. Peter Bradshaw. "Berlin 2015 review: Nobody Wants the Night – Juliette Binoche's Arctic role requires more defrosting". the Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  4. Boyd van Hoeij (5 February 2015). "'Nobody Wants the Night': Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  5. Guy Lodge. "'Nobody Wants the Night' Review: Juliette Binoche, Rinko Kikuchi Get Snowbound - Variety". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  6. Jessica Kiang (5 February 2015). "Berlin Review: Isabel Coixet's 'Nobody Wants The Night' S - The Playlist". The Playlist. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  7. SensaCine. "Nadie quiere la noche: Críticas de prensa". SensaCine.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  8. "'The Bride' Leads Spain's Goya Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

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