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
Greenland, 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
- 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
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".[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
| 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
- Survival film, about the film genre, with a list of related films
References
External links
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