| Endless Night | |
| Director: | Isabel Coixet |
| Producer: | Jaume Roures |
| Starring: | Juliette Binoche Rinko Kikuchi Gabriel Byrne |
| Music: | Lucas Vidal |
| Cinematography: | Jean-Claude Larrieu |
| Editing: | Elena Ruiz |
| Production Companies: | Mer Film New Art Productions Noodles Production One More Movie |
| Distributor: | Filmax, |
| Runtime: | 118 minutes |
| Country: | Spain France Bulgaria |
| Language: | English |
Endless Night (Spanish; Castilian: '''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]
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.
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 | Category | Nominated | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30th Goya Awards[9] | Best Film | ||
| Best Director | Isabel Coixet | ||
| Best Actress | Juliette Binoche | ||
| Best Cinematography | Jean-Claude Larrieu | ||
| Best Art Direction | Alain Bainée | ||
| Best Production Supervision | Andrés Santana and Marta Miró | ||
| Best Costume Design | Clara Bilbao | ||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Pablo Perona, Paco Rodríguez H. and Sylvie Imbert | ||
| Best Original Score | Lucas Vidal | ||