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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
The story follows a married couple Joanna Reed ([[Keira Knightley|Knightley]]) and Michael Reed ([[Sam Worthington|Worthington]]), apart for a night while the husband takes a business trip with a colleague, Laura, ([[Eva Mendes|Mendes]]) to whom he's attracted. While he is dealing with temptation, his wife encounters her past french love Alex ([[Guillaume Canet|Canet]]).<ref name="IMDb"/><ref>[http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/11/18/keira-knightley-soaks-in-soho/ Keira Knightley Soaks in Soho] Just Jared. Retrieved December 14, 2008.</ref><ref name=variety>{{cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992392.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|author=Michael Fleming, John Hopewell|title=Keira Knightley tops 'Last Night' cast|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2008-09-17|accessdate=2009-02-20}}</ref> Michael ends up sleeping with Laura, while Joanna resists temptation. At the end of the movie, Michael goes back earlier to his wife and restates, truthfully, that he loves here.
The story follows a married couple Joanna Reed ([[Keira Knightley|Knightley]]) and Michael Reed ([[Sam Worthington|Worthington]]), apart for a night while the husband takes a business trip with a colleague, Laura, ([[Eva Mendes|Mendes]]) to whom he's attracted. While he is dealing with temptation, his wife encounters her past french love Alex ([[Guillaume Canet|Canet]]).<ref name="IMDb"/><ref>[http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/11/18/keira-knightley-soaks-in-soho/ Keira Knightley Soaks in Soho] Just Jared. Retrieved December 14, 2008.</ref><ref name=variety>{{cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992392.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|author=Michael Fleming, John Hopewell|title=Keira Knightley tops 'Last Night' cast|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2008-09-17|accessdate=2009-02-20}}</ref> Michael ends up sleeping with Laura, while Joanna resists temptation. At the end of the movie, Michael goes back earlier to his wife and restates, truthfully, that he loves here.
Joanna doesn't reply anything and from her sigh the spectator understands she's actually in love with Alex.
Joanna doesn't reply anything to it and from her sigh the spectator understands she's actually in love with Alex.
In the director's mind, this scene expresses two kind of unfaithfulness, body and soul, to which men and women are both inclined on a different degree, suggesting that men are more often physically unfaithful and still deeply in love with their wives, while women can resist bodily temptations more often, although they cannot control their heart.
In the director's mind, this scene expresses two kind of unfaithfulness, body and soul, to which men and women are both inclined on a different degree, suggesting that men are more often physically unfaithful and still deeply in love with their wives, while women can resist bodily temptations more often, although they cannot control their heart.



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Last Night
Directed byMassy Tadjedin[1]
Written byMassy Tadjedin[1]
Produced byBuddy Enright (Executive)
Christophe Riandee
Massy Tadjedin
Nick Wechsler[1]
StarringKeira Knightley
Sam Worthington
Eva Mendes
Guillaume Canet
Stephanie Romanov
CinematographyPeter Deming
Edited bySusan E. Morse
Music byClint Mansell
Distributed byGaumont
Miramax Films/Tribeca Film (USA)
Release dates
  • September 18, 2010 (2010-09-18) (TIFF)

February 16, 2011 France
CountriesTemplate:Film US
France
LanguageEnglish

Last Night is a 2010 drama romance film. The film is written and directed by Massy Tadjedin, and stars British actress Keira Knightley, Australian actor Sam Worthington, French actor Guillaume Canet and American actress Eva Mendes. It was shot in 2008 and ended shooting in December. Official trailer was released on November 6, 2010.

Synopsis

The story follows a married couple Joanna Reed (Knightley) and Michael Reed (Worthington), apart for a night while the husband takes a business trip with a colleague, Laura, (Mendes) to whom he's attracted. While he is dealing with temptation, his wife encounters her past french love Alex (Canet).[1][2][3] Michael ends up sleeping with Laura, while Joanna resists temptation. At the end of the movie, Michael goes back earlier to his wife and restates, truthfully, that he loves here. Joanna doesn't reply anything to it and from her sigh the spectator understands she's actually in love with Alex. In the director's mind, this scene expresses two kind of unfaithfulness, body and soul, to which men and women are both inclined on a different degree, suggesting that men are more often physically unfaithful and still deeply in love with their wives, while women can resist bodily temptations more often, although they cannot control their heart.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in New York, with large portions filmed in SoHo, Manhattan.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Last Night (2009) IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2008.
  2. ^ Keira Knightley Soaks in Soho Just Jared. Retrieved December 14, 2008.
  3. ^ Michael Fleming, John Hopewell (2008-09-17). "Keira Knightley tops 'Last Night' cast". Variety. Retrieved 2009-02-20.