Hotel (2001 film)
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| Directed by | Mike Figgis |
| Written by | Mike Figgis Heathcote Williams |
| Produced by | Andrea Calderwood Mike Figgis Annie Stewart Lesley Stewart Ernst Etchie Stroh |
| Starring | Lucy Liu John Malkovich David Schwimmer |
| Cinematography | Patrick Alexander Stewart |
| Music by | Mike Figgis Anthony Marinelli |
Production companies | Moonstone Entertainment Channel 4 |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer United Artists |
Release date | 12 September 2001 |
Running time | 114 minutes |
| Countries | Italy United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $29,813[1] |
Hotel is a 2001 experimental British/Italian comedy/thriller film directed by Mike Figgis.
Plot
While a British film crew are shooting a version of The Duchess of Malfi in Venice, they in turn are being filmed by a sleazy documentary primadonna while the strange hotel staff share meals which consist of human meat. The story expands to involve a hit man, a call girl and the Hollywood producer.[2]
The film itself makes several mentions of the Dogme 95 style of filmmaking, and has been described as a "Dogme film-within-a-film."[3][4]
Reception
The film was not a financial success and received mixed reviews. Roger Ebert noted this and pointed out the complex nature of the film:
- "Many critics have agreed that "Hotel" is not successful, but I would ask: Not successful at what? Before you conclude that a movie doesn't work, you have to determine what it intends to do. This is not a horror movie, a behind-the-scenes movie, a sexual intrigue or a travelogue, but all four at once, elbowing one another for screen time. It reminds me above all of a competitive series of jazz improvisations, in which the musicians quote from many sources and the joy comes in the way they're able to keep their many styles alive in the same song.... The movie has to be pointless in order to make any sense."[4]
Cast
- Lucy Liu ... Kawika
- John Malkovich ... Omar Jonnson
- David Schwimmer ... Jonathan Danderfine
- Saffron Burrows ... Duchess of Malfi
- Valentina Cervi ... Hotel Maid
- George DiCenzo ... Boris
- Christopher Fulford ... Steve Hawk
- Jeremy Hardy ... Flamenco Troupe Administrator
- Salma Hayek ... Charlee Boux
- Danny Huston ... Hotel Manager
- Rhys Ifans ... Trent Stoken
- Jason Isaacs ... Australian Actor
- Mía Maestro ... Cariola
- Chiara Mastroianni ... Hotel Nurse
- Laura Morante ... Greta
- Burt Reynolds ... The Flamenco Manager
- Mark Strong ... Ferdinand
- Julian Sands ... Tour Guide
- Ornella Muti ... Flamenco Spokesperson
- Stefania Rocca ... Sophie
- Fabrizio Bentivoglio ... Very Important Doctor
- Brian Bovell ... Cardinal
- Christopher Fulford ... Steve Hawk
- Valeria Golino ... Italian Actress
References
- ^ Boxoffice Mojo
- ^ "Hotel (2001) at IMDB".
- ^ Brook, Tom (6 April 2002), Figgis unlocks Hotel's secrets, BBC News, retrieved 1 February 2014
{{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Ebert, Roger (26 September 2003), Hotel, Roger Ebert, retrieved 3 February 2014
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