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One Year, One Night

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One Year, One Night
Spanish theatrical release poster
SpanishUn año, una noche
Directed byIsaki Lacuesta
Screenplay by
Based onPaz, amor y death metal
by Ramón González
Produced by
  • Ramón Campos
  • Teresa Fernández-Valdés
  • Jérôme Vidal
  • Isaki Lacuesta
  • Isa Campo
Starring
CinematographyIrina Lubtchansky
Edited by
Music byRaül Refree
Production
companies
  • Mr Fields and Friends
  • Bambú Producciones
  • La Termita Films
  • Noodles Production
Distributed by
  • BTeam Pictures (es)
  • StudioCanal (fr)
Release dates
  • 14 February 2022 (2022-02-14) (Berlinale)
  • 21 October 2022 (2022-10-21) (Spain)
  • 3 May 2023 (2023-05-03) (France)
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
Languages
  • French
  • Spanish

One Year, One Night (Spanish: Un año, una noche) is a 2022 Spanish-French drama film directed by Isaki Lacuesta starring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart and Noémie Merlant. Inspired on the book Paz, amor y death metal by Ramón González, it explores trauma in the aftermath of the Bataclan theatre massacre.

It premiered at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on 14 February 2022.

Plot

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Following Ramón and Céline, survivors of the Bataclan theatre massacre, the plot goes back and forth between the night of the attack at the Bataclan and the trauma experienced in the year thereafter.

Cast

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Production

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Based on the book Paz, amor y death metal by Ramón González,[2] the screenplay was written by Fran Araújo, Isa Campo and Isaki Lacuesta.[3]

Ramón Campos, Teresa Fernández-Valdés, Jérôme Vidal, Isaki Lacuesta, and Isa Campo took over production duties.[4]

The score was composed by Refree.[2] The film is a Mr Fields and Friends, Bambú Producciones, La Termita Films and Noodles Production production, with the participation of TVE, Movistar+, TVC, and support from ICAA, ICEC [ca] and Eurimages.[5] Filming began on 8 February 2021 in Barcelona.[5] Shooting later moved to Paris.[2]

Release

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The film premiered on 14 February 2022, screened at Berlinale Palast as part of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival's main competition.[1][6] BTeam Pictures distributed the film in Spain,[5] where it was released on 21 October 2022.[7][8] The French theatrical release was set to 3 May 2023.[9]

Reception

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One Year, One Night received generally positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 77% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 7.90/10.[10]

Jonathan Holland of Screendaily considered the film to be "an emotionally compelling psychological drama", bringing some of Lacuesta's hallmarks, including a quasi-documentary style and a deep compassion for the unfortunate.[11]

Anna Smith of Deadline deemed the film to remain "a powerful, bittersweet meditation on the impact of trauma and the desire not to be defined by it".[12]

Top ten lists

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The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2022:

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2023 15th Gaudí Awards Best Non-Catalan Language Film Nominated [19]
Best Director Isaki Lacuesta Nominated
Best Actress Noémie Merlant Nominated
Best Actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Enric Auquer Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Isa Campo, Isaki Lacuesta, Fran Araujo Won
Best Production Supervision Laia Coll Nominated
Best Art Direction Laia Colet Nominated
Best Editing Sergi Dies, Fernando Franco Won
Best Original Score Raül Refree Won
Best Cinematography Irina Lubtchansky Nominated
Best Sound Amanda Villavieja, Eva Valiño, Alejandro Castillo, Marc Orts Won
Best Visual Effects Laura Pedro Won
Best Makeup and Hairstyles Alma Casal, Virginie Berland, Milou Sanner Nominated
10th Feroz Awards Best Drama Film Nominated [20]
Best Screenplay Fran Araújo, Isa Campo, Isaki Lacuesta Nominated
Best Actor in a Film Nahuel Pérez Biscayart Nominated
Best Soundtrack Raül Refree Nominated
78th CEC Medals Best Adapted Screenplay Isa Campo, Isaki Lacuesta, Fran Araújo Nominated [21]
37th Goya Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Fran Araújo, Isa Campo, Isaki Lacuesta Won [22][23]
Best Editing Fernando Franco, Sergi Díes Nominated
Best Sound Amanda Villavieja, Eva Valiño, Marc Orts, Alejandro Castillo Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Un año, una noche". Berlinale. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Vicente, Álex (5 April 2021). "El cine español vuelve al atentado del Bataclan". El País.
  3. ^ Marín Bellón, Federico (21 January 2022). "Al Oso de Oro le salen dos novias españolas". abcplay. ABC.
  4. ^ "Un año, una noche". Seminci. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Isaki Lacuesta rueda la coproducción de España y Francia 'Un año, una noche', sobre el atentado de la sala Bataclán". Audiovisual451. 22 February 2021.
  6. ^ Colborne, Femke (14 February 2022). "Spanish film explores trauma of 2015 Bataclan massacre". yahoo.com.
  7. ^ "'Un año, una noche': Póster en exclusiva de la película de Isaki Lacuesta que compite en el Festival de Berlín". Cinemanía. 10 February 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
  8. ^ Silvestre, Juan; Rosado, Ricardo (25 November 2022). "Los próximos estrenos de cartelera". Fotogramas.
  9. ^ Salabelle, Emilie (2 May 2023). ""Un an, une nuit", le nouveau film inspiré des attentats du 13 novembre à Paris". Actu.
  10. ^ "One Year, One Night". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  11. ^ Holland, Jonathan (14 February 2022). "'One Year, One Night': Berlin Review". ScreenDaily.
  12. ^ Smith, Anna (14 February 2022). "Berlin Review: Isaki Lacuesta's 'One Year, One Night'". Deadline Hollywood.
  13. ^ a b c Blanes, P; Romero, J.; Castro, E. (23 December 2022). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2022 en un año espectacular para nuestro cine". Cadena SER.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Cine: las votaciones de nuestros críticos 2022". El Cultural. 20 December 2022 – via El Español.
  15. ^ "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de un 2022 para la historia". El Periódico de Catalunya. 19 December 2022.
  16. ^ Martínez, Luis (18 December 2022). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2022". El Mundo.
  17. ^ Sanguino, Juan; Rando, Paloma (28 December 2022). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2022". Vanity Fair.
  18. ^ Mantilla, Daniel (11 December 2022). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2022". Series & Más – via El Español.
  19. ^ "En directe | Premis Gaudí: "Alcarràs" i "Un año, una noche", les més nominades de la nit". 3/24. 22 January 2023.
  20. ^ Gualda, Lucía (29 January 2023). "Premios Feroz, en directo: los premiados a mejor película, mejor serie y mejor actriz y actor protagonistas". Vanitatis – via El Confidencial.
  21. ^ "'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos', las más nominadas a las Medallas CEC". Cine con Ñ. 15 December 2022.
  22. ^ "'As bestas' es la favorita de los Premios Goya del relevo generacional: listado de nominaciones". Cinemanía. 1 December 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
  23. ^ Hopewell, John; Sandoval, Pablo (11 February 2023). "Rodrigo Sorogoyen's 'The Beasts' Sweeps Spain's Goya Awards". Variety.
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