One Year, One Night
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.
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| Spanish | Un año, una noche |
| Directed by | Isaki Lacuesta |
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| Based on | Paz, amor y death metal by Ramón González |
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| Cinematography | Irina Lubtchansky |
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| Music by | Raül Refree |
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| Distributed by | BTeam Pictures (es) |
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It premiered at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on 14 February 2022.
Plot
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
- Nahuel Pérez Biscayart as Ramón[1]
- Noémie Merlant as Céline[1]
- Quim Gutiérrez as Carlos[1]
- Alba Guilera as Lucie[1]
- Natalia de Molina as Julia[1]
- C. Tangana as Héctor[1]
- Enric Auquer as Waiter[1]
- Blanca Apilánez as Ramón's mother[1]
- Bruno Todeschini as Céline's father[1]
- Sophie Broustal as Céline's mother[1]
Production
Based on the book Paz, amor y death metal by Ramón González,[2] the screenplay was penned 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 and Eurimages.[5] Filming began on 8 February 2021 in Barcelona.[5] Shooting later moved to Paris.[2]
Release
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]
Reception
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.[9]
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.[10]
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".[11]
Top ten lists
The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2022:
- 2nd — Cadena SER (Jose M. Romero)[12]
- 3rd — El Cultural (Carlos Heredero)[13]
- 4th — El Periódico de Catalunya (critics)[14]
- 5th — El Cultural (Mariona Burrull)[13]
- 5th — Cadena SER (Pepa Blanes)[12]
- 5th — El Mundo (Luis Martínez)[15]
- 5th — Vanity Fair (Juan Sanguino & Paloma Rando)[16]
- 6th — Cadena SER ('El cine en la SER' critics)[12]
- 6th — El Cultural (Manu Yáñez)[13]
- 7th — El Español ('Series&más' critics)[17]
- 9th — El Cultural (Begoña Donat)[13]
- 9th — El Cultural (Javier Yuste)[13]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2023 | 15th Gaudí Awards | Best Non-Catalan Language Film | Nominated | [18] | |
| 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 | [19] | ||
| 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 | [20] | |
| 37th Goya Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Fran Araújo, Isa Campo, Isaki Lacuesta | Won | [21][22] | |
| Best Editing | Fernando Franco, Sergi Díes | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | Amanda Villavieja, Eva Valiño, Marc Orts, Alejandro Castillo | Nominated | |||
See also
References
- "Un año, una noche". Berlinale. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- Vicente, Álex (5 April 2021). "El cine español vuelve al atentado del Bataclan". El País.
- Marín Bellón, Federico (21 January 2022). "Al Oso de Oro le salen dos novias españolas". abcplay. ABC.
- "Un año, una noche". Seminci. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- "Isaki Lacuesta rueda la coproducción de España y Francia 'Un año, una noche', sobre el atentado de la sala Bataclán". Audiovisual451. 22 February 2021.
- Colborne, Femke (14 February 2022). "Spanish film explores trauma of 2015 Bataclan massacre". yahoo.com.
- "'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.
- Silvestre, Juan; Rosado, Ricardo (25 November 2022). "Los próximos estrenos de cartelera". Fotogramas.
- "One Year, One Night". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- Holland, Jonathan (14 February 2022). "'One Year, One Night': Berlin Review". ScreenDaily.
- Smith, Anna (14 February 2022). "Berlin Review: Isaki Lacuesta's 'One Year, One Night'". Deadline Hollywood.
- 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.
- "Cine: las votaciones de nuestros críticos 2022". El Cultural. 20 December 2022 – via El Español.
- "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de un 2022 para la historia". El Periódico de Catalunya. 19 December 2022.
- Martínez, Luis (18 December 2022). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2022". El Mundo.
- Sanguino, Juan; Rando, Paloma (28 December 2022). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2022". Vanity Fair.
- Mantilla, Daniel (11 December 2022). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2022". Series & Más – via El Español.
- "En directe | Premis Gaudí: "Alcarràs" i "Un año, una noche", les més nominades de la nit". 3/24. 22 January 2023.
- 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.
- "'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos', las más nominadas a las Medallas CEC". Cine con Ñ. 15 December 2022.
- "'As bestas' es la favorita de los Premios Goya del relevo generacional: listado de nominaciones". Cinemanía. 1 December 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
- Hopewell, John; Sandoval, Pablo (11 February 2023). "Rodrigo Sorogoyen's 'The Beasts' Sweeps Spain's Goya Awards". Variety.