All the Light in the Sky is an American drama film directed by Joe Swanberg and written by Swanberg and Jane Adams, who also stars in the film, along with Sophia Takal, Kent Osborne, Lawrence Michael Levine, Larry Fessenden, and Lindsay Burdge. The film had its world premiere at the AFI on November 3, 2012.[1] The film was released on video on demand on December 3, 2013, before being released in a limited release on December 20, 2013, by Factory25.[2]
| All the Light in the Sky | |
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| Directed by | Joe Swanberg |
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| Cinematography | Joe Swanberg |
| Edited by | Joe Swanberg |
| Music by | Orange Mighty Trio |
Production company | Swanberry Productions |
| Distributed by | Factory 25 |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Language | English |
Premise
editThe film follows Marie (Jane Adams), an actress struggling with the prospect of aging, which becomes all the more apparent when her 25-year-old, aspiring actress niece Faye (Sophia Takal) arrives for a weekend stay.
Cast
edit- Jane Adams as Marie
- Sophia Takal as Faye
- Kent Osborne as Dan
- Lawrence Michael Levine as Larry
- Larry Fessenden as Rusty
- Lindsay Burdge as Suzanne
Production
editDirector Joe Swanberg served as the film's cinematographer and editor.[3]
Release
editThe film had its world premiere on November 3, 2012, at the AFI Film Festival.[4] In November 2013, it was announced, Factory25 had acquired distribution rights to the film.[5] It was released on video on demand on December 3, 2013, prior to a limited release on December 20, 2013.[6]
Reception
editAll the Light in the Sky has been positively received by critics. The film holds a 78% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[7] Andrew Barker, writing for Variety, wrote that the film delivered "clever pacing, solid technique and a deeply soulful lead performance from co-scripter Jane Adams".[8] It has a 62/100 on Metacritic.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Yamato, Jen (November 13, 2013). "Joe Swanberg's 'All The Light In The Sky' Shines With Factory 25". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- ^ "All The Light In The Sky is another of Joe Swanberg's "small" movies". The A.V. Club. December 19, 2013.
- ^ "AFI FEST". AFI. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- ^ Yamato, Jen (November 13, 2013). "Joe Swanberg's 'All The Light In The Sky' Shines With Factory 25". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- ^ Yamato, Jen (November 13, 2013). "Joe Swanberg's 'All The Light In The Sky' Shines With Factory 25". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- ^ "All The Light In The Sky". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- ^ "Review: 'All the Light in the Sky'". Variety. November 6, 2012.
- ^ All the Light in the Sky, retrieved 2019-07-03