Unmade Beds is a 2009 British comedy-drama film directed Alexis Dos Santos and starring Fernando Tielve, Déborah François, Michiel Huisman, Iddo Goldberg, Richard Lintern and Katia Winter. The film was featured at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and at Febiofest 2010.[3]
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| Directed by | Alexis Dos Santos |
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| Cinematography | Jakob Ihre |
| Edited by | Olivier Bugge Coutté |
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| Distributed by | Soda Pictures |
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Running time | 97 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Box office | $180,144[2] |
Plot
editThe film tells the story of a couple of young people trying to deal with their life problems. A 20-year-old boy from Spain, Axl, travels to London to find his father who left during his childhood and who Axl doesn't remember anything about. A Belgian girl, Vera, came to London to overcome a recent breakup. They both try alcohol, random sex encounters, dancing, and music, but neither of them finds what they are looking for - until one day they meet and are then ready to move on with their lives.[3]
Cast
edit- Fernando Tielve as Axl
- Déborah François as Vera
- Michiel Huisman as X Ray Man
- Iddo Goldberg as Mike
- Richard Lintern as Anthony Hemmings
- Katia Winter as Hannah
- Alexis Dos Santos as Alejo
- Lucy Tillett as Lucy
- Al Weaver as Kevin
Production
editThe film uses quick razor cuts with blurred background and various sound changes to deliver the natural experience of the environment and the feeling of people involved.
Accolades
edit- 2009: Nominated for Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema / Dramatic during Sundance Film Festival
- 2009: Won Crystal Arrow at Les Arcs European Film Festival
- 2009: Won Quebec Film Critics Award / Special Mention at Montréal Festival of New Cinema
References
edit- ^ "UNMADE BEDS (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Unmade Beds (2009)". BoxOfficeMojo.com. Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
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External links
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