The Others

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Original title: Los otros (The Others)
Year: 2001
Running time: 104 min.
Country: Spain
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Screenwriter: Alejandro Amenábar
Music: Alejandro Amenábar
Cinematography: Javier Aguirresarobe
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston, Alakina Mann, James Bentley, Eric Sykes, Elaine Cassidy, Renée Asherson, Michelle Fairley
Producer: Co-production Spain-United States; Cruise-Wagner Productions / Sogecine / Canal+ España / Sogepaq / Dimension Films / Las Producciones del Escorpión / Miramax
Genre: Mystery. Horror | Supernatural. Haunted Houses. Ghosts. 1940s
Synopsis / Plot: Towards the end of World War II, Grace (Kidman) retires to a remote island mansion on the English coast to await her husband's return from battle, and to nurse her two children. Because of their illness, which prevents them from being exposed to direct sunlight, the three live in isolation and near total darkness, until they soon discover they're not alone...

Awards: 2001: 8 Goya Awards: Included Best Movie, Director, Cinemat., Original Screenplay

2001: Golden Globes: Nominated Best Actress - Drama (Kidman)

2001: BAFTA Awards: 2 nomination for Best Actress (Kidman) & Original Screenplay

2001: European Film Awards: Nominated for Best Film

2001: Venice Film Festival: Nominated for Golden Lion

2001: Ghent International Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize; nominated for Grand Prix.

Critics' reviews

"Grownups eager for suspense sans explosions should find rewards here (...) Helmer’s control is masterful, creating many memorably creepy set pieces"

Dennis Harvey: Variety
"Amenabar, has the patience to create a languorous, dreamy atmosphere (...) Amenabar is a little too confident that style can substitute for substance (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"Every effect is carefully calibrated to tease out questions without offering an immediate answer, which lends menace to the darkness"

Scott Tobias: AV Club
"No sound or sight is without subtlety (...) In a nonrevisionist mystery, the payoff matters at least as much as the setup, and the secret of this 2001 feature is way too easy to guess."

Lisa Alspector: Chicago Reader
"For a stylish attention-getter, the movie eventually wears you out without offering that much (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"

Mike Clark: USA Today
"Clever as the film is, though, it turns out to be an exercise in narrative withholding that's more headache provoking than suspense laden."

Wesley Morris: San Francisco Chronicle
"Amenábar’s dioramic eye recalls the most claustrophobic and frilliest of Poe tales (...) It’s also pretty scary (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Ed Gonzalez: Slant
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