Two Days, One Night
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Two Days, One Night | |
---|---|
![]() French theatrical release poster
|
|
Directed by | Luc Dardenne Jean-Pierre Dardenne |
Produced by | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
|
Written by | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
|
Starring | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> |
Cinematography | Alain Marcoen |
Edited by | Marie-Hélène Dozo |
Production
companies |
<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
|
Distributed by | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
|
Release dates
|
<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
|
Running time
|
95 minutes[1] |
Country | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
|
Language | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
|
Budget | €7 million |
Box office | $9 million[2][3] |
Two Days, One Night (French: Deux jours, une nuit) is a 2014 Belgian-French-Italian drama film written and directed by the Dardenne brothers, starring Marion Cotillard and Fabrizio Rongione.
It competed for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[4] It won the Sydney Film Prize at the 2014 Sydney Film Festival, was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, nominated for two César Awards and was nominated for nine Magritte Awards, winning three, including Best Film and Best Director for Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The film was selected as Belgium's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated, though Cotillard received a Best Actress nomination for her performance in the film.[5]
Contents
Plot
In Seraing, an industrial town near Liège, Belgium, Sandra is a young wife and mother, who works in a small solar-panel factory. She suffers a nervous breakdown and is forced to take time off from her job. During her absence, her colleagues realize they are able to cover her shifts by working slightly longer hours and the management proposes a €1,000 bonus to all staff if they agree to make Sandra redundant. Sandra later returns to work and discovers that her fate rests in the hands of her sixteen co-workers, and she must visit each of them over the course of a weekend to persuade them to reject the monetary bonus. However, most of the co-workers need the proposed bonus for their own families and Sandra faces an uphill battle to keep her job before the crucial vote on Monday morning.
In the final scene, the factory workers have a second ballot, in which eight vote for her to keep the job, and eight vote to keep the bonus. As a result, Sandra will not keep her position.
However, the manager of the factory calls her into his office, and agrees to give her the job of one of the others, a contract worker who voted in her favor. She turns it down – she now has the confidence to start anew, and pursue a new life for herself.
Cast
- Marion Cotillard as Sandra Bya
- Fabrizio Rongione as Manu Bya
- Catherine Salée as Juliette
- Olivier Gourmet as Jean-Marc
- Christelle Cornil as Anne
- Pili Groyne as Estelle
- Simon Caudry as Maxime
- Batiste Sornin as M. Dumont
Production
The film was a Belgian production with French and Italian co-producers. It was produced by Dardenne's Les Films du Fleuve with co-production support from France's Archipel 35, Italy's BIM Distribuzione and Belgium's Eyeworks Film & TV Drama. It received funding from the Flemish Audiovisual Fund, RTBF and Centre du cinéma et de l'audiovisuel.[6] It received 500,000 euro from Eurimages.[7] The total budget was seven million euros. Filming began in late June 2013 in Seraing, Belgium and was wrapped in September 2013.[6]
Release
Two Days, One Night premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2014. The film was released in France on 21 May 2014 through Diaphana, and in Belgium on the same day through Cinéart. It was screened at the Sydney Film Festival on 9 June 2014 and at the Munich Film Festival on 29 June 2014. It was the closing film of the Norwegian Film Festival on 20 August 2014.[8] The film had its North American premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on 29 August 2014[9] was screened at the Toronto Film Festival on 9 September 2014,[10] at the New York Film Festival on 5 October 2014,[11] at Hamptons Film Festival on 10 October 2014,[12] at the Mill Valley Film Festival on 11 October 2014[13] and at the Chicago Film Festival on 16 October 2014.[14] It was the opening film of Valladolid Film Festival on 18 October 2014[15] and was screened at the Savannah Film Festival on 28 October 2014.[16] and at AFI Fest on 7 November 2014.[17]
The film was released in the United Kingdom via Artificial Eye on 22 August 2014. Sundance Selects distributed the film in the United States on 24 December 2014.[6]
Critical reception
Two Days, One Night received critical acclaim after its premiere at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Cotillard's performance was highly praised and earned a 15-minute standing ovation.[18] The film has a "certified fresh" score of 97% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 147 reviews with an average rating of 8.4 out of 10. The critical consensus states: "Another profoundly affecting work from the Dardenne brothers, Two Days, One Night delivers its timely message with honesty and clear-eyed compassion."[19] The film also has a score of 89 out of 100 on Metacritic (based on 37 critics) indicating "universal acclaim".[20]
Empire gave the film five out of five stars and described it as "a rare film of unforced simplicity, with an outstanding lead performance".[21] Empire also chose Two Days, One Night as one of the 50 best films of 2014, ranked at number 44.[22] The Hollywood Reporter praised the film and stated that it stands alongside Marion Cotillard's best work.[23]
The film won the Sydney Film Prize at Sydney Film Festival "For its masterfully elegant storytelling, its dedication to a fiercely humanistic, super-realist worldview, its brave, essential commitment to community solidarity, and its celebration of a woman's power and vitality," said Jury President Rachel Perkins.[24] Writing for The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw gave the film 5 stars, praising in particular Cotillard's "supremely intelligent performance."[25]
Nicholas Barber of BBC gave the film four stars, praising Cotillard's performance saying that "she conveys a tremendous amount with the smallest, quietest gestures. When you see the fierce, tearful grin on her face after one successful encounter, and the sleepwalking shuffle she adopts when her depression threatens to engulf her, it’s plain that she is one of the finest cinema actors we have."[26] Emma Dibdin of Digital Spy gave the film four stars, calling Cotillard "fascinating to watch" and said that "The physical sluggishness and emotional numbing of depression have seldom been better portrayed on screen, and yet Two Days One Night still emerges as a psychologically delving and quietly uplifting modern-day morality play."[27]
The National Board of Review chose the film as one of the Top 5 Foreign Films of 2014.[28] TIME Magazine ranked Cotillard's performance in the film as the fourth best performance of 2014, shared with her performance in The Immigrant.[29] In Spain, filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar made a list of the best films and performances of 2014, and included Cotillard's performance on his list of best foreign actresses.[30]
Accolades
On 19 September 2014, it was announced that Two Days, One Night is Belgium's submission for the foreign language film category at the 87th Academy Awards.[31]
Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Academy Awards[32] | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated |
British Academy Film Awards[33] | Best Film Not in the English Language | Two Days, One Night | Nominated |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated |
Belgian Film Critics Association[34] | André Cavens Award for Best Film | Two Days, One Night | Won |
Boston Online Film Critics Association[35][36] | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Won |
Best Foreign Language Film | Two Days, One Night | Won | |
Top 10 Best Films of 2014 | Two Days, One Night | Won | |
Boston Society of Film Critics[37] | Best Foreign Language Film | Two Days, One Night | Won |
Best Actress | Marion Cotillard (shared with her performance in The Immigrant) |
Won | |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award[38] | Best Foreign Language Film | Two Days, One Night | Nominated |
Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated | |
2014 Cannes Film Festival[39] | Palme d'Or | Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne | Nominated |
César Awards[40] | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated |
Best Foreign Film | Two Days, One Night | Nominated | |
Chicago Film Critics Association[41][42] | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated |
Best Foreign Language Film | Two Days, One Night | Nominated | |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards[43] | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated |
Denver Film Critics Society[44] | Best Foreign Language Film | Two Days, One Night | Won |
Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated | |
Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards | Top 10 Films | Two Days, One Night | 7th Place |
Best Director | Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Won | |
European Film Awards[45] | People's Choice Award | Two Days, One Night | Nominated |
Best Screenwriter | Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Won | |
Georgia Film Critics Association[46] | Best Foreign Language Film | Two Days, One Night | Nominated |
Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Won | |
Globes de Cristal Award | Best Film | Two Days, One Night | Nominated |
Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated | |
50th Guldbagge Awards[47] | Best Foreign Film | Two Days, One Night | Won |
Hawaii International Film Festival | EuroCinema Hawai'i Award – Best Film | Two Days, One Night | Nominated |
Houston Film Critics Society | Best Foreign Language Film | Two Days, One Night | Nominated |
Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated | |
Indiana Film Journalists Association[48] | Best Foreign Language Film | Two Days, One Night | Won |
Indiewire Critics' Poll[49] | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Won |
International Cinephile Society Awards[50] | Grand Prix | Two Days, One Night | Won |
London Film Critics Circle Award | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated |
Best Foreign Language Film | Two Days, One Night | Nominated | |
Lumières Awards | Best French-Language Film | Two Days, One Night | Won |
Magritte Awards | Best Film | Two Days, One Night | Won |
Best Director | Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne | Won | |
Best Screenplay | Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne | Nominated | |
Best Actor | Fabrizio Rongione | Won | |
Best Supporting Actress | Christelle Cornil | Nominated | |
Catherine Salée | Nominated | ||
Best Sound | Benoît De Clerck and Thomas Gauder | Nominated | |
Best Production Design | Igor Gabriel | Nominated | |
Best Editing | Marie-Hélène Dozo | Nominated | |
Munich Film Festival | ARRI/OSRAM Award – Best International Film | Two Days, One Night | Nominated |
National Board of Review | Top 5 Foreign Films | Two Days, One Night | Won |
National Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard (shared with her performance in The Immigrant) |
Won |
New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Won |
North Carolina Film Critics Association[51] | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated |
Best Foreign Language Film | Two Days, One Night | Nominated | |
Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated |
Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Picture | Two Days, One Night | Nominated |
Best Director | Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated | |
Best Original Screenplay | Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne | Nominated | |
Best Foreign Language Film | Two Days, One Night | Won | |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards[52] | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Won |
Best Foreign Language Film | Two Days, One Night | Nominated | |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle[53] | Best Foreign Language Film | Two Days, One Night | Nominated |
Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated | |
Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Marion Cotillard | Nominated |
Best International Film | Two Days, One Night | Nominated | |
Sydney Film Festival | Sydney Film Prize | Two Days, One Night | Won |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards[54] | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated |
Best Foreign Film | Two Days, One Night | Nominated | |
Valladolid Film Festival | Golden Spike | Two Days, One Night | Nominated |
Village Voice Film Poll[55] | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard (shared with her performance in The Immigrant) |
Won |
Utah Film Critics Association | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Runner-up |
Best Foreign Language Film | Two Days, One Night | Runner-up | |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Foreign Language Film | Two Days, One Night | Nominated |
Women Film Critics Circle | Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated |
See also
- List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of films featuring unemployment
- List of films featuring mental disorders
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Official website (French)
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Two Days, One Night at IMDb
- Two Days, One Night at Box Office Mojo
- Two Days, One Night at Rotten Tomatoes
- Two Days, One Night at Metacritic
Script error: The function "top" does not exist.
Script error: The function "bottom" does not exist.
- Use dmy dates from September 2015
- 2014 films
- Articles containing French-language text
- Articles with French-language external links
- 2010s drama films
- Belgian films
- Belgian drama films
- French films
- French drama films
- Italian films
- Italian drama films
- French-language films
- Arabic-language films
- Films directed by the Dardenne brothers
- Films set in Belgium
- Films shot in Belgium
- Best French-Language Film Lumières Award winners
- Best Foreign Film Guldbagge Award winners
- Magritte Award winners