Color of Night
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Color of Night |
| Original title | Color of Night |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1994 |
| length | 134 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard Rush |
| script |
Matthew Chapman , Billy Ray |
| production |
Buzz Feitshans , David Matalon |
| music | Dominic Frontiere |
| camera | Dietrich Lohmann |
| cut | Jack Hofstra |
| occupation | |
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Color of Night is an American psychological thriller directed by Richard Rush from 1994 . Bruce Willis and Jane March play the leading roles.
action
Psychotherapist Bill Capa gives up his practice in New York City after a patient commits suicide. He visits his friend, Bob Moore , in Los Angeles and gets to know his patient.
Moore is killed, the police officer Lt. Martinez suspects Capa. Capa takes over Moore's patient group and looks for the murderer, whom he suspects to be among the murdered man's patient group. He meets Rose, with whom he starts a relationship. As it turns out, Rose has some erotic relationships with other members of the group as well. She can offer everyone in the group exactly what he is looking for, because she knows her wishes from the therapy: She is - unrecognized by everyone else - a member of the group herself. There she assumes the identity of her younger brother, who has long been dead. Her older brother was responsible for his death and compensates for this trauma by forcing Rose to disguise and pretend to be the younger brother. A showdown between Capa and Rose's brother takes place in a warehouse, where Capa manages to overcome his own trauma after losing the patient.
Reviews
James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the most interesting were the depictions of mental illness. He praised the dialogues, criticized the direction and described the film as surprisingly disappointing.
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on August 19, 1994 that the film was bad in many ways. He accused the thriller of clichés.
Awards
The song The Color of the Night was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1995 . In 1995 the film received the Golden Raspberry as the worst film . He was also nominated for the Golden Raspberry in eight other categories, including portrayals of Bruce Willis, Jane March and Lesley Ann Warren; directed by Richard Rush, the script and the song The Color of The Night .
background
The film was shot in California . Its production cost an estimated 40 million US dollars , the box office in the US cinemas amounted to US $ 19.7 million. The film was widely discussed as an erotic thriller and is available in Germany as an uncut version (Bruce Willis can be seen naked). The hairpiece that Bruce Willis wore in the film ensured, according to a report in the magazine "CINEMA", that some scenes had to be re-shot.
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- ^ Review by James Berardinelli
- ^ Review by Roger Ebert
- ↑ Filming locations for Color of Night
- ^ Business Data for Color of Night
Web links
- Color of Night at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Color of Night in the online film database
- Color of Night at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Comparison of the cut versions R-Rated Director's Cut - Unrated Director's Cut , International Theatrical Version - Unrated Director's Cut by Color of Night on Schnittberichte.com