One Night Stand (1997)

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Movie
German title One night stand
Original title One night stand
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1997
length 100 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Mike Figgis
script Mike Figgis
production Mike Figgis,
Ben Myron ,
Annie Stewart
music Mike Figgis
camera Declan Quinn
cut John Smith
occupation

One Night Stand is a 1997 American film directed by Mike Figgis , who also wrote the script, co-produced the film, and composed the score. The main roles were played by Wesley Snipes , Nastassja Kinski and Kyle MacLachlan .

The drama film describes the development of a person, triggered by the fatal illness of a friend and the encounter with a woman.

action

The married African American advertising man Max visits his friend Charlie, who has AIDS, in New York . Then he gets to know the White Karen, spends the evening with her, where they get closer. When they are attacked, the extreme situation and tension lead to a one-night stand .

The next day he travels back to Los Angeles , where he becomes increasingly aware of his dissatisfaction with his life. After a party there is an argument between Max and his wife Mimi. When Max visits his friend Charlie on his deathbed a year later, he meets his brother Vernon and his wife - Karen. Vernon invites Max and Mimi to dinner, at which Max and Karen try to keep up appearances that they hardly know each other.

A little later, Max and Karen meet at Charlie's bedside. They kiss, convinced that Charlie is sleeping. He wakes up and watches the scene, which he later speaks to Max with understanding. Charlie dies a few days later.

The focus is on Max, who at the end of the film is a different person than at the beginning. The film ends with Max and Karen being a couple and Vernon and Mimi also starting a relationship. Both couples still get along well.

Reviews

The film was described as subtle in the magazine Cinema 10/1997 . TV Today 20/1997 called him smart and touching . TV Movie 20/1997 criticized the heavy weight of the film. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has a 28% positive rating (based on 29 reviews).

"The simple relationship drama is condensed through the careful staging into the charming portrait of a man who rediscovers himself in the struggle with love and death."

- Lexicon of international film

Awards

Wesley Snipes won the Acting Award at the 1997 Venice Film Festival . Mike Figgis was nominated for the Golden Lion at the same festival and the Golden Satellite Award - also in the Best Actor category . At the Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1997, Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and reached third place.

The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rotentomatoes
  2. ^ One Night Stand. In: Lexicon of international film . Film service , accessed October 22, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used