The Little Stranger (film)

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Movie
Original title The Little Stranger
Country of production United Kingdom , France
original language English
Publishing year 2018
length 111 minutes
Rod
Director Lenny Abrahamson
script Lucinda Coxon
production Andrea Calderwood
Gail Egan
Ed Guiney
music Stephen Rennicks
camera Ole Bratt Birkeland
cut Nathan Nugent
occupation

The Little Stranger is a mystery thriller by Lenny Abrahamson based on the novel of the same name by British author Sarah Waters , published in 2009 . The film was released in US cinemas on August 31, 2018.

action

The doctor Dr. Faraday, who was born the son of a housemaid but made a modest existence in the country, is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother was once employed, during the long, hot summer of 1947. Hundreds Hall has been the home of the Ayres family for more than two centuries, but the demise of the ancient house is now imminent. Faraday puts his medical skills at the service of the family. The strange occurrences in Hundreds Hall soon pile up.

production

Directed by Lenny Abrahamson . In The Little Stranger is the first feature film / feature film since showroom , which the this Oscar-nominated director shot. The film is based on the published in 2009 novel The visitor (original title The Little Stranger ) by the British author Sarah Waters , which was adapted by Lucinda Coxon for the film. The film and the book take a supernatural turn and tell of a mysterious goings-on in an old British country estate in Great Britain after the Second World War.

Domhnall Gleeson took on the role of Doctor Faraday in the film

Domhnall Gleeson , who stars in the film as Doctor Faraday, most recently worked with Abrahamson on the film Frank .

Filming began on July 6, 2017 and took place near London , Yorkshire and Winslow , Buckinghamshire, England . Ole Bratt Birkeland acted as cameraman .

The score was composed by Stephen Rennicks . Abrahamson most recently worked with Rennicks for the 2015 film Raum . The soundtrack, which comprises a total of 36 pieces of music, was released for download by Back Lot Music on August 31, 2018.

A first trailer was released in June 2018, another in August 2018. The film was released in US cinemas on August 31, 2018.

reception

Age rating

In the USA, the film received an R rating from the MPAA , which corresponds to a rating of 17 and over.

Awards

Irish Academy Awards 2020

  • Nomination for Best Film Music ( Stephen Rennicks )
  • Nomination for Best Sound (Steve Fanagan and Niall Brady)

London Critics' Circle Film Awards 2019

  • Nomination as Young British / Irish Performer Of The Year ( Liv Hill , also for Jellyfish )

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/lit-life-books-making-the-leap-to-movie-screens-later-this-year/
  3. ↑ https://filmschoolrejects.com/the-little-stranger-trailer/
  4. ↑ http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/lenny-abrahamson-starts-shooting-the-little-stranger
  5. ↑ https://www.mix96.co.uk/news/local/2323211/scenes-from-hollywood-film-shot-in-winslow/
  6. ↑ Stephen Rennick's Scoring Lenny Abrahamson's 'The Little Stranger' In: filmmusicreporter.com, June 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/08/30/the-little-stranger-soundtrack-details/
  8. ↑ Woon-Mo Sung: A star ensemble in a haunted house: First trailer for "The Little Stranger" with "Star Wars" villain Domhnall Gleeson. In: filmstarts.de, June 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ http://www.cineuropa.org/en/video/356641/
  10. ↑ Niall Murphy: IFTA Film & Drama Awards Nominations Announced for 19/20. In: scannain.com, July 14, 2020.
  11. ↑ Rich Cline: The Favorite leads nominees for CC Film Awards. In: criticscircle.org.uk, December 18, 2018.