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French language drama about a couple whose one-night stand after meeting at a rave leads to revealing their deepest secrets to one another. Cast:Catherine de Lean, Dimitri StorogeDirector:Anne ÉmondRelease Date:July 27, 2012DVD Release: TBD From:Adopt FilmsLength:1 hr. 31 min.
Nuit #1 played in limited release to good not great reviews. • Mick LaSalle wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, "...raw and explicit... different... as graphic as porn, but not porn, not titillating and not unintelligent..." • And John Semley wrote for Slant, "...fits rather neatly into the cinema of Canadian coldness... it works — quite successfully, in places — as a warming tonic against this emotional nippiness." More Reviews Below...
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "...goes for carnality first and thoughtfulness second.... the soul-baring confessions and grappling, grasping physicality of this 'Nuit' are too self-consciously pat."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 110 words, 07/27/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...the film is promising, disappointing, touching or frustrating, depending on the moment... what ultimately holds your attention is the actors..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 448 words, 08/10/12
Chris Packham, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...lingers on the combination of hunger and awkwardness that attends the best one-nighters, showing the unsexy details that most movies elide..."(See all of Chris Packham's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 262 words, 07/25/12
KEY CITIES (3 Reviews)
Mark Jenkins, Washington Post: MODERATE(cg) "...more like a filmed stage piece, a series of monologues in which the characters reveal their unhappiness without offering a hint that they might change."(See all of Mark Jenkins's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 402 words, 08/24/12
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "A daring and assured debut for Quebec filmmaker Anne Émond.... We haven't heard torrents of talk this intoxicating since the heyday of Eric Rohmer."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 117 words, 08/31/12
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "...raw and explicit... different... as graphic as porn, but not porn, not titillating and not unintelligent... some new and highly disturbing version of a really good movie."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 335 words, 08/10/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Chris Packham, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...lingers on the combination of hunger and awkwardness that attends the best one-nighters, showing the unsexy details that most movies elide..."(See all of Chris Packham's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 262 words, 07/25/12
Alison Willmore, AV Club: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Courageous performances from the leads, who have to bear a lot, both emotionally and physically, still can't transform their characters into more than just symbols..."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 370 words, 07/26/12
John Semley, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "...fits rather neatly into the cinema of Canadian coldness... it works -- quite successfully, in places -- as a warming tonic against this emotional nippiness."(See all of John Semley's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 593 words, 07/22/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...the film is promising, disappointing, touching or frustrating, depending on the moment... what ultimately holds your attention is the actors..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 448 words, 08/10/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Joe Leydon, Daily Variety: GOOD "...features impressive performances.... Storoge and de Lean command attention while conveying a diverse and constantly shifting array of emotions."(See all of Joe Leydon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 189 words, 10/11/11
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...characters' flaws are just specific and distasteful enough for us to step back from them without ceasing to relate.... structured with the finesse of a good play."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 336 words, 07/24/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...the film is promising, disappointing, touching or frustrating, depending on the moment... what ultimately holds your attention is the actors..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 448 words, 08/10/12
12.5 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Nuit #1's reviews are separated by an average 12.5 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Nuit #1 (13 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Nuit #1's reviews cover 14.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,104 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 316 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 53.8 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Nuit #1's reviews on average broke 53.8 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Nuit #1's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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