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This article is about the 2011 Lone Scherfig film. For the 2009 Penny Woolcock film, see 1 Day.
One Day[1] 
Theatrical release posterDirected by Lone Scherfig Produced by Nina Jacobson Written by David Nicholls Starring Anne Hathaway
Jim SturgessCinematography Benoît Delhomme[2] Editing by Barney Pilling[2] Studio Random House Films
Film4 Productions
Color ForceDistributed by Focus Features Release date(s) August 19, 2011 Running time 107 minutes Country United States
United KingdomLanguage English Budget $15 million[3] Box office $50,136,974[4] One Day is a film directed by Lone Scherfig. It was adapted by David Nicholls from his 2009 novel of the same name. It stars Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. Focus Features, which holds worldwide distribution rights (excluding UK free-TV, which is to be held by Film4), released the film theatrically in August 2011.[2]
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Cast
- Anne Hathaway as Emma Morley
- Jim Sturgess as Dexter Mayhew
- Romola Garai as Sylvie
- Rafe Spall as Ian
- Ken Stott as Steven, Dexter's father
- Patricia Clarkson as Alison, Dexter's mother
- Jodie Whittaker as Tilly
- Jamie Sives as Mr. Jamie Hazeel
- Georgia King as Suki Meadows
- Matt Berry as Aaron
- Matthew Beard as Murray Cope
Plot
"One Day" is a film based on the David Nicholls best-seller about a boy and girl (Emma and Dexter) who graduate from the University of Edinburgh on July 15, 1988, and spend the night together. The story follows them by dropping in on July 15th of their lives every year for 20 years.
Production
The film is a co-production between Random House Films and Focus Features. Film4 Productions is co-financing.[2]
Actress Anne Hathaway said she was clandestinely given the script as the film was set in the United Kingdom and director Scherfig wasn't looking for any American actresses for the part. Hathaway flew to London for a meeting with Scherfig to explain why she should get the part. Hathaway later said it was "the worst meeting of my life... I was just inarticulate", but on leaving Hathaway wrote out a list of songs for Scherfig to listen, saying, "I clearly didn't communicate to you what I needed to today. But I think these songs can do it for me." Scherfig did listen to them, which led to Hathaway getting the part.[5]
Principal photography commenced in July 2010. Filming took place on location in Scotland, England and France.[2] The production filmed in Edinburgh, the city where Dexter and Emma first meet, in August 2010.[6] Various landmark locations, including Arthur's Seat, were used.[7] Production then moved to London. Parliament Hill Lido in north London was used for scenes in which Emma, of varying ages, swims.[8] Filming took place inside a house in Granville Road in Stroud Green for scenes involving Jim Sturgess and Romola Garai.[9] Filming in France took place in Dinard, a town close by to St. Malo, in the Brittany region. A seaside club was turned into the Cafe Paradis, designed to ape Greek themes.
Distribution
The movie is already released worldwide except for India. PVR Pictures is the official Distributor of One Day in India.[10]
Critical reception
One Day has received mixed reviews from critics. The film has a 37% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes with the consensus stating "Though it's nicely acted and benefits from some fresh narrative twists, One Day lacks the emotion, depth, or insight of its bestselling source material."[11] CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was a "B-minus" on an A+ to F scale.[12]
Betsey Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times called it a "heartbreaking disappointment of a film"[13] while Peter Howell of the Toronto Star said "Long before the credits roll, you may find yourself wishing your life could flash before your eyes, to end the monotony of this relentless turning of calendar pages."[14] In contrast, Roger Ebert said "One Day has style, freshness, and witty bantering dialogue."[15] Anne Hathaway's Yorkshire accent in the role of Emma has been widely regarded as subpar. Newspaper columnist Suzanne Moore, reviewing the film on BBC Radio 4's Front Row, said the accents were "all over the shop". Moore went on to say, "Sometimes she's from Scotland, sometimes she's from New York, you just can't tell".
References
- ^ http://focusfeatures.com/one_day
- ^ a b c d e "One Day, starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess, begins production" (Press release). Focus Features. 15 July 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5sHm3tfDV. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ Kaufman, Amy (August 18, 2011). "Movie Projector: 'Conan' may not conquer 'The Help'". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/08/movie-projector-conan-fright-night-one-day-spy-kids.html. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- ^ "One Day (2011)". Box Office Mojo. 2011-08-02. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oneday.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^ Slotek, Jim (2011-08-14). "'One Day' with Hathaway". torontosun.com. http://www.torontosun.com/2011/08/11/one-day-with-hathaway. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Anne Hathaway Spends 'One Day' in Scotland". OK!. 2 August 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5sHn5UZzC. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "Author Nicholls set for Edinburgh Book Festival". Laterooms.com. 19 August 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5sHnKtpCb. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ Akbar, Arifa (6 August 2010). "The Diary: Anne Hathaway; Edinburgh Fringe Festival; Jonathan Miller; Jane Austen; Cineroleum". The Independent. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5sHnccBH7. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "Anne Hathaway movie crew takes over house". Tottenham, Wood Green and Edmonton Journal (Archant). 18 August 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5sHo2Rvax. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "PVR Pictures to release one day in india". 2011-09-05. http://www.bollywoodtrade.com/international-news/pvr-pictures-to-release-one-day-in-india/fec4f0f7-a5fe-4601-802e-67048e9b42b9/index.htm. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "One Day". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/771206468/. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ Finke, Nikki (August 21, 2011). "‘Conan’, ‘Fright Night’, ‘Spy Kids 4D’ Flatline; ‘The Help’ Needs No Help At #1, ‘Apes’ #2". Deadline.com. http://www.deadline.com/2011/08/first-box-office-top-5-utter-confusion/. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ Sharkey, Betsey (2011-08-19). "'One Day' doesn't live up to its promise: movie review - latimes.com". Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles: Tribune Co). ISSN 0458-3035. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/reviews/la-et-one-day-20110819,0,6491602.story?track=rss. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ Howell, Peter (2011-08-18). "One Day: Beware the ides of July - Movies, Review". toronto.com. http://www.toronto.com/article/695732--one-day-beware-the-ides-of-july. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (2011-08-17). "One Day :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews". rogerebert.com. http://www.rogerebert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110817/REVIEWS/110819983/-1/RSS. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
External links
Categories:- 2011 films
- American films
- British films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Lone Scherfig
- Films set in the 1980s
- Films set in the 1990s
- Films set in the 2000s
- Films set in Edinburgh
- Films shot in the United Kingdom
- Films shot in Scotland
- Films shot in France
- Films based on novels
- Screenplays by David Nicholls
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