One Day (2011)

After spending the night together on the night of their college graduation Dexter and Em are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives. They are sometimes together, sometimes not, on that day.

Director:

Lone Scherfig

Writers:

David Nicholls (screenplay), David Nicholls (book)

Stars:

Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Patricia Clarkson

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anne Hathaway	...	Emma
Jim Sturgess	...	Dexter
Tom Mison	...	Callum
Jodie Whittaker	...	Tilly
Tim Key	...	Customer
Rafe Spall	...	Ian
Joséphine de La Baume	...	Marie (as Josephine de la Baume)
Patricia Clarkson	...	Alison
Ken Stott	...	Steven
Heida Reed	...	Ingrid
Amanda Fairbank-Hynes	...	Tara
Gil Alma	...	Waiter
David Ajala	...	Floor Manager
Georgia King	...	Suki
Ukweli Roach	...	Rapper

Storyline

Emma and Dexter meet on the night of their university graduation. We see them every year on the anniversary of that date - July 15th. Emma is smart but success doesn't come quickly for her, whereas for Dexter, success and women come very easily. Through the years they grow apart as their lives take different directions and they meet other people. But as they grow apart from those other people and their lives start taking opposite directions again, Emma and Dexter find that they belong with each other.

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Plot Keywords:

23 year time span | best friend | male female friendship | loss of loved one | accidental death | 

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Taglines:

Twenty years. Two people.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity, language, some violence and substance abuse

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 August 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zwei an einem Tag

Filming Locations:

Dinan, Côtes-d'Armor, France

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,079,566 (USA) (19 August 2011)

Gross:

$13,766,014 (USA) (16 September 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Focus Features, Random House Films, Film4

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dexter's father mentions Silent Witness is coming up on the television. Ken Stott, who plays Dexter's father, appeared in Silent Witness (1996).

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Goofs

(at around 25 mins) At the beach, the relative positions of the two characters change from head-to-head to head-to-toe as they lie on the sand.

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Quotes

Ian: Call the bloody police! It's my flat too!
Emma: Is it? I paid the mortgage! You just sat around farting and watching the bloody Wrath of Khan!

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Connections

References Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

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Soundtracks

Roll to Me
Written by Justin Currie (as J. Currie)
Performed by Del Amitri
Courtesy of Mercury / A&M (United Kimgdom)
Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd.

User Reviews

Lovely, just lovely.... Anne Hathaway does it again!

Words cannot describe how wonderful an actress Anne Hathaway is, and in One Day she is in fine form, if there ever was an actress to go down in the history books among the greats it would be her. Jim Sturgess is quite a charming devil swell.

The story that takes place in One Day is at moments the anti love story and other times a sweeping epic romance, even though this movie has been adapted from a book it's still a lot more original than other romantic themed films of late. Lone Scherfig definitely suits this style of English romance, starting with An Education and now this, it may sound mean but I just don't think the romantic dramas that come from the U.S have the same genuine feel that the English films do.

I had read the book and i have to say that this is a very loyal adaptation, much of the beauty from the book is clear and present here, particularly the friendship aspect between Dex and Emma, in the book it's a quirky kind of friendship and it transferred well on the screen as, I was very pleased that the film makers didn't ruin that with a cheap silly sexual type of friendship.

I could say a lot about how lovely this movie is but I think I'll let everyone make up their own mind. A lot of people have a bad opinion of this movie which I find baffling but I suppose each to their own, I just got totally wrapped up in this gorgeous romance.

10 out of 10