One Day (I) (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, Tom Mison

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
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:

university graduation | wedding reception | comedian | cancer | loss of loved one | 

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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:

Siempre el mismo día

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

On location in Scotland, Anne Hathaway exposed her bottom to Jim Sturgess to set the mood for filming the skinny dipping scene. Though doing it in such a position as to avoid being filmed by the crew, she did not anticipate the presence of several cell-phone-wielding residents of the residential complex behind her. Surprisingly, as of August 2011, this footage has not been posted on the Internet, and Hathaway says she is grateful that the residents had the "class" to refrain from doing so.

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Goofs

Emma and the other students are seen wearing mortarboards as they graduate in Edinburgh, however these are not worn at graduation at the University of Edinburgh (nor generally other universities in Scotland).

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Quotes

Dexter: I'd still like to read that poetry. What rhymes with Dexter?
Emma: Prick. It's a half rhyme.

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Connections

Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 26 August 2011 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Born of Frustration"
Written by Booth, Glennie, Gott
Performed by James

User Reviews

Romantic and moving drama.

One Day is a mixture of romance/drama in the right measure, which shows a couple of friends who had their lives marked by day July 15.

All the drama takes place in just one day of the year, and every year their life and their personality changes, leaving them increasingly distant. And each year that these differences make the inevitable distance, their love becomes more evident. Beautiful, charming, touching and romantic, with an end a little obvious, but still beautiful. Excellent performances, photography, script and soundtrack. Anne and Jim made a great couple.

I recommend for anyone who loves a well told drama.