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No Night Is Too Long

  • TV Movie
  • 2002
  • Unrated
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.9K
YOUR RATING
No Night Is Too Long (2002)
CrimeDramaRomanceThriller

Young Tim Cornish's life has begun with great promise. Blessed with extraordinary good looks, Tim enjoyed much attention and cared little of broken hearts. At University he was a favored stu... Read allYoung Tim Cornish's life has begun with great promise. Blessed with extraordinary good looks, Tim enjoyed much attention and cared little of broken hearts. At University he was a favored student in a prestigious creative writing course, but a chance meeting, a stolen kiss and a s... Read allYoung Tim Cornish's life has begun with great promise. Blessed with extraordinary good looks, Tim enjoyed much attention and cared little of broken hearts. At University he was a favored student in a prestigious creative writing course, but a chance meeting, a stolen kiss and a sudden flare of passion sets Tim on a journey of betrayal, heartbreak and murder. In a flas... Read all

  • Director
    • Tom Shankland
  • Writers
    • Kevin Elyot
    • Ruth Rendell
  • Stars
    • Lee Williams
    • Marc Warren
    • Emily Holmes
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tom Shankland
    • Writers
      • Kevin Elyot
      • Ruth Rendell
    • Stars
      • Lee Williams
      • Marc Warren
      • Emily Holmes
    • 35User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Lee Williams
    Lee Williams
    • Tim Cornish
    Marc Warren
    Marc Warren
    • Ivo Steadman
    Emily Holmes
    Emily Holmes
    • Emily
    Christina Jastrzembska
    Christina Jastrzembska
    • Margaret Cornish
    Margaret Swinburne
    • Aunt Clarissa
    Liam McGuigan
    Liam McGuigan
    • Tim Cornish (12 yrs.)
    Andrew Murgatroyd
    • James Gilman (17 yrs.)
    David Cook
    • Library Student
    Christine Lippa
    Christine Lippa
    • Taxi Driver
    Mikela Jay
    Mikela Jay
    • Isabel Winwood
    • (as Mikela J. Mikael)
    Robyn Hepples
    • Summit Restaurant Waitress
    Philip Granger
    Philip Granger
    • Fergus McKenzie
    Harry Rob Bruner
    Harry Rob Bruner
    • Nathan Hayward
    • (as Rob Bruner)
    Merrilyn Gann
    Merrilyn Gann
    • Betsy Baranof
    Pam Hyatt
    Pam Hyatt
    • Lillian Donizetti
    Walter Marsh
    Walter Marsh
    • George Donizetti
    Beverley Breuer
    Beverley Breuer
    • Connie Dorral
    Salvatore Antonio
    Salvatore Antonio
    • Thierry Massin
    • (as Salvatore Migliore)
    • Director
      • Tom Shankland
    • Writers
      • Kevin Elyot
      • Ruth Rendell
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    User reviews35

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    10Lydia17

    Absolutely amazing!

    I cannot recommend this movie highly enough. Both Lee Williams and Marc Warren are amazing in their respective roles. Williams is superb as the confused young man who enjoys the chase more than the end result, and Warren meets this fine job with one of his own; he is excellent as the angry and bitter lover who cannot get his heart free. The story is also top-rate, very depressing, but so true to life that it can't be faulted. I didn't like the casting choice of Isobel, I rather thought that she was played too old, but otherwise, this film was brilliant, definitely worth your time.
    10AlanLight-2

    This terrific film should be on DVD

    I stumbled across this excellent movie on late-night Canadian television, and I was simply blown away. I'm so glad I was able to record it because I learned later it has only rarely been shown in Canada, has never been shown on TV or anywhere in America, is not on DVD or VHS, and not likely to be released in those formats either. I showed this film to a friend of mine who is involved in the movie industry and he was so impressed he contacted the producers to try to buy the rights to release it on the film festival circuit and then put it out on DVD and he gave up because they showed absolutely zero interest in it. I fear this is one superb movie destined to be seen by very few people, which is a shame. It is among the very best gay-themed films I have ever seen. Based upon a mystery novel, it has many unpredictable twists and turns, is beautifully and professionally photographed, and the acting is great. It leaves you on the edge of your seat.
    hedgehoglover

    NEVER NOT!

    This film explores, then examines, the nature and presence of love but does not attempt to explain it. That is the hallmark of its success.

    From the opening sequence through the rolling credits, we are invited to believe that although gender and jealousy may present obstacles to true love, they will never defeat it. It is an invitation we cannot refuse.

    The plot for all its reliance on coincidence and remote possibility, serves to remind us that true love may be easy to recognize but difficult to find, in a world of increasing cynicism and heartbreak.

    Moreover, it encourages us to accept that the experience of true love defies logic and analysis but rather should be savored, for love, like life, is transient - in the face of time and changing circumstance.

    Most memorable line: `I love you, my adorable hedgehog. Never not.'
    Vincentiu

    Love like ambiguous experience

    Love like ambiguous experience. A new story about another Dorian Gray and the price of passion. Betrayal and dangerous game, traps and forms of propriety, soft lies and subtle temptations.

    A story about the value of truth and the burden of gestures. A beautiful film about human relationship nuances. The gay love is only excuse for deep exploration of feelings and their metamorphosis. Tim Cornish must be a victim for his perfect life, his beauty and success. In his passion for Ivo is not the mark of special sin but the shadow of old Greek anenke. Isabela is a lure but, in same time, the best instrument to understand his existence's sense. And Ivo, the fascinating Ivo, subtle spider of beginning, final victim of Tim's deep guilt, he is Gray's portrait. Tim must be himself and the price is never huge.

    A beautiful movie about the life's nooks.
    9Arien_Kartheiser

    A love story well developed

    the very first time I saw this movie I was shocked for the sex scenes and don't really believe I'd like it. the second time I saw it I was with a friend and we spent part of the movie discussing Ivo and Tim's relationship. its an amazing movie, excellent actors and great scenery,so well written that you actually felt for this guys. the feelings and all the emotional stress that the characters suffer from the beginning to the end its palpable, I personally believe that any person can relate this movie to their own love-lives. Tim (Lee Williams) was portrayed with such grace and amazing ability that I actually can't see the actor, every tear, every gesture was superb. the growing of the character during the story and the changes, I'll just say that if this guy decide to work more often he'll be one of the finest actors of this century. And Ivo(Marc Warren) at first I thought he was an abusive selfish brute, at the end I really liked him more than Tim. I've never read the book because I couldn't find it yet, I'm still looking for it. In my opinion is SO much better than Brokeback mountain.

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    • Trivia
      The film makes reference to the opera "Der Rosenkavalier" in several ways. The film title comes from the closing pages of Act 2 where Baron Ochs sings the phrase « Ohne mich, ohne mich jeder Tag dir so bang ; Mit mir, mit mir keine Nacht dir so lang », which Tim, recalling his passionate times with Ivo, renders as "Without me, without me every day is a misery; With me, with me no night is too long.".
    • Quotes

      Dr. Ivo Steadman: So, where is he?

      [Silence from Isabel, Ivo glances towards the kitchen]

      Dr. Ivo Steadman: Oh...

      [whispers]

      Dr. Ivo Steadman: Where is he?

      Kit Winwood: [Walking in from the kitchen] Where's who?

      Isabel: [to Ivo] I thought you might have known?

      Dr. Ivo Steadman: Well, if I knew I wouldn't be asking, would I?

      Kit Winwood: Who are we talking about here?

      Dr. Ivo Steadman: We're talking about Tim Cornish, a friend of mine from England. Well, he was a... a lover.

      Kit Winwood: Ahh...

      Dr. Ivo Steadman: He'd come with me on one of my lecture cruises, and we stopped off at this island, and we ended up having a fight. And, uh... well, I fell against a rock, I was out cold and...

      [pause]

      Dr. Ivo Steadman: He left me there. Dead, as far as he knows.

      Kit Winwood: Jesus! How long were you there?

      Dr. Ivo Steadman: Two or three days. One of my colleagues got suspicious. So, the next cruise stopped off and uh... here I am.

      Kit Winwood: Oh my God... this guy really wanted to kill you?

      Dr. Ivo Steadman: He wanted me out of the way because he's got another lover.

      Kit Winwood: Is that who he's with now?

      Dr. Ivo Steadman: [Looks at Isabel] ... I don't know.

      Kit Winwood: [Getting suspicious] What's going on here?

      Dr. Ivo Steadman: But what I do know is that when he tried to kill me, he had every intention of resuming the affair.

      Kit Winwood: [Angry] So who the hell is the affair with?

      Dr. Ivo Steadman: [Looking accusingly at Isabel] ... My sister.

      [Isabel flees up the stairs, Ivo jumps off the couch and goes after her]

      Dr. Ivo Steadman: Isabel. ISABEL!

      [Slamming on her bedroom door]

      Dr. Ivo Steadman: Open this fucking door! How could you do this to me?

      Isabel: You shouldn't have asked me!

      Dr. Ivo Steadman: I thought I could trust you?

      Isabel: I didn't want anything to do with it! Asking me to spy on him while you were away, making sure that he didn't misbehave, it was... it was ridiculous!

      Dr. Ivo Steadman: [Near tears] But you knew! You knew what I felt for him!

      [Slams on the door]

      Dr. Ivo Steadman: You knew what I felt for him!

    • Soundtracks
      Der Rosencavalier
      Composed by Richard Straus

      Arranged by Georg Solti

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    • Release date
      • December 27, 2002 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ниједна ноћ није дуга
    • Filming locations
      • Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Alliance Atlantis Communications
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Studios Victoria Inc.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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