Last Night (2010)

The story follows a married couple, apart for a night while the husband takes a business trip with a colleague to whom he's attracted. While he's resisting temptation, his wife encounters her past love.

Director:

Massy Tadjedin

Writer:

Massy Tadjedin

Stars:

Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keira Knightley	...	Joanna
Sam Worthington	...	Michael
Guillaume Canet	...	Alex
Eva Mendes	...	Laura
Daniel Eric Gold	...	Andy
Scott Adsit	...	Stuart
Griffin Dunne	...	Truman
Stephanie Romanov	...	Sandra
Anson Mount	...	Neal
Stephen Mailer	...	Client #1
John Treacy Egan	...	Client #2
Justine Cotsonas	...	Maggie
Karen Pittman	...	Caroline
Jon Norman Schneider	...	Server
Chriselle Almeida	...	Hostess

Storyline

Joanna accuses her husband, Michael, of being attracted to his co-worker. Wanting to make-up before he goes on a business trip, she assumes she over-reacted. But when they are both away from each other for one night, Michael ends up testing his loyalty to Joanna and his attraction to Laura. And Joanna tests her honesty to Michael when her ex-boyfriend Alex suddenly appears in New York for the day.

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Plot Keywords:

business trip | ex boyfriend | co worker | married couple | cheating | 

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Taglines:

Temptation can lead anywhere

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site

Country:

USA France

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 February 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

Tell Me

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,130, 13 May 2011, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$98,986, 2 June 2011

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,743,923, 2 June 2011

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont,Nick Wechsler Productions,Star Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was shot during late 2008 in New York, with large portions filmed in SoHo, Manhattan.

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Goofs

When the characters Michael, Laura and Neal travel to Philadelphia, they are seen walking to the train tracks in Grand Central. However, if you actually wanted to travel to Philadelphia, you would have to go to Penn Station. The characters are seen on a Metro North Train. Metro North Trains only travel from Grand Central and go to Upstate New York and Connecticut. When Michael travels back to New York alone, he is seen on a Metro North Train, again. When the characters are seen exiting the train into "Philadelphia", they are still in Grand Central Station.

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Quotes

Joanna Reed: It's funny how you can get up and have absolutely no idea where the day will go.

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Connections

Referenced in Estrenos Críticos: 24/06/2011 (2011)

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Soundtracks

Take Your Time
Written by Steve Gray
Courtesy of APM Music

User Reviews

Worth watching

Rather enjoyed this film at the Rome Film Festival last night. The atmosphere of New York by night and the soundtrack itself made it worth the half an hour delay getting in! The main performances are strong, Keira puts in a surprisingly convincing interpretation as the wife who meets her previous love the day her husband is out of town with a female colleague he likes. It discusses the nature of love, betrayal, marriage and sentiment in a thoughtful way, without the usual labelling of people as cheaters and victims. It should encourage us to realise that life and relationships are more complex and that ultimately, nobody really belongs to anyone (however much we might like to think we do). It's a shame these days that we only get to see the lives of the beautiful, very well-to-do folk (in their wonderful apartments, sipping on fine wine) on the big screen as if temptation within marriage was a luxury that only the wealthy and obscenely photogenic can afford. Anyway, universal themes are dealt with well and it's good fodder for a long conversation afterwards.