A Bigger Splash

20152015
K-12K-12
2h 5min

Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Tilda Swinton in A Bigger Splash (2015)

The vacation of a famous rock star and a filmmaker is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter.

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The vacation of a famous rock star and her boyfriend in Italy is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter.The vacation of a famous rock star and her boyfriend in Italy is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter.The vacation of a famous rock star and her boyfriend in Italy is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter.

Director
- Luca Guadagnino
Writers
- David Kajganich(screenplay by)
- Jacques Deray(based on the film "La piscine" directed by)
- Alain Page(based on an original screenplay by)
Stars

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Awards
- 4 wins & 19 nominations

Ralph Fiennes and Tilda Swinton in A Bigger Splash (2015)

Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Tilda Swinton in A Bigger Splash (2015)

Dakota Johnson in A Bigger Splash (2015)

Dakota Johnson in A Bigger Splash (2015)

Ralph Fiennes and Dakota Johnson in A Bigger Splash (2015)

Ralph Fiennes and Dakota Johnson in A Bigger Splash (2015)

Ralph Fiennes and Tilda Swinton in A Bigger Splash (2015)

Dakota Johnson and Matthias Schoenaerts in A Bigger Splash (2015)

Ralph Fiennes in A Bigger Splash (2015)

Matthias Schoenaerts and Tilda Swinton in A Bigger Splash (2015)

Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Tilda Swinton in A Bigger Splash (2015)

Lily McMenamy at an event for A Bigger Splash (2015)

Director
- Luca Guadagnino
Writers
- David Kajganich(screenplay by)
- Jacques Deray(based on the film "La piscine" directed by) (adaptation by) (dialogue by)
- Alain Page(based on an original screenplay by) (based on his novel "La piscine")
All cast & crew
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In A BIGGER SPLASH, the lives of a high profile couple, a famous rock star (Tilda Swinton) and a filmmaker (Matthias Schoenaerts), vacationing and recovering on the idyllic sun-drenched and remote Italian island of Pantelleria, are disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend (Ralph Fiennes) and his daughter (Dakota Johnson) - creating a whirlwind of jealousy, passion and, ultimately, danger for everyone involved. —Fox Searchlight

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Trivia
Marianne Lane's concert scene was filmed in Milan, at the San Siro Stadium, which is like the Madison Square Garden of Milan. They shot the scene in front of 70,000 people during the show of Italian Rock star Lorenzo Jovanotti. Tilda Swinton has a mutual friend with Jovanotti, so they asked him if he could lend his crown for 15 minutes and the audience was asked to shout "Marianne Lane" before Jovanotti came out.

Goofs
Harry says he was 16 when "Emotional Rescue" was released, but that album was released in June 1980 and Harry's passport birth date is in August 1961, so he was nearly 19 when that album came out.

Quotes
Paul De Smedt: You're obscene.
Harry Hawkes: We're all obscene. Everyone's obscene. That's the whole fucking point. We see it and we love each other anyway.

Crazy credits
The initial credits have the roles and names on yellow shapes (like small mosaic pieces) on a black background, before reverting to more traditional lists.

Connections
Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Ralph Fiennes/Tracey Ullman/James Nesbitt/James Bay (2016)

Soundtracks
Observatory Crest
Written by Elliot Ingber, Don Van Vliet
Performed by Don Van Vliet (as Captain Beefhart)
Published by Honeysuckle Music Inc. / BMG VM Music Ltd.
Edizioni per Italia: BMG RIghts Management (Italy) Srl
(p) Island Records / Virgin Records Ltd
By arrangement with Universal Music Italia Srl

Top review

8/10

Fiennes at his Fiennest

I hadn't seen A Bigger Splash but after being dazzled by Call Me By Your Name, I rushed to find and see this Luca Guadagnino 2015 film and it confirmed without a doubt that Luca Guadagnino is a remarkable filmmaker with a retro eye and a futuristic sensibility. His elegance makes cinematic the most unpalatable of tales and this one, a four sided triangle, it's unpalatable and scrumptious all at the same time. Tilda Swinton is superb as the voiceless singer, Dakota Johnson gave me, for the first time, a glimpse into what she could be, Matthias Schoenaerts hits all the right notes even the most unexpected ones but Ralph Fiennes gives a performance that it hast to be seen to be believed mostly because this is the same actor in Schindler's List, Quiz Show, In Bruges and last year he provided me woth one of the funniest scenes of the year in Hail Caesar. So, as you must gather, I had a great time and I'll wait for the next Guadagnino with childish anticipation

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Release date
- March 11, 2016 (Finland)
Countries of origin
Official sites
- Lucky Red (Italy)
- Official Facebook
Languages
Also known as
- Великий сплеск
Filming locations
- Pantelleria Island, Sicily, Italy
Production companies
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Gross US & Canada
- $2,024,099
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $114,419
- May 8, 2016
Gross worldwide
- $7,545,758

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Runtime
- 2h 5min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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