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The Sunlit Night

  • 2019
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
2.8K
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Jenny Slate in The Sunlit Night (2019)
Set between New York City and the far north of Norway, 'The Sunlit Night' follows American painter Frances and émigré Yasha as an unlikely pair who find each other in the Arctic circle. Frances has arrived to jumpstart her career while Yasha has come to bury his father in the land of the Vikings. Together under a sun that never quite sets, they bury the past and discover the future, and family, they didn't know they had.
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An aspiring painter meets eccentric locals and a fellow New Yorker while working on a barn in Norway.An aspiring painter meets eccentric locals and a fellow New Yorker while working on a barn in Norway.An aspiring painter meets eccentric locals and a fellow New Yorker while working on a barn in Norway.

  • Director
    • David Wnendt
  • Writers
    • Rebecca Dinerstein
    • David Wnendt
  • Stars
    • Jenny Slate
    • Alex Sharp
    • Fridtjov Såheim
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    2.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Wnendt
    • Writers
      • Rebecca Dinerstein
      • David Wnendt
    • Stars
      • Jenny Slate
      • Alex Sharp
      • Fridtjov Såheim
    • 24User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Jenny Slate
    Jenny Slate
    • Frances
    Alex Sharp
    Alex Sharp
    • Yasha
    Fridtjov Såheim
    Fridtjov Såheim
    • Nils
    Gillian Anderson
    Gillian Anderson
    • Olyana
    Zach Galifianakis
    Zach Galifianakis
    • Haldor
    David Paymer
    David Paymer
    • Levi
    Jessica Hecht
    Jessica Hecht
    • Mirela
    Elise Kibler
    Elise Kibler
    • Gaby
    Justus von Dohnányi
    Justus von Dohnányi
    • Ian
    Olek Krupa
    Olek Krupa
    • Vassily
    Dan Puck
    • Robert
    Ginna Le Vine
    Ginna Le Vine
    • Janet
    Malachy Cleary
    Malachy Cleary
    • Mr. Mason
    Anne Carney
    Anne Carney
    • Mrs. Mason
    Chris Carfizzi
    Chris Carfizzi
    • Timothy
    David Corenswet
    David Corenswet
    • Scott Glenn
    Stephanie Mareen
    • Lydia
    Seth Barrish
    Seth Barrish
    • Critic #1
    • Director
      • David Wnendt
    • Writers
      • Rebecca Dinerstein
      • David Wnendt
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    User reviews24

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    8thejdrage

    It's all in the perspective

    This film, like all art, is in the perspective, and there is so much of it in this great little film. Characters you care about - one way or the other. People you know. Humor. Disappointment - in yourself and others. Some things in it sneak up on you. The one main art piece at the top of the world took my breath away! WOW! Watching the completion of "It" was worth watching the whole film. Now I want one. It's quiet. It's subtle. It's smart. Enjoy!
    TxMike

    Aspiring artist goes to Norway for a summer internship.

    This is a Jenny Slate project, she is Producer and stars as Frances. She was 36 or 37 when this was filmed so we will go with that age for her character. Her mother and father are both artists of different kinds, in Manhattan. She is trying her hand at art and as the movie opens three art critics are examining one of her colorful abstract paintings. They are not impressed, perhaps the translation is "Go find some other career."

    Then in quick succession she finds out her younger sister is getting married and her parents are splitting up. She needs to change her life, she needs to get away from her familiar things and places. She accepts a summer internship in a secluded place in northern Norway, in Lofoten where the sun never sets in summer. She will work for a well-known artist. When she gets there she finds they will be painting a barn and she will live in a small trailer at water's edge. With a young goat!

    The movie is about that summer. Slate is good in the role and the movie is suitably quirky. There is nudity, but not erotic nudity. It all fits very well. The cinematography is excellent, making good use of the natural beauty of the area. The summer is difficult in many ways but overall very useful for Frances, she has a new perspective on her life and her art takes a new direction.

    At home, streaming on Amazon Prime.
    7meduzahollywood

    Lovely to look at

    Very enjoyable, (as much as I hate to use the term) quirky, indie film about art, artistic growth and expression. Jenny Slate is the fish-out-of-water as she travels from Brooklyn to Norway, finding her "voice" along the way.

    Not much dramatic tension or big moments but that's okay. Lovely to look at and listen to and any chance to spend time with Slate is worth it.
    5toricarney-53537

    So many great elements, but missed the landing

    This movie was beautiful, and Slate certainly delivered a great performance of a messy, figuring-out-life artist who makes a bold move. But the relationship they introduced, which could have been left as a wonderful stranger dynamic, totally took away from story. It felt abrupt and unnecessary, and it diminished the very real characters they had established fairly well in the first half of the film.
    7hugh-33-58009

    Unexpected and charming

    A simple story enlivened with humor and pathos. Excellent cast. Jenny Slate deserves more roles like this. Understated and thoughtful. Zack G's comic role is probably unnecessary but does deliver some nice laughs. Enjoyable and engaging.

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      Notable works of art in display order: The Little Owl or Tawny Owl (circa 1506-1508) by Albrecht Dürer; Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow (1930) by Piet Mondrian; unknown seascape; unknown abstract waves crashing; unknown abstract modern gold on black; Frescoe of Musical Angel with Violin (circa 1472) by Melozzo da Forlì; The Louvre Virgin of the Rocks (circa 1483-1486) by Leonardo da Vinci; The Apotheosis of Hercules (1733-1736) by François Lemoyne; irrational cube (1958) by M.C. Escher; unknown pattern; Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin (April 1889) by Vincent van Gogh; Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin (August, 1888) by Vincent van Gogh; unknown madonna and child; Portrait of one of Cornelis de Vos' children (probably), seated in a baby chair (1762) Manuel Salvador Carmona, Former Attribution: Peter Paul Rubens; Boy with a Basket of Fruit (circa 1593) by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio; unknown painting of man and woman with back to artist; unknown sketch of women and man; Couple Walking Between Rows Of Trees (1890) by Vincent van Gogh; unknown yellow monochromatic mosaic, 1 of 2; unknown yellow monochromatic mosaic, 2 of 2; unknown sun over lavender; The Sower (1888) by Vincent van Gogh; Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun (1889) by Vincent van Gogh.
    • Quotes

      [Haldor and Fridge Girl watch Frances walking away]

      Haldor: Sometimes I feel like I should just go home. Because I feel so much like a troll.

      Fridge Girl: I like trolls. They're so strong and they're never afraid, and they work in dark, cold places. Like me.

    • Soundtracks
      Prelude No. 1 in C Major
      (Ave Maria)

      Written by Johann Sebastian Bach

      Arranged by George Wilson

      Courtesy of Warner/Chappell Production Music

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    • Release date
      • July 17, 2020 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Norway
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Norwegian
    • Also known as
      • 今夜,我們在陽光下擁抱
    • Filming locations
      • Lofoten, Norway
    • Production companies
      • Ape&Bjørn
      • Beachside Films
      • Beachside Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,090
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
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