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The Others (2001)
Country
of Origin: France / Spain / USA
Year of Production: 2000
Running Times: 104 mins
Length: 3001 metres
Format: colour 35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: DTS Dolby
Digital SDDS
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Cruise-Wagner Productions / Las
Producciones del Escorpión / Le Studio Canal+ / Lucky
Red / Miramax Films / Sociedad General de Cine (Sogecine)
S.A.
Executive Producers: Tom Cruise, Rick Schwartz, Paula
Wagner, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
Producers: Fernando Bovaira, José Luis Cuerda, Park
Sunmin
Line Producers: Miguel Ángel González, Emiliano Otegui
Associate Producer: Eduardo Chapero-Jackson
Unit Manager: José Antonio García Tapia
SCRIPT
Script: Alejandro Amenábar
DIRECTION
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
1st Assistant Director: Javier Chinchilla
Assistant Directors: Luis Casacuberta, Guillermo
Escribano, Carlos Santana
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Javier Aguirresarobe
Stills: Teresa Isasi
Cameras and Lenses: Panavision
Labs: DeLuxe, USA; Technicolor, USA (prints)
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Nacho Ruiz Capillas
MUSIC
Music: Alejandro Amenábar; Frederic Chopin (Vals Opus 69
No 1 (Op. Posth.))
Song: Harry Warren, Al Dubin (I Only Have Eyes for You)
Music Performed By: London Session Orchestra; Jean-Marc
Luisada (Vals Opus 69 No 1 (Op. Posth.))
Music Producer: Lucio Godoy
Music Executive (Dimension Films): Randy Spendlove
Orchestrators: Xavier Capellas, Claudio Ianni, Lucio
Godoy (all uncredited)
Conductor: Claudio Ianni
Concert Masters: Gavyn Wright, Lucio Godoy, Alejandro Amenábar
Music Recording Engineer: Geoff Foster
SOUND
Sound Designer: Isabel Diaz Cassou
Sound: Ricardo Steinberg
Re-Recording Mixers: Tim Cavagin, Steve Single
Supervising Sound Editors: Goldstein and Steinberg
Sound Editor: Alex F. Capilla
ADR Recording: John Bateman, Sito Raposo, Robert Thompson
Foley Artist: Julien Naudin
Foley Recording: Guillaume Delamare
Dolby Consultant: James Seddon
DTS Consultant: Rod Duggan
SDDS Consultant: Les Brock
MAKE UP AND
COSTUMES
Make Up Supervisor: Twylla Vennum
Make Up: Ana López Puigcerver
Make Up Design and Concept For Nicole Kidman: Robert
McCann
Hair: Belén López Puigcerver, Teresa Rabal
Hair Design and Concept For Nicole Kidman: Kerry Warn
Wigs Design and Concept For Nicole Kidman: Peter Owen
Costume Designer: Sonia Grande
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: Derek Langley
Special Effects: Félix Bergés
Special Effects Assistant: Graham Aikman
VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Cinesite (Europe) Ltd / Daiquiri / F and
P / The Weatherman
End Credits / Optical Effects: Story Film / Pablo Munoz,
Ana Nunez, Carloa Martinez, Antonio Ojeda
Credits: Daiquiri Digital Features (uncredited)
DESIGN AND SET
CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Benjamín Fernández
Set Decorator: Emilio Ardura, Benjamín Fernández, Elli
Griff
Main Title Designer: yU+Co.
Main Title Illustrations: Steve Ellis
Draughtsman: Alejandro Fernandez
Scenic Artist: Julian Martin
Storyboards: Sergio Rozas, Natalia Montes
MISCELLANEOUS
Assistant to Nicole Kidman: Felicia Bushman
Assistant to Paula Wagner: Christopher Hanada, Nick Roe
Assistant to Fernando Bovaira: Sol López
Assistant to Park Sunmin: Jeffrey Winter
Children's Drama Coaches: Julie Austin, Didi Hopkins
History Consultant: Juan Pando
Dialogue Coach: Sandra Frieze
Translator: Walter Leonard
Post Mortem Original Photographer: Stanley B. Burns
Post Mortem New Photographer: Teresa Isasi
Marketing: Antonio Giménez
LOCATIONS
Locations: Madrid, Spain; Oheka Castle, New York, USA;
Santander, Cantabria, Spain
STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Miguel Pedregoas
Assistant Stunt Co-Ordinator: Juan Benito Cuevas
Stunts: Sonia Gonzalo, Esther Ramos
CASTING
Casting: Jina Jay
Co-Casting Director: Shaheen Baig
CAST
Nicole Kidman (Grace)
Fionnula Flanagan (Mrs Bertha Mills)
Christopher
Eccleston (Charles)
Alakina Mann (Anne)
James Bentley (Nicholas)
Elaine Cassidy (Lydia)
Eric Sykes (Mr Edmund Tuttle)
Renée Asherson (old lady)
Rene Ascherson
Gordon Reid (assistant)
Keith Allen (Mr Marlish)
Michelle Fairley (Mrs Marlish)
Alexander Vince (Victor Marlish)
Ricardo López (second assistant)
Aldo Grilo (gardener)
Double For Nicole
Kidman: Svetlana Albitskaia
PLOT SUMMARY
Grace and her two young
children move into a mansion on one of the British
channel islands at the close of the Second World War. The
children are victims of a disease that leaves them
vulnerable if exposed to direct sunlight and are forced
to live in a strange twilight world. But before long,
Grace comes to realise that the family and their serving
staff are not the only ones in the house, and that others
are haunting them...
CAPSULE REVIEW
The best of the turn of
the millennium ghost stories, with a fantastic
performance by Nicole Kidman as the fragile heroine, at
least one industrial strength scare and a genuinely
chilly atmosphere. The story is hardly original (it
echoes that of Voices (1973)) but the
telling is outstanding and the direction is first rate.
AVAILABILITY
Argentina
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista International
Belgium
Theatrical Distributor: RCV Film Distribution
Denmark
Theatrical Distributor: Angel Scandinavia A/S
France
Theatrical Distributor: Mars Films
Germany
Theatrical Distributor: Senator Film
DVD Distributor: Universal (HOA00445)
Greece
Theatrical Distributor: Prooptiki
Israel
Theatrical Distributor: United King Films
Luxembourg
Theatrical Distributor: RCV Film Distribution
Netherlands
Theatrical Distributor: RCV Film Distribution
Russia
Theatrical Distributor: Central Partnership
Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Warner Sogefilms S.A.
Sweden
Theatrical Distributor: Triangelfilm
USA
Theatrical Distributors: Dimension Films
DVD Distributor: Dimension Home Video (24168)
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Argentina
Rating: 13
Australia
Rating: M
Brazil
Rating: 12
Chile
Rating: TE
Finland
Rating: K-15
France
Rating: -12
Germany
Rating: 12
Hong Kong
Rating: IIB
Ireland
Rating: 15
Netherlands
Rating: 12
Norway
Rating: 15
Peru
Rating: 14
Singapore
Rating: PG
Spain
Rating: 13
Sweden
Rating: 15
Switzerland
Rating: 14
UK
Rating: 12
USA
Rating: PG-13
AWARDS
2001
European Film Awards
Best Film (Fernando Bovaira, José Luis Cuerda,
Park Sunmin) - nominated
Flanders
International Film Festival
FIPRESCI Award (Alejandro Amenábar) - winner
Golden Spur (Alejandro Amenábar) - nominated
Kansas City Film
Critics Circle Awards
Best Actress (Nicole Kidman) - winner
Venice Film
Festival
Golden Lion (Alejandro Amenábar) - nominated
2002
16th Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences
Awards (Goyas)
Best Film - winner
Best Director (Alejandro Amenábar) - winner
Best Original Screenplay (Alejandro Amenábar) - winner
Best Photography (Javier Aguirresarobe) - winner
Best Art Direction (Benjamín Fernández) - winner
Best Production Management (Emiliano Otegui, Miguel González
Angel) - winner
Best Editing: (Nacho Ruiz Chapel) - winner
Best Sound (Ricardo Steinberg, Tim Cavagin, Alfonso
Fox, Daniel Goldstein)
- winner
Best Actress (Nicole Kidman) - nominated
Best New Actor (James Bentley) - nominated
Best New Actress (Alakina Mann) - nominated
Best Costume Design (Sonia Grande) - nominated
Best Hair / Make Up (Ana Lopez-Puigcerver, Robert McCann,
Helen Lopez-Puigcerver, Teresa Rabal, Kerry Warn) -
nominated
Best Music (Alejandro Amenábar) - nominated
Best Special Effects (Félix Bergés) - nominated
Academy of
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA (Saturn
Awards)
Best Actress (Nicole Kidman) - winner
Best Horror Film - winner
Best Supporting Actress (Fionnula Flanagan) - winner
Best Direction (Alejandro Amenábar) - nominated
Best Performance by a Younger Actor (Alakina Mann) -
nominated
Best Writing (Alejandro Amenábar) - nominated
ALMA Awards
Outstanding Director in a Motion Picture
(Alejandro Amenábar) - nominated
Outstanding Screenplay: Original or Adapted (Alejandro
Amenábar) - nominated
ASCAP Film and
Television Music Awards
Top Box Office Films (Alejandro Amenábar) - winner
BAFTA Awards, UK
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Nicole
Kidman) - nominated
Best Screenplay: Original (Alejandro Amenábar) -
nominated
Bram Stoker
Awards
Screenplay (Alejandro Amenábar) - nominated
Empire Awards,
UK
Independent Spirit Award (Alejandro Amenábar) - winner
Best Actress (Nicole Kidman) - nominated
Best Film - nominated
Golden Globes,
USA
Actress In A Leading Role: Drama (Nicole Kidman) -
nominated
Golden Satellite
Awards, USA
Best Art Direction (Benjamín Fernández, Emilio Ardura,
Elli Griff) - nominated
Best Motion Picture, Drama - nominated
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
(Nicole Kidman) - nominated
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role,
Drama (Fionnula Flanagan) - nominated
Best Screenplay, Original (Alejandro Amenábar) -
nominated
Best Sound (Ricardo Steimberg, Tim Cavagin) - nominated
Goya Awards,
Spain
Mejor Fotografía (Javier Aguirresarobe) - winner
Mejor Director (Alejandro Amenábar) - winner
Mejor Montaje (Nacho Ruiz Capillas) - winner
Mejor Película - winner
Mejor Dirección Artística (Benjamín Fernández) -
winner
Mejor Dirección de Producción (Emiliano Otegui, Miguel
Ángel González) - winner
Mejor Guión Original (Alejandro Amenábar) - winner
Mejor Sonido (Ricardo Steimberg, Tim Cavagin, Alfonso
Raposo, Daniel Goldstein) - winner
Mejor Diseno de Vestuario (Sonia Grande) - nominated
Mejor Actriz Principal (Nicole Kidman) - nominated
Mejor Maquillaje y/o Peluquería (Ana López Puigcerver,
Belén López Puigcerver, Teresa Rabal) - nominated
Mejor Actor Revelación (James Bentley) - nominated
Mejor Actriz Revelación (Alakina Mann) - nominated
Mejor Música Original (Alejandro Amenábar) - nominated
Mejores Efectos Especiales (Derek Langley, Pedro Moreno,
Félix Bergés) - nominated
International
Horror Guild
Best Movie - nominated
London Critics
Circle Film Awards, UK
Actress of the Year (Nicole Kidman) - winner (also for
Moulin Rouge! (2001))
Online Film
Critics Society Awards
Best Screenplay, Original (Alejandro Amenábar) - winner
Best Actress (Nicole Kidman) - nominated
Young Artist Awards,
USA
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age
Ten or Under (James Bentley) - winner
Best Family Feature Film: Drama - nominated
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young
Actress (Alakina Mann) - nominated
TIMELINE
2000
September
30: Spain - production begins
December
5: Spain - production ends
2001
August
2: USA - theatrical premiere
10: USA - theatrical release
September
1: Italy - shown at the Venice Film Festival
7: Spain - theatrical release
14: Italy - theatrical release
15: Netherlands - shown at the Film by the Sea Film
Festival
28: Brazil - shown at the Festival do Rio BR
October
4: Argentina - theatrical release
7: Venezuela - theatrical preview
22: France - theatrical premiere
25: Hong Kong - theatrical release
27: Brazil - theatrical premiere
31: Venezuela - theatrical release
November
1: Brazil - theatrical release
2: Iceland, UK - theatrical release
4: Japan - shown at the Tokyo International Film Festival
8: Australia - theatrical release
9: Colombia - theatrical release
29: Netherlands, Peru - theatrical release
December
14: Greece - theatrical release
20: Singapore - theatrical release
26: France, Russia - theatrical release
27: Israel - theatrical release
28: Turkey - theatrical release
2002
January
3: Malaysia - theatrical release
4: Poland - theatrical release
10: Germany, Switzerland (German speaking region) -
theatrical release
11: Austria, South Africa, South Korea - theatrical
release
16: Belgium, Egypt - theatrical release
18: Estonia - theatrical release
23: Philippines - limited theatrical release
24: Czech Republic - shown at the Febio Film Festival;
Philippines - theatrical release
February
15: Sweden - theatrical release
22: Norway - theatrical release
March
1: Cyprus - theatrical release
7: Czech Republic - theatrical release
14: Hungary - theatrical release
15: Finland - theatrical release
April
16: Kuwait - theatrical release
27: Japan - theatrical release
May
14: USA - DVD release (Dimension Home Video (24168))
31: Denmark - theatrical release
September
19: Germany - DVD release (Universal (HOA00445))
POSTER TAGS
Sooner Or Later They Will Find You.
"No door is to be opened before the
previous one is closed."
How do you keep them out, when they've
already invited themselves in?
Do you believe in ghosts? She didn't...
Close Every Door, Turn Off Every Light,
And Look For The Others
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Oi alloi - Greek title
Les autres - French / French Canadian title
The Darkness - working title
Los otros - Spanish / Mexican / Peruvian
/ Venezuelan title
Os Outros - Brazilian / Portugese title
Más világ - Hungarian title
LINKS
SEE ALSO
Haunted (1995)
The Haunting (1963)
The Innocents (1961)
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Voices (1973)
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Entertainment Weekly no.609
(17 August 2001) pp.44-45 (USA)
review (Ghost Worlds (B) by Owen Gleiberman)
Entertainment Weekly no.654
(17 May 2002) p.55 (USA)
review (Video: The Gory Details (B+) by Ty Burr)
epd Film vol.18 no.12 (1
December 2001) pp.31-32 (Germany)
review (Subtiler atmosphärischer Horrorfilm des
spanischen Regiestars Alejandro Amenábar by Artur
Tynior)
film dienst vol.55 no.1
(1 January 2002) pp.22-23 (Germany)
review (by Wolfgang M. Hamdorf)
The New Yorker 13 August
2001 pp.84-85 (USA)
review (The Current Cinema: Mother Love by David Denby)
Rolling Stone no.876 (30
August 2001) p.132 (USA)
review (by Peter Travers)
NEWSPAPERS
Svenska Dagbladet 15
February 2002 (Sweden)
review (Offer för det ondas intrang (5/6) by Carl-Johan
Malmberg)
The Washington Diplomat vol.7
no.9 (September 2001) p.B12,B19; B24 (USA)
interview with Alejandro Amenábar (Thriller Maestro:
Spanish Prodigy Amenábar Invades America with The Others
by Ky N. Nguyen); review (Old-Fashioned Haunted House by
Ky N. Nguyen) KEYWORDS
the afterlife, children, diseases, fog, ghosts, graves, haunted houses, islands,
jersey, mansions, mutes, old dark houses, photosensitivity, psychics,
religion, seances, servants, skin diseases, suicide, the supernatural,
superstition, twist endings, xeroderma pigmentosum
Last Updated:
1 January, 2009
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