Unmade Beds (2009 film)

Unmade beds
Unmade beds
Directed by	Alexis Dos Santos
Written by	Alexis Dos Santos; Marianela Maldonado;
Produced by	Peter Ettedgui; Soledad Gatti-Pascual;
Starring	Fernando Tielve; Déborah François; Michiel Huisman; Iddo Goldberg; Richard Lintern; Katia Winter;
Cinematography	Jakob Ihre
Edited by	Olivier Bugge Coutté
Production; companies	Film4; UK Film Council;
Distributed by	Soda Pictures
Release dates	16 January 2009 (Sundance); 2 September 2009 (United States); 11 December 2009 (United Kingdom);
Running time	97 minutes[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	English; French; Spanish; Italian;
Box office	$180,144[2]

Unmade Beds is a 2009 British comedy-drama film directed Alexis Dos Santos and starring Fernando Tielve, Déborah François, Michiel Huisman, Iddo Goldberg, Richard Lintern and Katia Winter. The film was featured at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and at Febiofest 2010.[3]

Plot

The film tells the story of a couple of young people trying to deal with their life problems. A 20-year-old boy from Spain, Axl, travels to London to find his father who left during his childhood and who Axl doesn't remember anything about. A Belgian girl, Vera, came to London to overcome a recent breakup. They both try alcohol, random sex encounters, dancing, and music, but neither of them finds what they are looking for - until one day they meet and are then ready to move on with their lives.[3]

Cast

Fernando Tielve as Axl
Déborah François as Vera
Michiel Huisman as X Ray Man
Iddo Goldberg as Mike
Richard Lintern as Anthony Hemmings
Katia Winter as Hannah
Alexis Dos Santos as Alejo
Lucy Tillett as Lucy
Al Weaver as Kevin

Production

The film uses quick razor cuts with blurred background and various sound changes to deliver the natural experience of the environment and the feeling of people involved.

Accolades

2009: Nominated for Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema / Dramatic during Sundance Film Festival
2009: Won Crystal Arrow at Les Arcs European Film Festival
2009: Won Quebec Film Critics Award / Special Mention at Montréal Festival of New Cinema

References

"UNMADE BEDS (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
"Unmade Beds (2009)". BoxOfficeMojo.com. Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

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[1] "UNMADE BEDS (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

[2] "Unmade Beds (2009)". BoxOfficeMojo.com. Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[fabiofest-3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)