Arabian Nights (2015 film)

Arabian Nights
Film poster
Directed byMiguel Gomes
Screenplay by
  • Telmo Churro
  • Miguel Gomes
  • Mariana Ricardo
Based onOne Thousand and One Nights
Produced byLuís Urbano
Starring
CinematographySayombhu Mukdeeprom
Edited byTelmo Churro
Music byMariana Ricardo
Production
companies
  • BOX Productions
  • Komplizen Film
  • O Som e a Fúria
  • Shellac Sud
Distributed byShellac Distribution
Release date
  • 16 May 2015 (2015-05-16) (Cannes)
Running time
383 minutes
Countries
  • Portugal
  • France
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
LanguagePortuguese
Budget€2.7 million
Box office$50,171

Arabian Nights (Portuguese: As Mil e uma Noites) is a 2015 internationally co-produced three-part drama film directed by Miguel Gomes[1][2] and based on the One Thousand and One Nights,[3][4] comprising Volume 1: The Restless One, Volume 2: The Desolate One and Volume 3: The Enchanted One. It was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[5] The film was also selected to be shown in the Wavelengths section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[6]

Part two, The Desolate One, was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[7][8]

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  2. ^ "Ficha Técnica". www.as1001noites.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  3. ^ Tiago Bartolomeu Costa (10 September 2013). "Miguel Gomes e o cinema que não dispensa o mundo". Público (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. ^ "AS MIL E UMA NOITES". www.osomeafuria.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  5. ^ Justin Chang; Elsa Keslassy (18 April 2015). "Cannes: Miguel Gomes' 'Arabian Nights' to Screen in Directors' Fortnight". Variety. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Sandra Bullock's 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' Robert Redford's 'Truth' to Premiere at Toronto". Variety. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Filme de Miguel Gomes candidato a nomeação nos Óscares 2016". TVI24. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Portugal Selects 'Arabian Nights: Vol. 2 -The Desolate One' as Oscar Submission". IndieWire. 7 September 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2015.