A Bigger Splash (2015 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = A Bigger Splash
| image = A Bigger Splash poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Luca Guadagnino
| screenplay = David Kajganich
| story = Alain Page
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Michael Costigan
- Luca Guadagnino
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| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| cinematography = Yorick Le Saux
| editing = Walter Fasano
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
- Frenesy Film Company
- Cota Film
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| distributor = {{Plainlist|
- Lucky Red {{small|(Italy)}}
- StudioCanal {{small|(United Kingdom and France)}}
}}
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2015|9|6|Venice|2015|11|26|Italy|2016|2|12|United Kingdom|2016|4|6|France}}
| runtime = 124 minutes{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/bigger-splash-film | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306020932/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/bigger-splash-film | url-status=dead | archive-date=6 March 2016 | title=A BIGGER SPLASH (15) | work=British Board of Film Classification | date=11 January 2016 | accessdate=11 January 2016}}
| country = {{Plainlist|
- Italy
- France
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| language = {{Plainlist|
- English
- Italian
- French
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| budget =
| gross = $7.5 million{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=abiggersplash.htm|title=A Bigger Splash (2016) |website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=22 November 2017}}
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A Bigger Splash is a 2015 psychological drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino and with a screenplay by David Kajganich from a story by Alain Page. Starring Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ralph Fiennes, and Dakota Johnson, the film is loosely based on Jacques Deray's 1969 film La Piscine (The Swimming Pool){{Cite news|url=http://www.vogue.it/en/uomo-vogue/cover-story/2015/09/guadagnino-swinton-johnson-|title=Luca Guadagnino, Tilda Swinton & Dakota Johnson|last=Canova|first=Gianni|date=September 2015|work=L'Uomo Vogue|access-date=2017-11-02|publisher=Vogue Italia|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107013443/http://www.vogue.it/en/uomo-vogue/cover-story/2015/09/guadagnino-swinton-johnson-|url-status=dead}} and named after the 1967 David Hockney painting.{{cite web|url=http://www.theartsshelf.com/2016/06/28/a-bigger-splash-luca-guadagnino-interview/|title=A Bigger Splash: Luca Guadagnino Interview|date=28 June 2016|work=The Arts Shelf|accessdate=15 September 2016}}
The second installment in Guadagnino's self-described Desire trilogy, following I Am Love (2009) and preceding Call Me by Your Name (2017), the film competed for the Golden Lion at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/venice-film-festival-lineup-2015-full-list-1201486791/|title=Venice Film Festival: Lido Lineup Builds Awards Season Buzz – Full List |accessdate=29 July 2015 |work=Deadline|date=29 July 2015 }}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/venice-fest-reveals-robust-lineup-featuring-hollywood-stars-and-international-auteurs-1201551960/|title=Venice Fest Reveals Robust Lineup Featuring Hollywood Stars and International Auteurs |accessdate=29 July 2015 |work=Variety|date=29 July 2015 }}
Plot
In an isolated villa on the small Italian island of Pantelleria, world-famous rock singer Marianne Lane is on holiday with her filmmaker lover Paul De Smedt. She is recovering from surgery and has lost her voice, communicating only by signs and occasional whispers. He is in recovery from alcohol addiction and a suicide attempt. Neither speaks Italian and their togetherness is interrupted by uninvited visitors.
Harry Hawkes is an extroverted music producer who was Marianne's lover until he passed her on to his protégé, Paul. With him is his daughter, Penelope "Pen" Lanier, who says she is 22. Moving into the villa, Harry starts inviting friends around as if it were his home and taking everybody out to various sights and festivities. His arrogant manner bores Pen and annoys Paul, but Marianne starts falling under his spell again; however, when Harry and Marianne begin to become intimate, Marianne stops Harry. She tells him that she does love him, but that she cannot be with him and that she is with Paul. The sultry Pen then makes a play for the unhappy Paul; it is not shown, but implied, that Paul succumbs to Pen's overtures.
After drinking on his own, Harry comes back very late and starts a fight with Paul beside the pool. Both fall in, and the fight continues. Paul holds Harry underwater to subdue him, but Harry drowns. Realising his mistake, Paul pulls Harry to the surface and attempts to resuscitate him, but is unsuccessful and leaves Harry to drift to the bottom of the pool. In the morning, his corpse is seen by the maid, who calls the police. They have more urgent business with refugees landing from North Africa, some floating ashore dead, but take the occupants of the villa in for questioning. Marianne convinces them with the truth that she was asleep, and suggests that the murderer was an intruder. Paul lies, saying he went to bed before the time of death, and is believed. Pen eventually reveals that she can speak perfect Italian, but chose to let her hosts struggle, and her passport reveals that she is only 17. Paul is concerned that Pen may have witnessed his fight with Harry in the pool, but is unable to determine how much she knows, if anything. Paul tearfully admits to Marianne that he killed Harry but tried to save him. At the airport, as Pen is about to fly out, she tells Paul and Marianne something that refers to something Marianne once said to Harry. Visibly disturbed, Marianne slaps Pen. Pen maintains her composure until she is shown boarding the plane in tears unseen by Marianne and Paul who depart in their car. On the ride back to the villa, they are stopped by the police. It is the investigating officer, but rather than pursuing the case he reveals himself to be a fan of Marianne and wants her to autograph a CD. She obliges and returns to the car where she and Paul share their relief and drive away.
Cast
- Tilda Swinton as Marianne Lane
- Matthias Schoenaerts as Paul De Smedt
- Ralph Fiennes as Harry Hawkes
- Dakota Johnson as Penelope "Pen" Lanier
- Lily McMenamy as Sylvie
- Aurore Clément as Mireille
- Elena Bucci as Clara
- Corrado Guzzanti as Maresciallo dei Carabinieri
Marketing
The first promo still of A Bigger Splash featuring Matthias Schoenaerts, Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson and Ralph Fiennes was released on 27 July 2015.{{cite web|url=http://imgur.com/m1uTlxx|title=First still of "A Bigger Splash": Matthias Schoenaerts, Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson and Ralph Fiennes|work=imgur.com|accessdate=28 July 2015}} A new set of movie stills were released on 3 September 2015.{{cite news|title=Exclusive 'A Bigger Splash' Photos Show Tilda Swinton's Beautiful Calm Before The Storm|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/exclusive-a-bigger-splash-photos-show-tilda-swintons-beautiful-calm-before-the-storm-20150903|publisher=indiewire.com|date=September 5, 2015}} The first clip was released on 5 September 2015.{{cite news|title=Watch: First Clip From 'A Bigger Splash' With Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson, Ralph Fiennes & Matthias Schoenaerts|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-first-clip-from-a-bigger-splash-with-tilda-swinton-dakota-johnson-ralph-fiennes-more-20150905|publisher=The Playlist|date=September 5, 2015|access-date=5 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907221431/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-first-clip-from-a-bigger-splash-with-tilda-swinton-dakota-johnson-ralph-fiennes-more-20150905|archive-date=7 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Swinton appeared in-character on the cover of the Autumn/Winter 2015 issue of AnOther Magazine.{{cite news|title=Tilda Swinton Covers AnOther Magazine, But Not as herself
|url=http://observer.com/2015/09/exclusive-tilda-swinton-covers-another-magazine-but-not-as-herself/|publisher=observer.com|date=September 9, 2015}}{{cite news|title=AnOther Magazine A/W15: Real/Unreal|url=http://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/7758/another-magazine-a-w15-real-unreal|publisher=AnOther Magazine|date=September 10, 2015}} In a work of fiction co-authored by Swinton, Glenn O'Brien, Luca Guadagnino, and Dave Kajganich, Marianne Lane gave an interview for the magazine based around events in the film.{{cite news|title=A Deeper Dive Into A Bigger Splash|url=http://www.anothermag.com/design-living/7763/a-deeper-dive-into-a-bigger-splash|publisher=indiewire.com|date=September 10, 2015}}
The first international teaser trailer was released on 1 October 2015.{{cite news|title=A Bigger Splash – official teaser trailer |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akAvbD8uc8g|publisher=YouTube|date=October 1, 2015}} The second trailer was released on 5 January 2016.{{cite news|title=A Bigger Splash – new official trailer |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mOVgI0-pb4|publisher=YouTube|date=January 5, 2016}} The second clip from the film was released on 15 January 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/635012/Ralph-Fiennes-Tilda-Swinton-karaoke-A-Bigger-Splash|title=WHY on Earth is Ralph Fiennes doing karaoke? WATCH the hilarious video here|publisher=Express.co.uk|first=Stefan|last=Kryiaziz|date=15 January 2016|accessdate=21 January 2016}} Fox Searchlight released the first U.S. trailer on 10 February 2016.{{cite news|title=A BIGGER SPLASH: Official HD Trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBpvKfMWB-o|publisher=YouTube|date=February 10, 2016}}
Release
In February 2015, Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired U.S distribution rights to the film.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/02/fox-searchlight-a-bigger-splash-1201376961/ |title=Fox Searchlight Takes 'A Bigger Splash' |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=19 February 2015 |website=Deadline Hollywood |accessdate=September 20, 2015}} The film made its world premiere at the 72nd Venice Film Festival{{cite news|title=72nd Venice International Film Festival Screening Schedule – A Bigger Splash|url=http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/72nd-festival/line-up/off-sel/venezia72/a-bigger-splash.html|accessdate=August 12, 2015|publisher=labiennale.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808233018/http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/72nd-festival/line-up/off-sel/venezia72/a-bigger-splash.html|archive-date=8 August 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|title=Luca Guadagnino's 'I Am Love' Follow-Up 'A Bigger Splash' Leads Our Venice Film Festival To-Sees|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/bent/luca-guadagninos-i-am-love-follow-up-a-bigger-splash-leads-our-venice-film-festival-to-sees-20150729|accessdate=August 12, 2015|publisher=indiewire.com|date=July 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802035652/http://blogs.indiewire.com/bent/luca-guadagninos-i-am-love-follow-up-a-bigger-splash-leads-our-venice-film-festival-to-sees-20150729|archive-date=2 August 2015|url-status=dead}} on 6 September 2015.{{cite news|title=Two Matthias Schoenaerts' movies at Venice Film Festival|url=http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/Culture/1.2403363|accessdate=August 12, 2015|publisher=deredactie.be|date=30 July 2015}}{{cite news|title=Venice Festival: Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts to Pull Double Duty|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/venice-dakota-johnson-matthias-schoenaerts-811819|accessdate=August 12, 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=29 July 2015}} It was also selected to screen at the Busan International Film Festival on 2 October 2015{{cite news|title=BIFF 2015 Gala Presentation – A Bigger Splash|url=http://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=19359&c_idx=273&sp_idx=&QueryStep=2|accessdate=5 September 2015|publisher=biff.kr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923185140/http://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=19359&c_idx=273&sp_idx=&QueryStep=2|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}} and at the London Film Festival{{cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/bfi-london-film-festival-adds-steve-jobs-a-bigger-splash-high-rise-black-mass-more-20150901 |title=BFI London Film Festival Adds 'Steve Jobs,' 'A Bigger Splash,' 'High-Rise,' 'Black Mass' & More |date=1 September 2015 |first=Edward |last=Davis |website=Indiewire |accessdate=20 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910023745/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/bfi-london-film-festival-adds-steve-jobs-a-bigger-splash-high-rise-black-mass-more-20150901 |archive-date=10 September 2015 |url-status=dead }} on 9 October 2015.{{cite news|title=2015 BFI London Film Festival – Love Gala – A Bigger Splash|url=https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=biggersplash|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906190109/https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=biggersplash|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 September 2015|accessdate=5 September 2015|publisher=whatson.bfi.org.uk}} Lucky Red released the film in Italy on 26 November 2015.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-first-trailer-for-luca-guadagninos-a-bigger-splash-with-tilda-swinton-matthias-schoenaerts-ralph-fiennes-dakota-johnson-20151001|title=Watch: First Trailer For Luca Guadagnino's 'A Bigger Splash' With Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ralph Fiennes & Dakota Johnson|publisher=Indiewire.com|first=Kevin|last=Jagernauth|date=1 October 2015|accessdate=21 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129061251/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-first-trailer-for-luca-guadagninos-a-bigger-splash-with-tilda-swinton-matthias-schoenaerts-ralph-fiennes-dakota-johnson-20151001|archive-date=29 January 2016|url-status=dead}} The film was released in the United Kingdom on 12 February 2016 by StudioCanal.{{cite web|url=http://press.optimumreleasing.net/press/?id=1781|title=A Bigger Splash|publisher=OptimumReleasing.net|accessdate=21 January 2016}} It was released in France on 16 April 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.studiocanal.com/media/lineup/France.pdf |title=SORTIES SALLES FRANCE 2016–2017 – Studiocanal |date=20 January 2016 |website=StudioCanal |language=French |accessdate=4 February 2016 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093732/http://www.studiocanal.com/media/lineup/France.pdf |url-status=dead }} Originally scheduled to open in the United States on 13 May 2016, it was brought forward to 4 May.{{cite journal |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/a-bigger-splash-release-date-may-1201582823/ |title=Tilda Swinton's 'A Bigger Splash' Set for May Release |date=1 September 2015 |first=Dave |last=McNary |journal=Variety |accessdate=20 September 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/a-bigger-splash-images-tilda-swinton-luca-guadagnino-ralph-fiennes-dakota-fanning-matthias-schoenaerts-20160429|title='A Bigger Splash' Exclusive Images: See Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, And More Vacation On An Italian Island|website=Indiewire.com|first=Vikram|last=Murthi|date=29 April 2016|accessdate=3 May 2016}}
For its theatrical release A Bigger Splash earned $2,024,099 in North America and $5,521,659 in foreign receipts for a total world box office gross of
$7,545,758.{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=abiggersplash.htm|title = A Bigger Splash}}
An extended version running for 195 minutes, titled An Even Bigger Splash, screened at the Gothenburg Film Festival on 5 February 2022.{{cite web|url=https://program.goteborgfilmfestival.se/en/program/an-even-bigger-splash|title=An Even Bigger Splash|work=Göteborg Film Festival Prisma|access-date=3 October 2022}}{{cite news|last=Borg|first=Max|date=2 February 2022|url=https://news.cinecitta.com/IT/it-it/news/55/88780/rotterdam-g-teborg-e-luca-guadagnino.aspx|title=Rotterdam, Göteborg e Luca Guadagnino|work=Cinecittà News|language=it|access-date=3 October 2022}}
Reception
=Critical response=
A Bigger Splash received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 89%, based on 184 reviews. The site's consensus states: "Absorbing, visually arresting, and powerfully acted by an immensely talented cast, A Bigger Splash offers sumptuously soapy delights for fans of psychological adult drama."{{cite news|title=A Bigger Splash (2016)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_bigger_splash_2016/|website=Rotten Tomatoes}} On Metacritic the film has a score of 74 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite news|title=A Bigger Splash reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/a-bigger-splash|website=Metacritic}}
=Accolades=
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2056771}}
- {{Mojo title|abiggersplash}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|a_bigger_splash_2016}}
- [https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Bigger-Splash-A A Bigger Splash] at The Numbers
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150922090820/http://www.luckyred.it/film/A%20bigger%20splash/pressBook_A_Bigger_Splash_IT.pdf Press Book] {{in lang|it}}
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