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The Others movie storyline. On the secluded Isle of Jersey in the final days of World War II, a young woman waits in vain for her beloved husband to return from the front. Grace has been raising her two young children alone in her beautiful, cavernous Victorian mansion, the one place she believes them to be safe. But they are not safe. Not anymore.
When a new trio of servants arrives to replace the crew that inexplicably disappeared, startling events begin to unfold. Grace’s daughter reveals she has been communicating with unexplained apparitions that come and go in every room of the house. At first, Grace refuses to believe in her children’s scary sightings, but soon, she too begins to sense that intruders are at large. Who are these numinous trespassers? And what do they want from Grace’s family? In order to discover the truth, Grace must abandon all of her fears and beliefs and enter the otherworldly heart of the supernatural.
The Others (Spanish: Los Otros) is a 2001 Spanish-American supernatural gothic horror film with elements of psychological horror. It was written, directed, and scored by Alejandro Amenábar. It stars Nicole Kidman and Fionnula Flanagan. The film won eight Goya Awards, including awards for Best Film and Best Director. This was the first English-language film ever to receive the Best Film Award at the Goyas (Spain’s national film awards), without a single word of Spanish spoken in it.
The Others was nominated for six Saturn Awards including Best Director and Best Writing for Amenábar and Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Alakina Mann, and won three: Best Horror Film, Best Actress for Kidman and Best Supporting Actress for Fionnula Flanagan. Kidman was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Drama and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, with Amenábar being nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, a rare occurrence for a horror film.
The production crew visited Penshurst Place in Kent to film at the Lime Walk in the gardens. The Lime Walk was used in the scene where Grace Stewart (Nicole Kidman) went looking for a priest in the thick fog and instead met her husband who had returned from the war. Filming locations are among other spots Las Fraguas, Cantabria, northern (Spain) and in Madrid.
The Others was released August 10, 2001 in 1,678 theaters in the United States and Canada and grossed $14 million its opening weekend, ranking fourth at the box office. It stayed in fourth for three more weeks, expanding to more theaters. During the weekend of September 21–23, it was second at the box office, grossing $5 million in 2,801 theaters. The film, which cost $17 million to produce, eventually grossed $96.5 million in the United States and Canada and $113.4 million in other countries, for a worldwide total gross of $209.9 million.
Awards
Goya Awards
— Best Cinematography (Javier Aguirresarobe)
— Best Director (Alejandro Amenábar)
— Best Editing (Nacho Ruiz Capillas)
— Best Film
— Best Production Design
— Best Production Supervision
— Best Original Screenplay (Alejandro Amenábar)
— Best Sound
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
— Best Actress (Nicole Kidman)
London Film Critics
— Best Actress of the Year (Nicole Kidman)
Online Film Critics
— Best Actress (Nicole Kidman)
— Best Original Screenplay (Alejandro Amenábar)
Saturn Awards
— Best Actress (Nicole Kidman)
— Best Supporting Actress (Fionnula Flanagan)
— Best Horror Film
The Others (2001)
Directed by: Alejandro Amenabar
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Alakina Mann, James Bentley, Eric Sykes, Christopher Eccleston, Elaine Cassidy, Renée Asherson, Gordon Reid
Screenplay by: Alejandro Amenábar
Production Design by: Benjamín Fernández
Cinematography by: Benjamín Fernández
Costume Design by: Sonia Grande
Set Decoration by: Emilio Ardura
art Direction by: Benjamín Fernández
Makeup Department: Ana López Puigcerver, Belén López Puigcerver
Music by: Alejandro Amenábar
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements and frightening moments.
Distributed by: Dimension Films
Release Date: August 10, 2001
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