Nocturne

"The great reach their potential. The mad surpass it."

2020 1h 30m EN

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5.8

MID

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62%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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5.7

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 540🍅62%Rotten Tomatoes●58Metacritic★5.7IMDB · 13,458

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Synopsis

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Inside the halls of an elite arts academy, a timid music student begins to outshine her more accomplished and outgoing twin sister when she discovers a mysterious notebook belonging to a recently deceased classmate.

“The great reach their potential. The mad surpass it.”

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Cast

Sydney Sweeney
Juliet Lowe
Madison Iseman
Vivian Lowe
Jacques Colimon
Max
Ivan Shaw
Dr. Henry Cask
John Rothman
Roger
Rodney To
Wilkins
JoNell Kennedy
Gordon
Julie Benz
Cassie Lowe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Zu Quirke
Writers: Zu Quirke
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Zu Quirke, shot by Carmen Cabana. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gazelle Twin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Andrew Drazek shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sydney Sweeney and Madison Iseman and Jacques Colimon carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The great reach their potential. The mad surpass it.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11044858 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Zu Quirke directs. Carmen Cabana behind the camera. Gazelle Twin scores. Andrew Drazek cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Directed by Zu Quirke, shot by Carmen Cabana. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Gazelle Twin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Andrew Drazek shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sydney Sweeney and Madison Iseman and Jacques Colimon carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The great reach their potential. The mad surpass it.".
8IMDB entry: tt11044858 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Carmen Cabana
Original score: Gazelle Twin
Editing: Andrew Drazek
Production design: Cecil Gentry
Costume design: Christopher Oroza
Makeup / hair: Jeong-Hwa Fonkalsrud
VFX supervisor: Matthew T. Lynn
Sound: Kenneth L. Johnson
Stunt coordinator: Clint Lilley
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Nocturne (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes: 62% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 58/100
IMDB rating: 5.7/10 · 13,458 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

2 nominations

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Repo Jack2020-11-10
★ 5/10
"Nocturne" is another "Welcome to the Blumhouse" horror movie dropped together with three others on Amazon Prime. More of a B-movie version of "Black Swan" (or the slightly better "Perfection" on Netflix), the high school teen drama really weighs it down. And nothing very original either: someone kills themselves in the opening minutes, the protagonist finds her weird evil book, and life starts going her way (or so she thinks). I must have nodded off because for the life of me I don't recall why its even called "Nocturne." The evil book I guess? Pass on this one and watch the much better "Suspiria" remake instead.

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