Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #71. The Sunlit Night – David Wnendt

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The Sunlit Night

German filmmaker David Wnendt goes international with his sixth film, a German-Norwegian-American co-production which will also serve as his English language debut. The Sunlit Night is produced by Jenny Slate, Fabian Gasmia (Hamburg’s Detailfilm), Ruben Thorkildsen (Norway’s Ape&Bjorn) and American producers Michael B. Clark, Alex Turtletaub, the international cast includes Slate, Alex Sharp, Gillian Anderson, Jessica Hecht, and Zach Galifinakis. Wnendt’s breakout feature was his fourth film, the outré Wetlands (read review), which competed in Locarno 2013 and also went on to compete in the World Dramatic lineup at Sundance in 2014.

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Gist: Based on Rebecca Dinerstein’s debut novel (who also wrote the screenplay), New York based artist Frances meets the mourning Yasha in Northern Norway, where she has absconded to jumpstart her career as a painter while he’s there to bury his father.

Release Date/Prediction: Filmed in New York and Norway from April 2018 through the summer, Wnendt will be unveiling The Sunlit Night as part of the Premieres program at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.

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Nicholas Bell
Nicholas Bell
Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), FIPRESCI, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2023: The Beast (Bonello) Poor Things (Lanthimos), Master Gardener (Schrader). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.

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