It Only Takes a Night is a 2023 Australian romantic comedy film written and directed by Callan Durlik in her feature directorial debut. The film stars Eliza Taylor (who also executive produced) and also features George Pullar, Sana'a Shaik, Arielle Carver-O'Neill, Ana Ika, Charles Grounds and Jaime Ureta.[1] Filmed in Perth in April 2021, It Only Takes a Night follows four best friends on a girls’ night out in London.[2]
| It Only Takes a Night | |
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| Directed by | Callan Durlik |
| Written by | Callan Durlik |
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| Cinematography | Jim Frater |
| Edited by | Stuart Campbell |
| Music by | Helena Czajka |
Production company | A Touch of Madness Studios |
| Distributed by | Screen Australia Myriad Pictures |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film was released by Screen Australia in Australia and New Zealand on August 15, 2023. Internationally, it was released by Myriad Pictures.[3][4]
Cast edit
- Eliza Taylor as Ruby
- George Pullar as Andy
- Sana'a Shaik as Emma
- Blake Richardson as Angus
- Arielle Carver-O'Neill as Sophie
- Ana Ika as Nina
- Charles Grounds as Sven
- Jaime Ureta as Francesco
- Chloe Ng as Jasmine
- Mahesh Jadu as Jeffrey D. Phillips
- Clara Helms as Elisha
- Tom O'Sullivan as Gavin
- Megan Aspinall as Kate
Reception edit
Film critic Erin Free from FilmInk gave it a positive review praising performances of four leads.[5]
At the 2023 Western Australia Screen Culture Awards It Only Takes a Night received nomination for a Narrative Feature Film with budget over $1m.[6]
References edit
- ^ Team, The IF (August 7, 2023). "'It Only Takes A Night' (Trailer)".
- ^ Frater, Patrick (April 21, 2021). "Australian Independent Films 'It Only Takes a Night' and 'The Cost' Head Into Production".
- ^ Kay2022-11-03T12:00:00+00:00, Jeremy. "Myriad Pictures adds comedy 'It Only Takes A Night' to AFM roster (exclusive)". Screen.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "IT ONLY TAKES A NIGHT - Myriad Pictures". June 15, 2023.
- ^ "It Only Takes A Night". September 14, 2023.
- ^ "He Ain't Heavy, It Only Takes a Night and Violett lead the race for the 2023 WA Screen Culture Awards". November 13, 2023.
