Arabian Nights (2015 film)

2015 film

Arabian Nights

Film poster

Directed by| Miguel Gomes
Screenplay by|

* Telmo Churro
* Miguel Gomes
* Mariana Ricardo

Based on| One Thousand and One Nights
Produced by| Luís Urbano
Starring|

* Crista Alfaiate
* Dinarte Branco [pt]
* Carloto Cotta
* Adriano Luz
* Rogério Samora
* Maria Rueff
* Cristina Carvalhal

Cinematography| Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
Edited by| Telmo Churro
Music by| Mariana Ricardo

Production
companies

* BOX Productions
* Komplizen Film
* O Som e a Fúria
* Shellac Sud

Distributed by| Shellac Distribution

Release date

* 16 May 2015 (2015-05-16) (Cannes)

Running time

| 383 minutes
Countries|

* Portugal
* France
* Germany
* Switzerland

Language| Portuguese
Budget| €2.7 million
Box office| $50,171

Arabian Nights (Portuguese: As Mil e uma Noites) is a 2015 three-part drama film, co-written and directed by Miguel Gomes, based on the One Thousand and One Nights. It comprises Volume 1: The Restless One, Volume 2: The Desolate One and Volume 3: The Enchanted One; each volume is around two hours long.

It premiered on 16 May 2015 at the 68th Cannes Film Festival, as part of the Directors' Fortnight section. Volume 2: The Desolate One, was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

## Plot

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The film is set in Portugal, with the plot drawing from current events. The film's structure is based on the One Thousand and One Nights collection of fantasy tales.

## Cast

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* Crista Alfaiate as Shahrazād
* Dinarte Branco as Uomo del Patronato
* Carloto Cotta as Traduttore
* Adriano Luz as Luis
* Joana de Verona as Vania
* Rogério Samora as Primo Ministro
* Maria Rueff as Ministro delle Finanze
* Cristina Carvalhal as Sereia
* Luísa Cruz as Juiza
* Américo Silva as Negoziante di Gado
* Bruno Bravo as Uomo della Banca Centrale Europea
* Tiago Fagulha as Uomo della Commissione Europea
* Teresa Madruga as Luisa
* Chico Chapas as Xico Chapas
* Carla Maciel as Nora
* Margarida Carpinteiro as Gloria

## Production

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Filming was expected to end in August 2014 and completed in February 2015.[1][2]

The Restless One was released at 125 minutes,[3] The Desolate One had a runtime of 132 minutes[4] and The Enchanted One also clocks in at 125 minutes.[5]

## Release

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The three installments of Arabian Nights premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Volume 1: The Restless One on 16 May 2015, Volume 2: The Desolate One on 18 May 2015, and Volume 3: The Enchanted One on 20 May 2015. The films were released in France on 24 June, 29 July, and 26 August.

Film  | Release date (Portugal) | Box office gross  | Budget  | Reference

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North America  | Other territories  | Worldwide
The Restless One | 27 August 2015  | $12,260  | $15,985  | $28,245  | —  | [6]
The Desolate One | 24 September 2015  | $6,398  | $8,847  | $15,245  | —  | [7]
The Enchanted One | 8 October 2015  | $4,502  | $2,179  | $6,681  | —  | [8]
Total  | $23,160  | $27,011  | $50,171  | €2.7 million  | [9]

### Critical reception

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The series as a whole was received positively by critics. Rotten Tomatoes reports that Volume 1 has a 97% score based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Miguel Gomes' vibrant twist on Arabian Nights spins myriad yarns that coalesce into a colorful ode to Portugal."[10] Volume 2 has a 100% score based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10.[11] Volume 3 has a 88% score based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10.[12] On Metacritic, Volume 1 has an 80 out of 100 rating based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13] Volume 2 has an 81 out of 100 rating based on 9 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[14] Volume 3 has an 80 out of 100 rating based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[15]

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Portuguese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

## References

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1. ^ "Filme de Miguel Gomes leva "baleia" à praia da Barra". www.tvi24.iol.pt/cinebox (in Portuguese). 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
2. ^ Eurico de Barros (10 September 2013). "Miguel Gomes põe Xerazade a contar histórias da crise". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
3. ^ "ARABIAN NIGHTS: VOLUME 1, THE RESTLESS ONE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 18 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
4. ^ "ARABIAN NIGHTS: VOLUME 2, THE DESOLATE ONE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
5. ^ "ARABIAN NIGHTS: VOLUME 3, THE ENCHANTED ONE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
6. ^ "Arabian Nights: Volume 1 - The Restless One (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
7. ^ "Arabian Nights: Volume 2 - The Desolate One (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
8. ^ "Arabian Nights: Volume 3 - The Enchanted One (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
9. ^ "Men in Black Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
10. ^ "Arabian Nights: Volume 1 -- The Restless One (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
11. ^ "Arabian Nights: Volume 2 -- The Desolate One (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
12. ^ "Arabian Nights: Volume 3 -- The Enchanted One (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
13. ^ "Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
14. ^ "Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
15. ^ "Arabian Nights: Volume 3, The Enchanted One reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

## External links

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* Official website
* Arabian Nights: Volume 1 - The Restless One at IMDb
* Arabian Nights: Volume 2 - The Desolate One at IMDb
* Arabian Nights: Volume 3 - The Enchanted One at IMDb

* v
* t
* e

Films directed by Miguel Gomes

* The Face You Deserve (2004)
* Our Beloved Month of August (2008)
* Tabu (2012)
* Arabian Nights (2015)
* Grand Tour (2024)

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One Thousand and One Nights

Translations|

* Les mille et une nuits (1704–1717)
* The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (1885–1888)
* Le livre des mille nuits et une nuit (1926–1932)

Stories|

* Abu al-Husn and His Slave-Girl Tawaddud
* Aladdin
* Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
* The Ebony Horse
* The Fisherman and the Jinni
* Hassan of Basra
* Sinbad the Sailor
* The Sisters Envious of Their Cadette
* The Three Apples
* Abou Hassan
* Ahmed and Paribanou

Characters|

| Fictional|

* Aladdin
* Ali Baba
* Badroulbadour
* Old Man of the Sea
* Scheherazade
* Sinbad the Sailor

|

Legendary|

* Hatim al-Tai
* Khidr
* Ma'n ibn Za'ida al-Shaybani
* Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan
* Shaddad ibn 'Ad
* Solomon

Historical|

* Abu Nuwas
* Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
* Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
* Al-Ma'mun
* Baibars
* Harun al-Rashid
* Ibrahim al-Mawsili
* Ishaq al-Mawsili
* Ja'far ibn Yahya
* Khosrow II
* Shirin
* Zubaidah bint Ja'far

Films|

* The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
* The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
* The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
* Arabian Nights (1942)
* Baghdad Ka Chor (1946)
* La Rosa di Bagdad (1949)
* The Thief of Bagdad (1952)
* Baghdad Thirudan (1960)
* The Thief of Baghdad (1961)
* Baghdad Gaja Donga (1968)
* A Thousand and One Nights (1969)
* Arabian Nights (1974)
* The Thief of Baghdad (1978)
* Ajooba (1991)
* Arabian Nights (2015)

Templates|

* Aladdin
* Sinbad
* Ali Baba

Television|

* Alif Laila (1993–1997)
* Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights (1994)
* Arabian Nights (2000)
* Thief of Baghdad (2000–2001)
* 1001 Nights (2011)

Music|

| Operas|

* Le calife de Bagdad (1800)
* Abu Hassan (1811)
* Ali Baba (Cherubini) (1833)
* Der Barbier von Bagdad (1858)
* La statue (1861)
* Ali-Baba (Lecocq) (1887)
* Mârouf, savetier du Caire (1914)

|

Other|

* Scheherazade Op. 35 (1888)
* Aladdin (1918–1919)

Literature|

* "Recollections of the Arabian Nights" (1830)
* "The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade" (1845)
* New Arabian Nights (1882)
* Slaves of Sleep (1939)
* The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad (1964)
* Dunyazadiad (1972)
* Arabian Nights and Days (1979)
* The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor (1991)
* Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights (2015)

Lists|

* Stories (Burton translation)
* Works influenced by

Related|

* Ghoul
* Ifrit
* Jinn
* Magic carpet
* Open sesame
* Roc (rukh)
* Shahrokh
* Aladdin (franchise)
* The Thief and the Cobbler
* One Hundred and One Nights

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Portuguese Golden Globe for Best Film

1990s|

* Adam and Eve (1996)
* Five Days, Five Nights (1997)
* Temptation (1998)
* J Zone (1999)

2000s|

* Jaime (2000)
* April Captains (2001)
* I'm Going Home (2002)
* The Forest (2003)
* Quaresma [pt] (2004)
* In the Darkness of the Night (2005)
* Alice (2006)
* Blood Curse (2007)
* Call Girl (2008)
* Our Beloved Month of August (2009)

2010s|

* Doomed Love (2010)
* Mysteries of Lisbon (2011)
* Blood of My Blood (2012)
* Tabu (2013)
* It's Love (2014)
* Os Maias (2015)
* Arabian Nights (2016)
* Letters from War (2017)
* Saint George (2018)
* Rage (2019)

2020s|

* The Domain (2021)
* The Metamorphosis of Birds (2022)
* Alma Viva (2023)

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Portuguese submission for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

1980–2000|

* Morning Undersea (1980)
* Francisca (1982)
* No Trace of Sin (1983)
* Dead Man's Seat (1984)
* Ana (1985)
* Hard Times (1988)
* The Cannibals (1989)
* The King's Trial (1990)
* O Sangue (1991)
* Day of Despair (1992)
* Abraham's Valley (1993)
* Three Palm Trees (1994)
* God's Comedy (1995)
* Voyage to the Beginning of the World (1997)
* Anxiety (1998)
* The Mutants (1999)
* Too Late (2000)

2001–2010|

* Camarate (2001)
* O Delfim (2002)
* A Talking Picture (2003)
* The Miracle According to Salomé (2004)
* Noite Escura(2005)
* Alice (2006)
* Belle Toujours (2007)
* Our Beloved Month of August (2008)
* Doomed Love (2009)
* To Die Like a Man (2010)

2011–2020|

* José and Pilar (2011)
* Blood of My Blood (2012)
* Lines of Wellington (2013)
* What Now? Remind Me (2014)
* Arabian Nights: Volume 2 - The Desolate One (2015)
* Letters from War (2016)
* Saint George (2017)
* Peregrinação (2018)
* The Domain (2019)
* Vitalina Varela (2020)

2021–present|

* The Metamorphosis of Birds (2021)
* Alma Viva (2022)
* Bad Living (2023)
* Grand Tour (2024)

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Sydney Film Festival Sydney Film Prize

* Hunger (2008)
* Bronson (2009)
* Heartbeats (2010)
* A Separation (2011)
* Alps (2012)
* Only God Forgives (2013)
* Two Days, One Night (2014)
* Arabian Nights (2015)
* Aquarius (2016)
* On Body and Soul (2017)
* The Heiresses (2018)
* Parasite (2019)
* There Is No Evil (2021)
* Close (2022)
* The Mother of All Lies (2023)
* There's Still Tomorrow (2024)

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