‘Una Noche’: Lucy Mulloy debut feature presented with ‘urgent, rough-hewn simplicity’ (photo: Anailín de la Rúa de la Torre, Javier Núñez Florián, Dariel Arrechaga in the movie ‘Una Noche’) The story of three Havana teenagers attempting to escape Cuba for a better life in America is conveyed with urgent, rough-hewn simplicity in director Lucy Mulloy’s Una Noche. Making very effective use of Cuban non-pro actors, Mulloy takes us around the mean streets of Havana, where the shops are empty, but private homes stock everything from jewelry to motors to HIV meds. What the British-born, first-time feature director might lack in narrative polish, she makes up for with a genuine sense of empathy for her yearning, troubled characters and an artist’s eye for the beauty of decay. Mulloy even went to great trouble to shoot in 35mm instead of digital, a testament to her production moxie and desire for visual authenticity,...
- 9/5/2013
- by Mark Keizer
- Alt Film Guide
In Una Noche, Lucy Mulloy's debut feature film, a brother and sister living in Havana embark on a dangerous journey with their friend, floating on a raft bound for Miami. Even ahead of its release this month, the film has garnered Mulloy numerous accolades, and even a stamp of approval from director Spike Lee. In April, the movie also made waves when lead actors Javier Núñez Florián and Anailín de la Rúa de la Torre (who became a couple during production) disappeared en route to the Tribeca Film Festival, only to resurface days later with the revelation that they were seeking asylum in the United States. At its core, though, Una Noche is a compelling portrait of a teenage girl, a...
- 8/23/2013
- by Zeba Blay
- ShadowAndAct
“Write what you know” is the axiom most first time storytellers follow. But English-born writer/director Lucy Mulloy, who studied at Nyu under film studies professor Spike Lee, decided to take on the opposite approach for her feature debut, “Una Noche." “I wasn’t thinking about it being my feature debut or anything grandiose,” Mulloy said about the Cuban-set movie she started as a thesis short and then expanded into a feature. Starring Dariel Arrechaga, Javier Núñez Florián and Anailín de la Rúa de la Torre, the magnetic drama tells the story of three teenagers who dream of escaping Havana for a better life in the U.S. and then are forced to do so when one is accused of assault. And the film was certainly well received. It cleaned up at Tribeca Film Festival in 2012 taking home Best Actor, Cinematography, and New Director honors in the Narrative competition, and...
- 8/21/2013
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Una Noche Trailer. Lucy Mulloy‘s Una Noche (2012) movie trailer, a film presented by Spike Lee, stars Dariel Arrechaga, Anailín de la Rúa de la Torre, Javier Núñez Florián, María Adelaida Méndez Bonet, and Greisy del Valle. Una Noche‘s plot synopsis: “Mired in the nervous desperation of Havana, Raul dreams of escaping [...]
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- 7/29/2013
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
The two Cuban actors who disappeared in Miami en route to the Tribeca Film Festival for the screening of their film “Una Noche” have emerged and confirmed their plans to defect to the United States, according to the Los Angeles Times. Anailín de la Rúa de la Torre and Javier Nuñez Florian, both 20, appeared on the Miami-based Spanish television station “America TeVe,” assuring viewers that they were in good health and planning to seek political asylum in the States. British director Lucy Mulloy and co-star Dariel Arrechada offered their full support and were happy to hear the two were safe. "We were just relieved that they were Ok," Mulloy told the L.A. Times. "I spoke to them on the phone and told them it was an important decision and I was going to support them in whatever they wanted to do [here]."The two first-time actors landed in Miami 11...
- 4/30/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Briana Rodriguez)
- backstage.com
Lucy Mulloy’s Una Noche: Javier Nuñez Florián, Anailín de la Rúa de la Torre World and national politics played an important role at the Tribeca Film Festival 2012, both on screen and off. Kim Nguyen’s War Witch, about a kidnapped African girl who is forced to become a child soldier, was chosen as the Best Narrative Feature at the festival, while Lucy Mulloy’s Una Noche, in which Cuban teenagers attempt to flee Havana for Miami, won awards for Best Director, Best Cinematography (Trevor Forrest and Shlomo Godder), and a shared award for Best Actor (Dariel Arrechada and Javier Nuñez Florián). Additionally, War Witch’s leading lady, 14-year-old Rachel Mwanza, was Tribeca’s Best Actress. The Congo-born Mwanza had previously won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival. [Full list of Tribeca 2012 winners.] Off screen, Una Noche caused a commotion after it was revealed that two of the film’s leads,...
- 4/29/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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