Project Detail

Nocturnal Animals

Synopsis

An art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale.
A dark, sophisticated adaptation of Austin Wright’s novel 'Tony and Susan'.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Gala Presentations

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Running time
116 mins
Director
Tom Ford
Producer
Tom Ford, Robert Salerno
Co-Producer
Diane L. Sabatini
Editor
Joan Sobel
Screenwriter
Tom Ford (screenplay), Austin Wright (novel)
Director of Photography
Seamus McGarvey
Production Designer
Shane Valentino
Sound
Scott Harber
Composer
Abel Korzeniowski
Principal cast
Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Karl Glusman, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney, Andrea Riseborough, Michael Sheen

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

US, UK coproduction

Fade to Black (US/UK), Focus Features (US), Universal Pictures (US)

Sales Company

FilmNation Entertainment (World sales excluding US)

Universal Pictures International Entertainment (World sales excluding US)

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