'The 'Other'
The Others (Spanish Los otros) is a 2001 English- language
Spanish gothic supernatural cerebral horror film written, directed, and
scored by Alejandro Amenábar. It stars Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan,
Christopher Eccleston, Elaine Cassidy, Eric Sykes, Alakina Mann and James
Bentley.
The Others was
theatrically released in the United States on August 2, 2001, by Dimension
Flicks and in Spain on September 7, 2001, by Warner Sogefilms. 'The 'Other'
The film was a
box- office success, grossing over$209.9 million worldwide and entered positive
reviews from critics, with numerous praising Amenábar's direction and script,
as well as the musical score, atmosphere and Kidman's performance.
The film won seven Goya Awards, including awards for Stylish
Film and Best Director. This was the first English- language film ever to admit
the Stylish Film Award at the Goyas (Spain's public film awards), without a
single word of Spanish spoken in it. The Others was nominated for six Saturn
Awards including Stylish Director and Stylish Writing for Amenábar and Stylish
Performance by a Youngish Actor for Alakina Mann, and won three Stylish
Horror Film, Stylish 'The 'Other'
Actress for Kidman and Stylish Supporting Actress for
Fionnula Flanagan. Kidman was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for
Stylish Actress in Drama and a BAFTA Award for Stylish Actress in a Leading
Part, with 'The 'Other' Amenábar being nominated for a BAFTA Award for Stylish Original
Script, a rare circumstance for a horror film.