New Year's Eve (2002 film)

New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
	Promotional poster
Directed by	Col Spector
Written by	Col Spector
Produced by	Col Spector; Radha Chakraborty
Starring	Stephen Mangan; Keira Knightley; Philip Herbert
Cinematography	Janet Tovey
Edited by	Cliff West
Release date	18 November 2002 (UK);
Running time	16 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

New Year's Eve is a 2002 British short romance independent film. The film was written and directed by Col Spector.^[1]^[2] New Year's Eve was later included in the 2005 compilation film Stories of Lost Souls.^[3]

Plot

A young woman brings out the worst in a group of friends on New Year's Eve.

Cast

Stephen Mangan as David
Keira Knightley as Leah
Philip Herbert as Paul
Bohdan Poraj as Michael
Amit Lahav as Matt

Reception

The film received mixed reviews. Angus Wolfe Murray of Eye For Film gave 4 and half out of 5 stars and said "The production values of Colin Spector's film are terrific, matched by his acerbic script and pin-sharp performances. The problem, if indeed it is a problem, remains the party itself. Sane men would certify themselves rather than stay another minute."^[4]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2003	Kinofilm Manchester Short Film Festival	Best British short	Col Spector	Won^[5]^[6]

Notes

The characters of David, Matt, Michael and Paul also appeared in Spector's debut feature film Someone Else, Stephen Mangan portrayed David in both films while different actors played Matt, Michael and Paul.^[7]^[8]

References

^ "New Year's Eve Shorts International". Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^ "Col Spector". Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^ "Stories Of Lost Souls". Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^ "New Year's Eve". Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^ "Filmmakers Directory". Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^ "Interview: Stephen Mangan". Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^ "Someone Else". Retrieved 6 July 2013.

External links

New Year's Eve at IMDb

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[1] "New Year's Eve Shorts International". Retrieved 6 July 2013.

[2] "Col Spector". Retrieved 6 July 2013.

[3] "Stories Of Lost Souls". Retrieved 6 July 2013.

[4] "New Year's Eve". Retrieved 6 July 2013.

[5] "Biography". Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.

[6] "Filmmakers Directory". Retrieved 6 July 2013.

[7] "Interview: Stephen Mangan". Retrieved 6 July 2013.

[8] "Someone Else". Retrieved 6 July 2013.

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