The Sunlit Night

The Sunlit Night (2020)

Find your height at the top of the world.

An aspiring painter meets eccentric locals and a fellow New Yorker while working on a barn in Norway.

Date of release
2020-06-06
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (43)
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director
David Wnendt

Casting

Interesting facts

The Sunlit Night is a 2019 romantic comedy-drama film directed by David Wnendt, from a screenplay by Rebecca Dinerstein Knight, based on her 2015 novel of the same name. It stars Jenny Slate as a New York painter finding herself on assignment in a remote village in Norway, with Alex Sharp, Fridtjov Såheim, David Paymer, Gillian Anderson, and Zach Galifianakis in supporting roles.

Production

On May 3, 2018, it was announced that David Wnendt would direct an adaptation of Rebecca Dinerstein's novel The Sunlit Night. Producers are set to include Jenny Slate, Fabian Gasmia, Ruben Thorkildsen, Michael B. Clark, and Alex Turtletaub. Production companies involved with the film include Deetailfilm and Ape&Bjørn.

Alongside the initial production announcement, it was confirmed that Jenny Slate, Alex Sharp, Zach Galifianakis, Gillian Anderson, Dan Puck and Jessica Hecht had been cast in the film.

Principal photography began on April 30, 2018, in New York City. Filming took place from July to September 2018 in Norway.

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