For the album, see Empire of Light (album). For the Magritte paintings, see The Empire of Light.
2022 American drama film by Sam Mendes
Empire of Light
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Sam Mendes
Written by
Sam Mendes
Produced by
Pippa Harris
Sam Mendes
Starring
Olivia Colman
Micheal Ward
Monica Dolan
Tom Brooke
Tanya Moodie
Hannah Onslow
Crystal Clarke
Toby Jones
Colin Firth
Cinematography
Roger Deakins
Edited by
Lee Smith
Music by
Trent Reznor
Atticus Ross
Production companies
Searchlight Pictures
TSG Entertainment
Neal Street Productions
Distributed by
Searchlight Pictures (United States)[1]
Buena Vista International (International)[2]
Release dates
3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) (Telluride)
9 December 2022 (2022-12-09) (United States)
9 January 2023 (2023-01-09) (United Kingdom)
Running time
115 minutes[2]
Countries
United Kingdom[3]
United States
Language
English
Box office
$11.4 million[1]
Empire of Light is a 2022 British romantic drama film directed, written, and co-produced by Sam Mendes. Set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, the film is about the power of human connection during turbulent times. It stars Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Monica Dolan, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Toby Jones and Colin Firth.
The film had its world premiere at the 49th Telluride Film Festival on 3 September 2022, and was released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through a limited theatrical release in the United States on 9 December 2022 and theatrically in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2023. Empire of Light received praise for Colman and Ward's performances and Roger Deakins's cinematography, but its screenplay received criticism. At the 80th Golden Globe Awards, the film was nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for Colman, while Ward received a nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 76th British Academy Film Awards. It also received a nomination for Best Cinematography at the 95th Academy Awards.[4]
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