Peter Hujar's Day
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| Directed by | Ira Sachs |
| Screenplay by | Ira Sachs |
| Based on | Peter Hujar's Day by Linda Rosenkrantz |
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| Cinematography | Alex Ashe |
| Edited by | Affonso Gonçalves |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Peter Hujar's Day is a 2025 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ira Sachs and starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall as photographer Peter Hujar and writer Linda Rosenkrantz respectively, during the 1970s.
Premise
[edit]The film is set in December 1974 in New York City and is about the photographer Peter Hujar and his friend Linda, with Sachs telling IndieWire it is "a film about what it is to be an artist among artists in a city where no one was making any money".[1]
Cast
[edit]Production
[edit]The film is written and directed by Ira Sachs and was initially conceived as a short film before being developed into a feature length film. The producers on the film are Jordan Drake and Jonah Disend.[2][3]
The cast is led by Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall.[4] Whishaw portrays photographer Peter Hujar with Hall featuring as the writer Linda Rosenkrantz.[5] Rosenkrantz produced a book in 2021 of the same name which documents Hujar’s life and activities over 24 hours in 1974.[6]
Filming was scheduled for New York in November 2023.[7]
Release
[edit]The film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on 27 January 2025.[8][3] Shortly after, Janus Films and Sideshow acquired distribution rights to the film.[9] It will also screen at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2025.[10]
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 95% of 22 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10.[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 81 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Thompson, Anne (August 2, 2023). "Ira Sachs Tells Us Why 'Passages' Needed Unrated Sex to Say What Dialogue Could Not". Indie Wire. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Ruimy, Jordan (November 6, 2024). "Ira Sachs' 'Peter Hujar's Day' Sets 2025 Release; Stars Ben Whishaw & Rebecca Hall". World of Reel. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025 Lineup: Jennifer Lopez, Benedict Cumberbatch and a Boatload of First-Timers Head to Penultimate Park City Edition". Variety. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Benjamin (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025: Olivia Colman, Jennifer Lopez and Josh O'Connor lead lineup". The Guardian. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Chen, Min (January 12, 2024). "An Upcoming Film on Photographer Peter Hujar Has Found Its Leading Man". Artnet. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Ruimy, Jordan (August 2, 2023). "Ira Sachs Shooting 'Peter Hujar's Day' This November in NYC". World of Reel. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Ellwood, Gregory (January 17, 2025). "25 Most Anticipated Sundance Film Festival 2025 Premieres". The Playlist.net. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ D’Alessandro, Anthony (February 4, 2025). "Sideshow And Janus Films Take Sundance Ben Whishaw & Rebecca Hall Title 'Peter Hujar's Day'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (December 17, 2024). "Berlin: New Films From Ira Sachs, Denis Cote Set for Panorama Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ "Peter Hujar's Day | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
- ^ "Peter Hujar's Day Reviews". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved February 22, 2025.