Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute

Los Otros (Original title)The Others (Alternative title)
Date: 2001 (Copyright)

Countries: Spain, USA

Director: Alejandro Amenábar

Synopsis: Thriller set on Jersey Island in 1945: three domestics looking for work turn up at the door of widow Grace looking for work. Grace has two children, Anne and Nicholas, and gladly takes the three on. There is a gardener, Mr Tuttle, a cook, Lydia, and Mrs Mills, a housekeeper. Grace keeps her children on a tight leash: claiming they have an allergy to sunlight the children are all but confined indoors and Grace is extremely strict with the older of the two children, her daughter Anne. However there are strange occurrences and the children claim the house is haunted.

Genres:
Fantasy, Horror

Subjects:
Jersey, Fantasy, Housekeepers
Releases
Date: 2001Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSRuntime: 104 mins Length: 9368 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 2001Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 104 mins Length: 9368 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 2001Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 104 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 2001Country: SpainRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 104 mins Dialogue (original): English / Dialogue (dubbed): Spanish

Credits (193)
©: Las Producciones del Escorpión S.L., ©: Sogecine, Production Company: Cruise/Wagner Productions, ©/Production Company: Sogecine, Production Company: Las Producciones del Escorpión, Production Company: Le Studio Canal+, Presents: Dimension Films, Executive Producer: Tom Cruise, Executive Producer: Paula Wagner, Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein, Executive Producer: Harvey Weinstein, Executive Producer: Rick Schwartz, Produced by: Fernando Bovaira, Produced by: José Luis Cuerda, Produced by: Sunmin Park, Line Producer: Emiliano Otegui, Line Producer: Miguel Ángel González, Associate Producer: Eduardo Chapero-Jackson, Sogecine Production: Sophie De Mac Mahon, Verónica Roldán, Unit Manager: José Antonio García Tapia, Production Co-ordinator: Trilby Norton, Financial Director: Pablo Alfaro, Controller: Eva Muslera, Production Accountant: Brian Gibbs, Assistant Accountant: Juan Luis Pedrero, Sogecine Post-production: Eladio Fernández, Manuela Díaz, Post-production Assistant: Maite Bermúdez, David López-Puigcerver, Production Consultant: Jonathan Sanger, Production and Post-production Assistant: Marian Fernández, Assistant to Mr Bovaira: Sol López, Production Runner: Daniel M. Villalba, Production Trainee: Pablo Zorrilla, Claire Amondaray, 1st Assistant Director: Javier Chinchilla, 2nd Assistant Director: Guillermo Escribano, 2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Luis Casacuberta, 3rd Assistant Director: Carlos Santana, Script Supervisor: Carmen Soriano, Casting: Jina Jay, Casting: Shaheen Baig, Casting (Agency): Jina Jay Casting, Casting (Santander Stand-ins): Inmaculada Iglesias, Written by: Alejandro Amenábar, Director of Photography: Javier Aguirresarobe, Camera Operator: Julio Madurga, Steadicam: Arturo Aldegunde, Focus Puller: Ramiro Sabell, 2nd Unit Focus Puller: Salvador Gómez, Clapper Loader: Gustavo de la Fuente, 2nd Unit Clapper Loader: Juan De Andres, Gaffer: Rafael Martos, Gaffer: Enrique Bello, Electrician: Eugenio Martínez, Electrician: Carlos García, Electrician: Ángel Granell, Electrician: José Luis Molero, Electrician: Alberto Sánchez, Key Grip: José Luis González, Grip: Antonio Fdez Santamaría, Grip: José Luis González Jr, Video Link: Miguel Balanzategui, Still Photographer and Post Mortem New Photography: Teresa Isasi, Post Mortem Original Photographs: Stanley B. Burns, The Burns Archive, Special Promotional Photography: Manuel Outomuro, Visual Effects Supervisor: Félix Bergés, Digital Visual Effects: Daiquiri, Telson, Compositing Supervisor: Rafa Solórzano, Digital Compositors: Eduardo Díaz, Digital Compositors: Ana Cortés, Digital Compositors: Carlos Trijueque, Digital Compositors: Guillermo Orbe, Digital Compositors: Rosa Angel, Digital Compositors: David L. Guaita, Gonzalo Moure, 3D Computer Animation: Magoga Piñas, 3D Computer Animation: Carmen Diaz, 3D Computer Animation: Antonio Lado, Daniel Fernández, Digital Matte Painting: Gregorio Molina, Iván López, SFX Digital Production: Niké Alonso, Susana Suárez, Scanning & Recording in London: Cinesite, Head of Scanning & Recording: Stuart Pearson, Scanning & Recording Supervisor: Simon Hughes, Scanning & Recording Editorial: Jon Benn, Scanning & Recording in Spain: Telson Internacional S.A., Head of Scanning & Recording [Spain]: Juanjo Carretero, Special Effects Supervisor: Derek Langley, SFX Atmospherics & Mechanical: The Weathermen, F&P, Special Effects Supervisor: Derek Langley, Special Effects Assistant: Bernard Newton, Special Effects Assistant: Graham Aickman, Pedro Moreno, Editor: Nacho Ruiz Capillas, Assistant Editor: Ma José Almela, 2nd Assistant Editor: Isabel Ranz, 2nd Assistant Editor: Javier Navasques, 2nd Assistant Editor: Ángel Iglesias, 2nd Assistant Editor: Alfonso Berrocal, Production Design: Benjamín Fernández, Set Decorator: Emilio Ardura, Set Decorator: Elli Griff, Draftsman: Alejandro Fernández, Scenic Artist: Julián Martín, Storyboard Artist: Sergio Rozas, Storyboard Artist: Natalia Montes, Prop Buyer: Enrique Vazquez, Standby Props: Juan Ignacio Viñuales, Standby Props: Gonzalo Anso, Standby Props: Carlos Gil, Standby Props: Clemente Rivas, Standby Props: Blas Antonio Padilla, Art Trainee: Catalina Madurga, Construction Manager: Ramón Moya, Construction Buyer: Pedro de La Fuente, Standby Painter: Salvador Comes, Master Painter: José García Donado, Master Plasterer: Ángel Balaguer, Standby Carpenter: Jose Luis Navarro, Master Carpenter: Antonio Sánchez, Costume Designer: Sonia Grande, Wardrobe Assistant: Paco Delgado, Ana Cuerda, Seamstress: Claudia Adriazola, Eva Salas, Ms [Nicole] Kidman's Make-up Design and Concept: Robert McCann, Make-up: Ana López-Puigcerver, Make-up Assistant: Mara Collazo, Montserrat Boqueras, Ms Kidman's Hair Design/Concept: Kerry Warn, Ms [Nicole] Kidman's Wigs Design and Concept: Peter Owen, Hairdressing: Belén López-Puigcerver, Teresa Rabal, Main Titles Sequence Designed/Producd by: yU+co., Main Title Illustrations: Steve Ellis, Final Credit/Optical Effects: Story Film/Pablo Núñez, Final Credit/Optical Effects: Ana Núñez, Final Credit/Optical Effects: Carlos Martínez, Antonio Ojeda, Music: Alejandro Amenábar, Conductor: Claudio Ianni, Concert Master: Gavyn Wright, Concert Master: Lucio Godoy, Alejandro Amenábar, Orchestrations: Xavier Capellas, Orchestrations: Claudio Ianni, Orchestrations: Lucio Godoy, Orchestrations: Alejandro Amenábar, Music Producer: Lucio Godoy, Music Executive (Dimension Films): Randy Spendlove, [Music Recording] Engineer: Geoff Foster, Sound Designer: Isabel Díaz Cassou, Sound: Ricardo Steinberg, Boom Operator: Sergio Burmann, Boom Operator: Carlos Culebras, Cableman: Carlos Lidón, Re-recording Mixer: Tim Cavagin, Steve Single, Supervising Sound Editors: Goldstein & Steinberg, Sound Editor: Maite Rivera, Assistant Sound Editor: Alejandro Fernández Capilla, Assistant Sound Editor: María Steinberg, ADR Recordist: John Bateman, ADR Recordist: Sito Raposo, ADR Recordist: Robert Thompson, Foley Artist: Julien Naudin, Foley Recordist: Guillaume Delamare, Stunt Co-ordinator: Miguel Pedregosa, Assistant Stunt Co-ordinator: Juan Benito Cuevas, Stunts: Sonia Gonzalo, Stunts: Esther Ramos, Ms Kidman's Double: Svetlana Albitskaia, Tutor/Chaperone: Elizabeth Every, Children's Drama Coach: Julie Austin, Didi Hopkins, Chaperone: Gaynor Victoria Mann, Susan Ball, Historical Consultant: Juan Pando, Dolby Consultant: James Seddon, DTS Consultant: Rod Duggan, SDDS Consultant: Les Brock, Unit Doctor: Paula Farias, Nuria Rodríguez, Dialogue Coach: Sandra Frieze, Translator: Walter Leonard
Cast (15)
Nicole Kidman (Grace), Fionnula Flanagan (Mrs Bertha Mills), Christopher Eccleston (Charles), Alakina Mann (Anne), James Bentley (Nicholas), Eric Sykes (Mr Edmund Tuttle), Elaine Cassidy (Lydia), Keith Allen (Mr Marlish), Renée Asherson (old lady), Michelle Fairley (Mrs Marlish), Gordon Reid (assistant), Alexander Vince (Victor Marlish), Ricardo López (2nd assistant), Aldo Grilo (gardener), Alejandro Amenábar (man in photo album)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (38)
In: Empire n235 January 2009  Pages: 214-215
Title: The top 10: Movie ghostsAuthor: BRAUND, Simon Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Listing of the ten best ghosts in films.

In: Discourse v27 n2/3 Spr/Aut 2005  Pages: 21-40
Title: Sympathy For the Dead: (G)hosts, Hostilities and Mediums...Author: BRUCE, Susan Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...in Alejandro Amenábar's The Others and Postmortem Photography". On the representation of ghosts in The OTHERS and photographs of the dead.

In: Screen International n1343 8 Feb 2002  Page: 6
Title: The Others dominates Spain's Goya Awards.Author: GREEN, Jennifer Article type: Festival ReportLanguage: English
Description: Report on this year's Goya Awards in Spain where THE OTHERS scooped eight prizes.

In: Widescreen Review n61 June 2002  Page: 80
Title: DVD video: featured reviews: Los OtrosAuthor: SUN, Perry Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Film Review n623 October 2002  Page: 90
Title: The OthersAuthor: RICHARDSON, David Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Radio Times v313 n4078 4 May 2002  Page: 63
Title: Video.Author: NORMAN, Emma Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Short review.

In: Empire n161 November 2002  Page: 140
Title: PlayAuthor: RUSSON, Scott Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Filmovy Prehled n3 2002  Page: 25,26
Title: [Filmovy Prehled - n3 2002: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: Czech

In: StarBurst n291 November 2002  Page: 57
Title: The OthersAuthor: WOODHAMS, Ben Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Film Ireland n84 Dec/Jan 2002  Pages: 16-18
Title: Prince of darknessAuthor: FORDE, Fiona Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Director Alejandro Amenábar discusses his film Los OTROS, his views on surprise endings, Europe vs. Hollywood, and Catholicism. Plus interview with Nicole Kidman on her colla- boration with Amenábar and her role as Grace.

In: Film Ireland n84 Dec/Jan 2002  Page: 30
Title: The OTHERSAuthor: HEALY, Sam Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Shivers n94 January 2002  Page: 46
Title: [Shivers - n94 January 2002: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Cineinforme n745 May 2002  Pages: 16,18-20,22,24
Title: El mercadoAuthor: SEQUERA, David Article type: ArticleLanguage: Spanish
Description: A review of the year 2001 in the Spanish film industry, which, thanks to two successful films, Los OTROS & TORRENTE 2: MISION EN MARBELLA, achieved a high turnover not seen since 1982.

In: Music from the Movies n33 May 2002  Page: 60
Title: Film music reviewAuthor: DUFF, Simon Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English

In: Realtime n49 Jun-Jul 2002  Page: 17
Title: Panic Room & The Others: Home sinister homeAuthor: HASLEM, Wendy Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: PANIC ROOM and Los OTROS share an obsession with the darker side of domestic life, reversing the traditional association between home, stability and security, and emphasising entrap ment and danger.

In: Academia n32 Summer 2002  Pages: 8-16
Title: ¿Quiénes son Los OTROS?Author: AMENABAR, Alejandro Article type: ArticleLanguage: Spanish
Description: The director discusses his film Los OTROS, with a particular emphasis on the characters.

In: Screen International n1374 27 Sep 2002  Page: 12
Title: Spanish house of horrorAuthor: GREEN, Jennifer Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: About Jaume Balagueró's new Spanish horror film DARKNESS which uses Spanish talent and US marketing, much like Alejandro Amenabar's Los OTROS (The Others).

In: StarBurst n281 January 2002  Page: 73
Title: The OthersAuthor: WHITE, Dave Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English

In: Fangoria n213 June 2002  Page: 61
Title: DVD Dungeon: The OTHERSAuthor: GINGOLD, Michael Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Sight and Sound v11 n11 November 2001  Pages: 53-54
Title: ReviewsAuthor: Smith, Paul JulianArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Cineinforme n738 October 2001  Page: 20
Title: Panorama: 'Los otros' se convierte en el file español más...Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: Spanish
Description: Article title ends: "...taquillero de la historia". On the impressive box office success of Los OTROS in Spain.

In: Fotogramas n1895 September 2001  Pages: [98-99],100,102,104-105
Title: amenábar: y con él llegó HollywoodAuthor: PONGA, Paula Article type: InterviewLanguage: Spanish
Description: Interview with Alejandro Amenábar on his film Los OTROS and his sudden rise to international acclaim.

In: Film Score Monthly v6 n8 September 2001  Pages: 34-35
Title: Score: reviews of current releases on CDAuthor: BENJAMIN, A.K. Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English

In: StarBurst n278 October 2001  Page: 54
Title: The OTHERSAuthor: JONES, Alan Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Sight and Sound v11 n11 November 2001  Pages: 18-19
Title: Dread againAuthor: JAMES, Nick Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Analysis of The OTHERS which looks particularly at Nicole Kidman's performance as Grace.

In: Cineinforme n735/736 Jul/Aug 2001  Page: 78
Title: Amenábar rastrea en la esencia del terror con 'LOS OTROS',Article type: ArticleLanguage: Spanish
Description: Article title ends: "...su película más internacional". Briefly presents Alejandro Amenábar's LOS OTROS selected for competition at the next Mostra de Venecia festival.

In: Avant-Scène du Cinéma n507 December 2001  Pages: 135-136
Title: Les AutresAuthor: LENNE, Gérard Article type: ReviewLanguage: French

In: Cinefantastique v33 n5 Oct/Nov 2001  Page: 61
Title: ReviewsAuthor: SCAPPEROTTI, Dan Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Venice Film Festival Catalogue v58th August 2001  Pages: 40-41
Title: [Venice Film Festival Catalogue - v58th August 2001: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: Italian
Description: Includes director's comment

In: Screen International n1319 9 Aug 2001  Page: 19
Title: Amenabar serves chilling treat for occult devotees.Author: LEVY, Emanuel Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Empire n150 December 2001  Page: 116
Title: [Empire - n150 December 2001: no known title]Author: WESTBROOK, Caroline Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Empire n150 December 2001  Pages: 80-82
Title: Do you know why you're afraid?...Author: DINNING, Mark Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Spanish director Alejandro Amenabar about his ghost story THE OTHERS, and Guillermo Del Toro about THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE.

In: Film Score Monthly v6 n10 December 2001  Pages: 20-21
Title: One of us: discussing movies and movie music with ...Author: BOND, Jeff Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: "...Alejandro Amenábar, the man behind The Others and Open Your Eyes".

In: Variety 13 Aug 2001  Page: 43,52
Title: Film ReviewsAuthor: HARVEY, Dennis Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Fangoria n206 September 2001  Pages: 26-29,80
Title: Haunted by The OTHERSAuthor: SIMPSON, M.J. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The cast of Alejandro Amenábar's chiller Los OTROS recall their experience of working with the director.

In: Screen International n1272 18 Aug 2000  Pages: 18-19
Title: INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Screen International n1285 17 Nov 2000  Page: 19
Title: Production Focus: Spain and PortugalArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v365 n13 17 Oct 2000  Page: 27
Title: ProductionArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (9)
Title: Making sense of mind-game films: narrative complexity, embodiment, and the senses
Author: Littschwager, Simin Nina  Pages: viii, 241 pages

Title: Nicole Kidman: anatomy of an actor
Author: TYLSKI, Alexandre  Pages: 191 pages

Title: Women and domestic space in contemporary gothic narratives: the house as subject
Author: Ng, Andrew Hock Soon  Pages: xii, 246 pages

Title: Lost and othered children in contemporary cinema
Author: Olson, Debbie   Pages: xiv, 338 pages

Title: Music in the horror film: listening to fear
Author: LERNER, Neil  Pages: xi, 240 p.

Title: Mis/takes: archetype, myth and identity in screen fiction
Author: WADDELL, Terrie  Pages: xi, 213 p.

Title: Strong women II: 16+ guide
Author: ESTEBAN, Jóse de  Pages: 36 p.

Title: Otros: una película de Alejandro Amenábar
Author: AMENÁBAR, Alejandro  Pages: 279 p.

Title: Contemporary Spanish cinema and genre
Author: BECK, Jay  Pages: xviii, 310 p.


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: NTSCBFI identifier: C-1222472
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access



Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: NTSCBFI identifier: C-1222472
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access