To the Night

To the Night
Film poster
Directed byPeter Brunner
Written byPeter Brunner
StarringCaleb Landry Jones
Eleonore Hendricks
Jana McKinnon
Christos Haas
Abbey Lee
CinematographyDaniel Katz
Edited byPeter Brunner
Release date
  • 2018 (2018)
Running time
102 minutes
LanguageEnglish

To the Night is a 2018 drama film written and directed by Austrian filmmaker Peter Brunner. It stars Caleb Landry Jones, Eleonore Hendricks, Jana McKinnon, Christos Haas, and Abbey Lee. The film follows a traumatised artist and father struggling with the psychological aftermath of a fire that killed his parents. The film premiered at the 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Premise

Haunted by a childhood fire that killed his parents, Norman—an artist living in New York—struggles with trauma that affects his girlfriend and infant son.

Cast

Production and release

The film was written and directed by Austrian filmmaker Peter Brunner. He also edited the film. Principal photography took place in New York City between September and October 2016. Filmmaker Michael Haneke consulted on the film. It served as Brunner's English-language debut. The cinematographer was Daniel Katz. To the Night premiered in competition for the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2018.

Reception

Boyd van Hoeij of The Hollywood Reporter praised Jones's performance but wondered if many viewers would be interested in following "such a downbeat and often negative character for the span of an entire feature". David Ehrlich gave it a generally negative review in IndieWire, writing that the main character's "feeble backstory isn't enough to sustain him for 102 minutes". Nick Allen of The Film Stage gave it a B grade, commending Jones's performance as "excellently unhinged". Marina Pavido of Cinema Austriaco and Nick Mastrini of Cineuropa both gave the film positive reviews.

References

  1. ↑ "To the Night". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  2. ↑ "To the Night". www.austrianfilms.com (in German). Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  3. 1 2 3 Hoeij, Boyd van (2018-07-06). "'To the Night': Film Review | Karlovy Vary 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  4. 1 2 3 Ehrlich, David (2018-07-05). "'To the Night' Review: Caleb Landry Jones Flirts with Self-Parody in This Noxious Portrait of a Tortured Artist — KVIFF 2018". IndieWire. Retrieved 2026-09-15.
  5. ↑ "To The Night". Österreichisches Filminstitut. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  6. ↑ Nordine, Michael (2018-07-01). "'To the Night' Trailer: Caleb Landry Jones Leaves Ebbing, Missouri for New York in Surreal Karlovy Vary Drama — Watch". IndieWire. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  7. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (2018-06-28). "'To The Night' Trailer: Caleb Landry Jones Is An Artist Suffering From PTSD In Karlovy Vary-Bound Drama". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  8. 1 2 "GoCritic! Feature: To the Night". Cineuropa. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  9. 1 2 O'Connor, Rory (2018-07-22). "Karlovy Vary Review: 'To the Night' is an Unrelenting Showcase for Caleb Landry Jones". Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  10. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (2018-06-29). "Reel Suspects primed and ready to sell To the Night". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2026-09-15.
  11. ↑ "To the Night (2018) Review | Cinema Austriaco". 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2026-07-01.