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ACCESS-DATE=OCTOBER 13, 2022, }}Three Thousand Years of Longing is a 2022 fantasy romantic drama film directed and produced by George Miller. Written by Miller and Augusta Gore, it is based on the 1994 short story "The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye" by A. S. Byatt and follows a djinn (Idris Elba) who is unleashed from a bottle by a professor (Tilda Swinton) and tells her stories from his thousands of years of existence. The film is dedicated to Miller's mother Angela, as well as Rena Mitchell, relative of producer Doug Mitchell.The film premiered out of competition at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2022, where it received a six-minute standing ovation. It was released theatrically in the United States on August 26, 2022, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (via United Artists Releasing), and in Australia on September 1, 2022, by Roadshow Entertainment. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its visuals and performances, but was a box-office bomb, grossing $20.3 million against a budget of $60 million.

Plot

Alithea Binnie is a British narratology scholar who occasionally hallucinates demonic beings. During a trip to Istanbul, Alithea purchases an antique bottle and unleashes the Djinn trapped within it. The Djinn offers to grant Alithea three wishes, so long as each one is truly her heart's desire, with the following exceptions: no wishing for more wishes, no wishing for immortality, and no wishing for an end to sin or suffering. However, Alithea argues that wishing is a mistake, accusing the Djinn of being a trickster. She says that when she was a child, she created an imaginary friend in the form of a young boy and even imagined his whole life (which she wrote in a diary) but decided to forget about him, fearing to be overwhelmed by her own imagination. In response, the Djinn proceeds to tell her three tales of his past and how he ended up trapped in the bottle.In the first story, the Queen of Sheba, the Djinn's cousin and lover, is wooed by King Solomon, who jealously imprisons the Djinn in a brass bottle which is cast into the Red Sea by a bird. 2,500 years later the now-encrusted bottle is brought up from the ocean floor by fishermen and eventually is used as a stone in a wall. The second story centers on GÃ¼lten, a concubine in the palace of Suleiman the Magnificent. After finding the bottle, GÃ¼lten wishes for Suleiman's son, Mustafa, to fall in love with her and subsequently wishes to bear his child. HÃ¼rrem Sultan, a favored concubine of Suleiman, schemes to have her own son on the throne and convinces Suleiman that Mustafa is conspiring against him; this results in Mustafa's murder. Despite the Djinn's attempts to save her, the pregnant GÃ¼lten is also killed on Suleiman's orders before she can make her final wish.With the third wish ungranted, the Djinn wanders the palace invisibly for over 100 years, his bottle concealed beneath a stone in an unused bathing room. He almost captures the attention of Murad IV, who goes to war and becomes a ruthless ruler, later dying from alcoholism. His brother Ibrahim becomes the new sultan and develops a fetish for overweight concubines. His favorite among them, Sugar Lump, after finding the bathing room while wandering through the palace, discovers the bottle when she slips and falls on the stone, breaking it. The Djinn appears to her and desperately begs her to make the third wish. Thinking he is a trickster, Sugar Lump wishes for the Djinn to be re-imprisoned in his bottle at the bottom of the Bosporus.In the final story, Zefir, the young wife of a Turkish merchant, is given the bottle after it is recovered in the mid-19th century from the belly of a gutted fish. Zefir wishes first for all-reaching knowledge, which the Djinn grants in the form of books, and later to perceive the world as djinns do. Despite the Djinn's growing love for Zefir and the fact she is now pregnant with his child, she feels increasingly trapped by his unwillingness to let her make a third wish, which would end their bond. To placate her, the Djinn offers to imprison himself in a new glass bottle whenever she wishes. However, during one such time, Zefir wishes to forget she had ever met the Djinn, leaving him imprisoned and unknown once again. Alithea is moved by the story and realizes that she has fallen in love with the Djinn. For her first wish she asks for him to love her the way he had loved Zefir. They spend the night making love, and in the morning, the Djinn accompanies Alithea back to London. They settle into a routine where he either accompanies her as she works, or explores the new modern world, learning all of the new technological discoveries.One day, Alithea discovers that the Djinn is becoming weaker due to the effects that the city's cell tower and satellite transmissions have when interacting with his electromagnetic physiology. Finding him turning to dust and comatose, she uses her second wish to get the severely ill Djinn to speak to her, and apologizes for using her wish to deny them the chance to fall in love naturally. She uses her third and final wish to free the Djinn to return to "The Realm of Djinn" where he belongs, as she realizes he does not belong in the world of humans.Three years later, Alithea has written a book containing all the stories that the Djinn told her, like she once did with her childhood imaginary friend, and sees the now-healthy Djinn approaching her from across the park. Holding hands, they continue through the park and Alithea's narration reveals that he promises to return throughout her lifetime.

Cast

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Tilda Swinton as Alithea Binnie
- Alyla Browne as young Alithea Binnie
Idris Elba as the Djinn
Aska Karem as airport Security officer
Erdil YaÅŸaroÄŸlu as Professor GÃ¼nhan
Sarah Houbolt as airport Djinn
Aamito Lagum as the Queen of Sheba
Sabrina Dhowre as the British Council Lady/The Watcher WEB,weblink Sabrina Dhowre Elba, IMDb, May 12, 2023, June 27, 2023,weblink live,
Nicolas Mouawad as King Solomon
Ece YÃ¼ksel as GÃ¼lten
Matteo Bocelli as Prince Mustafa
Lachy Hulme as Sultan Suleiman
Megan Gale as HÃ¼rrem
OÄŸulcan Arman Uslu as Murad IV
- Kaan Guldur as young Murad
Jack Braddy as Ibrahim
- Hugo Vella as young Ibrahim
Zerrin Tekindor as KÃ¶sem
Anna Adams as Sugar Lump
David Collins as Ozmet the Jocular
Burcu GÃ¶lgedar as Zefir
Vince Gil as old merchant
Melissa Jaffer as Clementine
Anne Charleston as Fanny
Danny Lim as storyteller with dog

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Production

File:George Miller (35706244922).jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|Director, co-writer and co-producer George Miller.]]It was announced in October 2018 that George Miller had set his next directorial effort, described as "epic in scope" and expected to begin filming in 2019.WEB, Andreas, Wiseman,weblink AFM Hot Pic: George Miller To Direct Movie Epic 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing', FilmNation To Launch Sales, Deadline Hollywood, October 25, 2018, October 25, 2018, October 25, 2018,weblink live, Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton were announced as cast members the same month.NEWS, Kit, Borys,weblink Idris Elba, Tilda Swinton to Star in George Miller's Epic Love Story 'Three Thousand Years of Longing' (Exclusive), The Hollywood Reporter, October 25, 2018, July 31, 2021, July 31, 2021,weblink live, The film is based on A. S. Byatt's short story "The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye."WEB,weblink Three Thousand Years Of Longing Footage Reveals First Look At George Miller's New Movie, Mathai, Jeremy, 2022-05-18, /Film, 2022-02-22, May 18, 2022,weblink live, In a July 2019 interview, Miller said that pre-production would begin in late 2019, and that filming would begin on March 2, 2020, between Australia, Turkey and the United Kingdom.WEB,weblink Three Thousand Years Of Longing, January 13, 2020, Production List, February 6, 2020, February 7, 2020,weblink live, WEB, Anne, Thompson,weblink George Miller Looks Back on 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' and Forward to More Furiosa, IndieWire, July 23, 2019, July 23, 2019, July 23, 2019,weblink live, WEB, Fleming, Jr., Mike,weblink George Miller On March Start Date For Next Film, More 'Mad Max', Defending Superheroes As Cinema & The Search For Depth That Makes Movies Like 'Fury Road' Unforgettable, Deadline Hollywood, December 6, 2019, December 6, 2019, December 6, 2019,weblink live, Filming was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemicWEB,weblink Cautious industry heads into TIFF with eyes wide open, Jeremy, Kay, Louise, Tutt, September 10, 2020, Screen Daily, September 30, 2020, September 26, 2020,weblink live, and began in November 2020 in Australia.NEWS,weblink George Miller's 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing' Underway In Australia; Oscar-Winning DoP John Seale Among 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Team Re-Uniting On Movie, Andreas, Wiseman, Deadline Hollywood, December 9, 2020, December 9, 2020, December 9, 2020,weblink live,

Release

In May 2020, MGM (via United Artists Releasing) acquired the film's North American distribution rights, with Metropolitan Filmexport and Sunac Culture handling distribution in France and China respectively.NEWS, Fleming, Jr., Mike,weblink MGM Lands North American Rights On George Miller-Directed 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing' With Idris Elba & Tilda Swinton, Deadline Hollywood, May 14, 2020, May 14, 2020, May 14, 2020,weblink live, WEB,weblink George Miller's 'Three Thousand Years of Longing' With Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba Set for Cannes (Exclusive), Elsa, Keslassy, Variety, March 16, 2022, March 16, 2022, March 16, 2022,weblink live, Roadshow Entertainment handled the Australian distribution,WEB, Three Thousand Years of Longing {{!, Official Trailer {{!}} 2022 [HD]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUXWYyKxTCM|date=2022-05-23|access-date=2022-05-23|via=YouTube}} while Entertainment Film Distributors handled distribution in the United Kingdom.WEB, Three Thousand Years of Longing {{!, Official Trailer HD {{!}} Starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2hsfTU4ZgE|date=2022-05-21|access-date=2022-07-02|via=YouTube|archive-date=March 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304091442weblink|url-status=live}}The film premiered out of competition at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2022, where it received a six-minute standing ovation.WEB, Sharf, Zack, 2022-05-20, George Miller's Visual Feast 'Three Thousand Years of Longing' Earns Six-Minute Standing Ovation in Cannes,weblink 2022-05-20, Variety, January 1, 2023,weblink live, An activist protesting sexual violence perpetrated by Russian soldiers in Ukraine appeared at the premiere and stripped nude while screaming before being removed by Cannes security.WEB, Wiseman, Andreas, Activist Removed From Cannes Red Carpet Following Naked Protest Against Sexual Violence In Ukraine,weblink Deadline Hollywood, May 20, 2022, June 3, 2022, March 4, 2023,weblink live, The film's first trailer was also released that day.WEB,weblink George Miller Tells an Epic, Fantasy Love Story in 'Three Thousand Years of Longing' Trailer, Wilson, Chapman, Variety, May 20, 2022, July 15, 2022, March 4, 2023,weblink live, The film's scheduled release date of August 31, 2022, in the United States, was moved up to August 26.WEB,weblink George Miller's 'Three Thousand Years of Longing' Release Date Moved Up, Collider (website), Collider, O'Rourke, Ryan, August 5, 2022, August 8, 2022, August 16, 2022,weblink live, It was released in Australia on September 1, 2022.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released the film for VOD on November 1, 2022, followed by a Blu-ray, DVD and 4K UHD release on November 15, 2022.WEB,weblink Three Thousand Years of Longing DVD Release Date, www.dvdsreleasedates.com, October 28, 2022, March 7, 2023,weblink live,

Reception

Box office

Three Thousand Years of Longing grossed $8.3 million in the United States and Canada,THE NUMBERS, Three Thousand Years of Longing - Financial Information, Three-Thousand-Years-of-Longing-(2022), October 6, 2022, and $12 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $20.3 million, against a production budget of $60 million.In the United States and Canada, it was released alongside The Invitation and Breaking.WEB,weblink Box Office: Box Office: Three New Movies Slink Into Theaters, With Limited Expectations, Rebecca, Rubin, Variety (magazine), Variety, August 24, 2022, August 24, 2022, August 24, 2022,weblink live, It made $1.4 million on its first dayWEB, Anthony, D'Alessandro, August 27, 2022, Horror Pic 'The Invitation' Leads Worst Weekend At This Summer's Box Office, All Pics Grossing $54M,weblink August 27, 2022, Deadline Hollywood, August 27, 2022,weblink live, and went on to debut with $2.9 million from 2,436 theaters on its opening weekend.WEB,weblink Box Office: 'The Invitation' Leads Horrifyingly Slow Weekend With $7M, The Hollywood Reporter, August 28, 2022, McClintock, Pamela, August 28, 2022, August 27, 2022,weblink live, Variety called it "a terrible result for a movie that's playing in thousands of theaters across the country", and noted that it would be one of the biggest box office bombs of 2022, with industry experts blaming lack of marketing and the wide-release strategy.WEB, Rebecca, Rubin, August 28, 2022, 'The Invitation' Tops Box Office With $7 Million in Catastrophically Slow Weekend,weblink August 28, 2022, Variety, August 28, 2022,weblink live, TheWrap, while acknowledging its box office underperformance, noted the film could still turn a profit for MGM after it went to streaming, as the company spent only $6 million on domestic distribution rights.WEB, Brian, Welk, August 29, 2022, Why George Miller's 'Three Thousand Years of Longing' Tanked at the Box Office,weblink September 2, 2022, TheWrap, September 2, 2022,weblink live, In its second weekend, the film made $1.5 million (and a total of $1.9 million over the four-day Labor Day frame), dropping 47.1% and finishing 13th.NEWS, D'Alessandro, Anthony, Rebound Summer Loses Heat With Ice Cold Labor Day Weekend â€” Even With $3 Tickets On National Cinema Day; 'Top Gun: Maverick' Nearing $700M â€“ Saturday AM Box Office,weblink Deadline Hollywood, September 3, 2022, September 4, 2022, September 5, 2022,weblink live,

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 254 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Although its story isn't as impressive as its visual marvels, it's hard not to admire Three Thousand Years of Longing{{'}}s sheer ambition."WEB, Three Thousand Years of Longing,weblink Rotten Tomatoes, October 23, 2022, :{{wikidata|property|P444}}|{{EditAtWikidata|qid={{wikidata|label|raw}}|pid=P444}}{{cbignore}} Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 60 out of 100, based on 52 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".WEB, Three Thousand Years of Longing,weblink Metacritic, September 5, 2022, March 30, 2024,weblink live, Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.Peter Debruge of Variety said: "These days, audiences are so savvy about the tricks at a filmmaker's disposal that the movie's greatest achievement is that it seizes our imagination (or perhaps that's our attention deficit disorder being so brusquely manhandled) and holds it for the better part of two hours, defying us to anticipate what comes next."WEB, Debruge, Peter, 'Three Thousand Years of Longing' Review: George Miller's Wishy-Washy Fantasy Has Serious Story Problems,weblink Variety, May 20, 2022, August 24, 2022, August 23, 2022,weblink live,

References

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Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022 Festival de Cannes Press Kit). FilmNation Entertainment, (26 pp), May 2022

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