{{short description|2022 Canadian film directed by Luis De Filippis}} {{Infobox film | name = Something You Said Last Night | image = Something You Said Last Night poster.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Luis De Filippis | producer = Jessica Adams<br>Harry Cherniak<br>Luis De Filippis<br>Michael Graf<br>Michela Pini<br>Rhea Plangg | writer = Luis De Filippis | starring = Carmen Madonia<br>Ramona Milano<br>Paige Evans<br>Joe Parro | music = Ella Van Der Woude | cinematography = Norm Li | editing = Noemi Katharina Preiswerk | studio = JA Productions<br>Cinédokké | distributor = Elevation Pictures | released = {{film date|2022|09|10|TIFF}} | runtime = 96 minutes | country = {{ubl|Canada|Switzerland}} | language = English<br>Italian | budget = | gross = }} '''''Something You Said Last Night''''' is a 2022 Canadian-Swiss<ref name="wiseman" /> drama film, written and directed by Luis De Filippis.<ref>Radheyan Simonpillai, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/10-canadian-films-to-watch-at-tiff-2022 "10 Canadian films to watch at TIFF 2022"]. ''Now'', August 17, 2022.</ref> The films stars Carmen Madonia as Ren, a young transgender woman in her mid 20s who accompanies her family on a vacation, during which she is torn between her desire to establish her independence and the comfort of retreating back into being taken care of by other people.<ref name="wiseman">Andreas Wiseman, [https://deadline.com/2022/08/florida-project-tiff-drama-something-you-said-last-night-memento-1235093177/ "Memento International Boards TIFF Drama ‘Something You Said Last Night’; Exec Producers Include ‘The Florida Project’ Duo"]. ''Deadline Hollywood'', August 16, 2022.</ref>
The film's cast also includes Ramona Milano, Paige Evans, Joe Parro, {{notatypo|Xxavier}} Woon-A-Tai, Augustus Oicle, Drew Catherine, Mark Winnick, Mark Soltermann and Nate Colitto.
The film had its world premiere in the Discovery section at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022.<ref>Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/daniel-radcliffe-as-weird-al-yankovic-leads-tiff-midnight-madness-discovery-wavelength-sections-also-unveiled/5173193.article "Daniel Radcliffe as "Weird Al" Yankovic leads TIFF Midnight Madness; Discovery, Wavelength sections also unveiled"]. ''Screen Daily'', August 4, 2022.</ref> It was also selected for the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival's 'New Directors' competitive slate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2022/noticias/1/20097/es|website=San Sebastián International Film Festival|date=29 August 2022|title=La sección New Directors se completa con 'Chevalier noir', de Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi, y 'Something You Said Last Night', de Luis De Filippis}}</ref> It entered commercial release in July 2023.<ref>Aparita Bhandari, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-canadian-filmmaker-luis-de-filippis-wants-to-tell-a-different-kind-of/ "Canadian filmmaker Luis De Filippis wants to tell a different kind of trans story"]. ''The Globe and Mail'', July 5, 2023.</ref>
==Critical response== Barbara Goslawski of ''That Shelf'' positively reviewed the film, praising De Filippis for writing a film about a transgender character whose story centred on normal human relationships instead of trauma over her gender identity, and writing that Madonia's performance as Ren is "a marvel".<ref>Barbara Goslawski, [https://thatshelf.com/tiff-2022-something-you-said-last-night-review/ "TIFF 2022: Something You Said Last Night Review"]. ''That Shelf'', September 11, 2022.</ref>
Mel Woods of ''Xtra Magazine'' praised the film as a major breakthrough for transgender representation in film, writing that "What’s so revolutionary about Something You Said Last Night is its absence. It is absent of trauma, of coming-outs, or of any of the clichés found in so many depictions of trans people on screen. Instead, it is a quietly small film about a family, their dynamic relationships with each other and what it means to care for one another."<ref>Mel Woods, [https://xtramagazine.com/culture/something-you-said-last-night-review-235987 "‘Something You Said Last Night’ is the kind of trans film we’ve been asking for"]. ''Xtra Magazine'', September 15, 2022.</ref>
The film was rated an A− on Indiewire and subsequently highlighted as a Critic’s Choice by Jude Dry.
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.<ref>Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/three-feature-docs-make-canadas-top-ten/ "Three Feature Docs Make Canada’s Top Ten"]. ''Point of View'', December 8, 2022.</ref>
==Awards== At TIFF, the film was the winner of the Changemaker Award.<ref>Christian Zilko, [https://www.indiewire.com/2022/09/tiff-2022-peoples-choice-award-winners-list-1234763848/ "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award"]. ''IndieWire'', September 18, 2022.</ref>
The film also received the Sebastiane award at the San Sebastián Film Festival.
The film was shortlisted for the Directors Guild of Canada's 2022 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.<ref>Etan Vlessing, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/nightmare-alley-crimes-of-the-future-night-raiders-nominees-dgc-awards-2022-1235226138/ "DGC Awards: ‘Nightmare Alley,’ ‘Crimes of the Future,’ ‘Night Raiders’ Lead Nominees"]. ''The Hollywood Reporter'', September 23, 2022.</ref> It received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024, for Best Costume Design (Mara Zigler) and the John Dunning Best First Feature Award (De Filippis).<ref>[https://www.northernstars.ca/blackberry-leads-csa-nominations/ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations"]. ''Northern Stars'', March 6, 2024.</ref>
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