Exclusive: Deutschland 83 co-creator Jörg Winger’s latest drama series Ouija has added Starzplay as co-producer and the show has set cast, Deadline can reveal.
Co-created by Thomas Bourguignon (Réunions), the France Télévisions series was one of the first development projects detailed when Winger unveiled the Fremantle-backed Big Window Productions, which sits within his former company UFA Fiction. Ouija is co-produced by Big Window and Kwaï, another Fremantle label. Bourguignon is directing.
Principal photography has kicked off in Nice and the surrounding area, with Ophelia Kolb, Katharina Schüttler, Stefan Konarske and Bruno Solo set to lead.
The fast-paced supernatural coming-of-age story recalls the creators’ time partaking in German-French exchange programs.
Set against the backdrop of a generational saga, the six-parter focuses on such an exchange taking place during the 1982 football World Cup but tells the story of characters from three generations – one who fought during World War Two, one...
Co-created by Thomas Bourguignon (Réunions), the France Télévisions series was one of the first development projects detailed when Winger unveiled the Fremantle-backed Big Window Productions, which sits within his former company UFA Fiction. Ouija is co-produced by Big Window and Kwaï, another Fremantle label. Bourguignon is directing.
Principal photography has kicked off in Nice and the surrounding area, with Ophelia Kolb, Katharina Schüttler, Stefan Konarske and Bruno Solo set to lead.
The fast-paced supernatural coming-of-age story recalls the creators’ time partaking in German-French exchange programs.
Set against the backdrop of a generational saga, the six-parter focuses on such an exchange taking place during the 1982 football World Cup but tells the story of characters from three generations – one who fought during World War Two, one...
- 5/18/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
"If history makes men, some men make history." Samuel Goldwyn Films has released an official US trailer for the French biopic drama De Gaulle, about the legendary French politician Charles de Gaulle. The film takes place during World War II, just as France is dealing with the Nazi army invading their country. It already opened in France last year, and is finally arriving in the US this fall. Set in France, June 1940. The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France... Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, his wife, finds herself with her three children on the road of the exodus. Starring Lambert Wilson as Charles de Gaulle, with a cast including Isabelle Carré as his wife Yvonne, plus Olivier Gourmet, Catherine Mouchet, Pierre Hancisse, Sophie Quinton, Gilles Cohen, Laurent Stocker, Philippe Laudenbach, and Tim Hudson as Churchill. This French biopic seems as campy...
- 8/31/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"His organization responds to acute needs." Madman Films out of Australia has debuted an official English-subtitled trailer for the acclaimed, beloved French drama (originally) called The Specials. Apparently for the Australian release they've retitled it to The Extraordinary, which sort of still works I guess, but okay whatever. No need for a new name. This is from the same two talented French filmmakers who made The Intouchables, and this time they tell the story of two based-on-real-people social support caregivers for autistic children and teens. Vincent Cassel and Reda Kateb star as two of the most caring, loving guys you'll ever meet - as Bruno and Malik. The full cast also includes Hélène Vincent, Bryan Mialoundama. Alban Ivanov, Benjamin Lesieur, Marco Locatelli, and Catherine Mouchet. It's a wonderful film. I saw it at the San Sebastian Film Festival and loved everything about it - read my glowing review. It truly is a "special", warm,...
- 11/29/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Huppert’s cameo as herself adds some unearned gravitas to this contrived tale of an actor embracing his sexuality
No film featuring Isabelle Huppert can be entirely without interest. But this odd movie from Anne Fontaine is messily structured, self-conscious and preposterous, buried within its own inelegant framing device. The unhappy childhood of a young actor called Marvin is told through childhood flashbacks as the twentysomething adult comes to terms with his sexuality and finally has a staggering stroke of fortune with his career (the sheer flukiness of which is never acknowledged). Finnegan Oldfield plays the adult Marvin in Paris; Jules Porier is his delicate younger self growing up in the sticks, bullied at school and treated with casual cruelty by his unemployed father Dany (a good performance by Grégory Gadebois).
But a number of people turn his life around: kindly headteacher Mme Clément (Catherine Mouchet) encourages him to apply...
No film featuring Isabelle Huppert can be entirely without interest. But this odd movie from Anne Fontaine is messily structured, self-conscious and preposterous, buried within its own inelegant framing device. The unhappy childhood of a young actor called Marvin is told through childhood flashbacks as the twentysomething adult comes to terms with his sexuality and finally has a staggering stroke of fortune with his career (the sheer flukiness of which is never acknowledged). Finnegan Oldfield plays the adult Marvin in Paris; Jules Porier is his delicate younger self growing up in the sticks, bullied at school and treated with casual cruelty by his unemployed father Dany (a good performance by Grégory Gadebois).
But a number of people turn his life around: kindly headteacher Mme Clément (Catherine Mouchet) encourages him to apply...
- 9/13/2018
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Exclusive: The Brazil-Portugal-France road movie The Great Mystical Circus is set to commence shooting in Lisbon, Portugal, on January 6, 2015.
Carlos Diegues (pictured) directs the story from a screenplay he co-wrote with George Moura based on Jorge de Lima’s poem O Grande Circo Mistico.
Margarita Gauchet and Herszage have joined Vincent Cassel, Jesuita Barbosa, Catherine Mouchet and Lazaro Ramos on the cast.
The Great Mystical Circus centres on a century in the lives of the Knieps, an Austrian family of circus owners.
Renata Almeida Magalhães is producing.
Brazil’s Luz Mägica Produçaoes, Portugal’s Fado Films and France’s Milonga Films are the production companies.
An earlier version of this article stated that Films Distribution had acquired international sales rights to the project. This is not the case and we are happy to correct the article.
Carlos Diegues (pictured) directs the story from a screenplay he co-wrote with George Moura based on Jorge de Lima’s poem O Grande Circo Mistico.
Margarita Gauchet and Herszage have joined Vincent Cassel, Jesuita Barbosa, Catherine Mouchet and Lazaro Ramos on the cast.
The Great Mystical Circus centres on a century in the lives of the Knieps, an Austrian family of circus owners.
Renata Almeida Magalhães is producing.
Brazil’s Luz Mägica Produçaoes, Portugal’s Fado Films and France’s Milonga Films are the production companies.
An earlier version of this article stated that Films Distribution had acquired international sales rights to the project. This is not the case and we are happy to correct the article.
- 8/15/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The sales agent has come on handle sales on the Brazil-Portugal-France road movie The Great Mystical Circus, set to commence shooting in Portugal in September.
Carlos Diegues (pictured) directs the story from George Moura’s adaptation of Jorge de Lima’s poem O Grande Circo Mistico.
Gauchet and Herszage have joined Vincent Cassel, Jesuita Barbosa, Catherine Mouchet and Lazaro Ramos on the cast.
The Great Mystical Circus centres on a century in the lives of the Knieps, an Austrian family of circus owners.
Luis Galvap Telles and Renata Almeoda Magalhães are producing and the executive producers are Alex Silva and Sarah Lum.
Brazil’s Luz Mägica Produçaoes, Portugal’s Fado Films and France’s Milonga films are the production companies.
Carlos Diegues (pictured) directs the story from George Moura’s adaptation of Jorge de Lima’s poem O Grande Circo Mistico.
Gauchet and Herszage have joined Vincent Cassel, Jesuita Barbosa, Catherine Mouchet and Lazaro Ramos on the cast.
The Great Mystical Circus centres on a century in the lives of the Knieps, an Austrian family of circus owners.
Luis Galvap Telles and Renata Almeoda Magalhães are producing and the executive producers are Alex Silva and Sarah Lum.
Brazil’s Luz Mägica Produçaoes, Portugal’s Fado Films and France’s Milonga films are the production companies.
- 8/14/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
My Friend Victoria (Mon amie Victoria)
Director: Jean-Paul Civeyrac
Writers: Jean-Paul Civeyrac
Producer(s): Les Films Pelleas
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Catherine Mouchet, Pascal Greggory, Aurore Broutin
Director Jean-Paul Civeyrac has debuted his films at notable festivals for years now, yet his works don’t seem to get Us distribution. Now, with his 8th feature, he turns to Doris Lessing for inspiration, a British author whose works seem to be an inspiration for many French directors (last year Anne Fontaine made her English language debut with Adore, an adaptation of a Lessing story). Mouchet and Broutin are actresses that have popped up in a number of notable features, while Pascal Greggory is always a welcome addition to any cast (he also headlined 2007’s La France, from Civeyrac’s contemporary, Serge Bozon).
Gist: Based on the novel by Doris Lessing, Victoria, an 8 year-old black girl from a poor background,...
Director: Jean-Paul Civeyrac
Writers: Jean-Paul Civeyrac
Producer(s): Les Films Pelleas
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Catherine Mouchet, Pascal Greggory, Aurore Broutin
Director Jean-Paul Civeyrac has debuted his films at notable festivals for years now, yet his works don’t seem to get Us distribution. Now, with his 8th feature, he turns to Doris Lessing for inspiration, a British author whose works seem to be an inspiration for many French directors (last year Anne Fontaine made her English language debut with Adore, an adaptation of a Lessing story). Mouchet and Broutin are actresses that have popped up in a number of notable features, while Pascal Greggory is always a welcome addition to any cast (he also headlined 2007’s La France, from Civeyrac’s contemporary, Serge Bozon).
Gist: Based on the novel by Doris Lessing, Victoria, an 8 year-old black girl from a poor background,...
- 2/7/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
With The Monk now in select theatres and available On Demand and via digital download, we figured there was no better time than today to share some new clips and images with you all!
The supernatural thriller The Monk (review here), which was adapted from Matthew G. Lewis' 1796 Gothic novel, was directed by Dominik Moll and stars Vincent Cassel, Déborah François, Joséphine Japy, Sergi Lopez, Catherine Mouchet, Jordi Dauder, Geraldine Chaplin, Roxane Duran, Frédéric Noaille, Javivi Gil Valle, Pierre-Félix Gravière, and Martine Vandeville.
Synopsis:
Abandoned at birth at the gates of a Capuchin monastery in Madrid, Brother Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), raised by the friars, grows up into a preacher admired far and wide for his fervor. Ambrosio is feared for his righteousness and believes he is immune from temptation - until the arrival of a mysterious apprentice undermines his convictions and leads him down a dangerous path of sin,...
The supernatural thriller The Monk (review here), which was adapted from Matthew G. Lewis' 1796 Gothic novel, was directed by Dominik Moll and stars Vincent Cassel, Déborah François, Joséphine Japy, Sergi Lopez, Catherine Mouchet, Jordi Dauder, Geraldine Chaplin, Roxane Duran, Frédéric Noaille, Javivi Gil Valle, Pierre-Félix Gravière, and Martine Vandeville.
Synopsis:
Abandoned at birth at the gates of a Capuchin monastery in Madrid, Brother Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), raised by the friars, grows up into a preacher admired far and wide for his fervor. Ambrosio is feared for his righteousness and believes he is immune from temptation - until the arrival of a mysterious apprentice undermines his convictions and leads him down a dangerous path of sin,...
- 3/11/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The red band clip for the upcoming supernatural thriller The Monk is now online. Starring Vincent Cassel (Black Swan), Deborah Francois, Josephine Japy, Catherine Mouchet and directed by Dominik Moll, The Monk will be in select theaters, On Demand, and available for download starting Friday, March 8th, 2013. See why The Monk, adapted from Matthew G. Lewis’ classic cult novel, is not to be missed by checking out this steamy red band clip from the film Here’s the synopsis for the film “The rise and fall of a Capuchin Monk (Vincent Cassel) in 17th century Madrid. Abandoned as a baby on the steps of a monastery...
- 3/7/2013
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Watch a new red band clip from Ato Pictures' The Monk supernatural thriller, starring Vincent Cassel. Dominik Moll directs as well as adapting the screenplay alongside Anne-Louise Trividic, based on the novel by Matthew G. Lewis. The film also called Le moine, opens in theaters and on demand from March 8th, 2013, and also includes Joséphine Japy, Sergi Lopez, Catherine Mouchet, Jordi Dauder, Geraldine Chaplin, Roxane Duran, Frédéric Noaille, Javivi Gil Valle, Pierre-Félix Gravière and Martine Vandeville. A supernatural thriller adapted from Matthew G. Lewis' (now cult) 1796 gothic novel, The Monk traces the corruption of a 16th Century, pious Capuchin Monk. Abandoned at birth at the gates of a Capuchin monastery in Madrid, Brother Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), raised by the friars, grows up into a preacher admired far and wide for his fervor. Ambrosio is feared for his righteousness and believes he is immune from temptation - until the arrival...
- 3/7/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch a new red band clip from Ato Pictures' The Monk supernatural thriller, starring Vincent Cassel. Dominik Moll directs as well as adapting the screenplay alongside Anne-Louise Trividic, based on the novel by Matthew G. Lewis. The film also called Le moine, opens in theaters and on demand from March 8th, 2013, and also includes Joséphine Japy, Sergi Lopez, Catherine Mouchet, Jordi Dauder, Geraldine Chaplin, Roxane Duran, Frédéric Noaille, Javivi Gil Valle, Pierre-Félix Gravière and Martine Vandeville. A supernatural thriller adapted from Matthew G. Lewis' (now cult) 1796 gothic novel, The Monk traces the corruption of a 16th Century, pious Capuchin Monk. Abandoned at birth at the gates of a Capuchin monastery in Madrid, Brother Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), raised by the friars, grows up into a preacher admired far and wide for his fervor. Ambrosio is feared for his righteousness and believes he is immune from temptation - until the arrival...
- 3/7/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Monk Trailer, Clip, Photos. Dominik Moll‘s The Monk (2011) movie trailer, movie clip, movie photos star Vincent Cassel, Déborah François, Sergi López, Catherine Mouchet, and Geraldine Chaplin. The Monk‘s plot synopsis: adapted from a 18th century novel written by Matthew Lewis, “Madrid, in the seventeenth century. Abandoned at the doorstep of [...]
Continue reading: The Monk / Le Moine (2011) Movie Trailer, Clip, Photos: Vincent Cassel...
Continue reading: The Monk / Le Moine (2011) Movie Trailer, Clip, Photos: Vincent Cassel...
- 2/7/2013
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Vincent Cassel stars in French supernatural thriller The Monk, an adaptation of the Matthew G. Lewis 1796 gothic novel. The first poster and trailer have arrived and we have them for you to check out. The Monk was directed by Dominik Moll and stars Vincent Cassel, Déborah François, Joséphine Japy, Sergi Lopez, Catherine Mouchet, Jordi Dauder, Geraldine Chaplin, Roxane Duran, Frédéric Noaille, Javivi Gil Valle, Pierre-Félix Gravière, and Martine Vandeville.
“A supernatural thriller adapted from Matthew G. Lewis’ (now cult) 1796 gothic novel, The Monk traces the corruption of a 16th Century, pious Capuchin Monk. Abandoned at birth at the gates of a Capuchin monastery in Madrid, Brother Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), raised by the friars, grows up into a preacher admired far and wide for his fervor. Ambrosio is feared for his righteousness and believes he is immune from temptation – until the arrival of a mysterious apprentice undermines his convictions and leads...
“A supernatural thriller adapted from Matthew G. Lewis’ (now cult) 1796 gothic novel, The Monk traces the corruption of a 16th Century, pious Capuchin Monk. Abandoned at birth at the gates of a Capuchin monastery in Madrid, Brother Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), raised by the friars, grows up into a preacher admired far and wide for his fervor. Ambrosio is feared for his righteousness and believes he is immune from temptation – until the arrival of a mysterious apprentice undermines his convictions and leads...
- 2/6/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Ato Pictures will release The Monk in select theaters and for on-demand viewing and download starting Friday, March 8. The French-language film was directed by With A Friend Like Harry…’s Dominik Moll and stars Vincent Cassel (from Black Swan, Brotherhood Of The Wolf and many others) as Brother Ambrosio, a devout man of the cloth in a 16th-century Madrid monestary who believes himself immune from temptation, until the arrival of a mysterious apprentice leads him down a path of sin and corruption. The movie also stars Déborah François, Joséphine Japy, Sergi Lopez, Catherine Mouchet, Jordi Dauder and Geraldine Chaplin; Moll and Anne Louise-Trividic adapted Lewis’ book, which has been filmed twice before by directors Adonis Kyruo and Francisco Lara Polop.
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- 2/6/2013
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Ato Pictures will release The Monk in select theaters and for on-demand viewing and download starting Friday, March 8. The French-language film was directed by With A Friend Like Harry…’s Dominik Moll and stars Vincent Cassel (from Black Swan, Brotherhood Of The Wolf and many others) as Brother Ambrosio, a devout man of the cloth in a 16th-century Madrid monestary who believes himself immune from temptation, until the arrival of a mysterious apprentice leads him down a path of sin and corruption. The movie also stars Déborah François, Joséphine Japy, Sergi Lopez, Catherine Mouchet, Jordi Dauder and Geraldine Chaplin; Moll and Anne Louise-Trividic adapted Lewis’ book, which has been filmed twice before by directors Adonis Kyruo and Francisco Lara Polop.
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- 2/6/2013
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Watch the trailer and check out the latest, and official poster for The Monk, starring Black Swan's Vincent Cassell in the adaptation of Matthew G. Lewis' classic cult novel. Directed by Dominik Moll, the mystery thriller from Ato Pictures opens on March 8th, 2013 in select theaters, as well as on demand. The cast of the film also known as Le moine, also includes Déborah François, Joséphine Japy, Sergi Lopez, Catherine Mouchet, Jordi Dauder, Geraldine Chaplin, Roxane Duran, Frédéric Noaille, Javivi Gil Valle, Pierre-Félix Gravière and Martine Vandeville. Moll and Anne-Louise Trividic adapt the script.
- 2/6/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch the trailer and check out the latest, and official poster for The Monk, starring Black Swan's Vincent Cassell in the adaptation of Matthew G. Lewis' classic cult novel. Directed by Dominik Moll, the mystery thriller from Ato Pictures opens on March 8th, 2013 in select theaters, as well as on demand. The cast of the film also known as Le moine, also includes Déborah François, Joséphine Japy, Sergi Lopez, Catherine Mouchet, Jordi Dauder, Geraldine Chaplin, Roxane Duran, Frédéric Noaille, Javivi Gil Valle, Pierre-Félix Gravière and Martine Vandeville. Moll and Anne-Louise Trividic adapt the script.
- 2/6/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Dominik Moll has not been prolific, The Monk (2011) being only his fourth feature film. But on the strength of the three films widely seen, there is little doubt that he is one of the most inventive of filmmakers and among the greatest storytellers to have come out of world cinema. Moll is primarily known for two ingenious thrillers – With a Friend like Harry (2000) and Lemming (2005). Both these films take suspense to a new high in as much they have us gripped from start to finish without our guessing till the very end the direction the narrative is likely to take.
Lemming, for instance, begins bafflingly with a young couple discovering that their kitchen drain is clogged. When the husband opens up the drain, he discovers a Lemming (a Scandinavian rodent believed by Malthusians to commit mass suicide). Both these films include the motifs of murder but setting Moll apart from...
Lemming, for instance, begins bafflingly with a young couple discovering that their kitchen drain is clogged. When the husband opens up the drain, he discovers a Lemming (a Scandinavian rodent believed by Malthusians to commit mass suicide). Both these films include the motifs of murder but setting Moll apart from...
- 12/27/2011
- by MK Raghvendra
- DearCinema.com
Sometimes, I should tell you that there are times when I wish I lived in France because of its cultural life. After all, I already know how to speak French so, I shouldn't have any difficulty to find a job and blend in. Anyway, yesterday, the trailer of the upcoming film L'autre Dumas (unofficial translation: The Other Dumas) has been released online and the film will be released in France on February 10, 2010.
Directed by Safy Nebbou, this film is a biopic dealing with the relation between French novelist Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet, Dumas's ghostwriter (or "literary Negro" as the French said it back in the 18th and 19th century). The film takes place in February 1848. Alexandre Dumas (Gérard Dépardieu?) is at the height of his fame. Besides, what would his novels such as The Three Musketeers or The Count of Monte-Cristo have been without the help of Auguste Maquet (Benoît Poelvoorde)? However,...
Directed by Safy Nebbou, this film is a biopic dealing with the relation between French novelist Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet, Dumas's ghostwriter (or "literary Negro" as the French said it back in the 18th and 19th century). The film takes place in February 1848. Alexandre Dumas (Gérard Dépardieu?) is at the height of his fame. Besides, what would his novels such as The Three Musketeers or The Count of Monte-Cristo have been without the help of Auguste Maquet (Benoît Poelvoorde)? However,...
- 12/22/2009
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
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