Arte France Cinéma’s Director General Olivier Père dropped development news on future French cinema offerings with three new projects that will be supported by the entity. Thierry de Peretti will be directing Une vie violente (produced by Les Films Velvet) and The Secret of the Grain actress Hafsia Herzi will make her directorial debut with Bonnes Mères — she’ll see Quat’sous Films’ Abdellatif Kechiche on board as producer. And the focus of our interest here is: the cast and project info on Serge Bozon‘s fifth feature film. Scoring a career high with Tip Top, there are some creative pairings who’ll be doing some reuniting on Bozon’s Madame Hyde. Bozon reteams with scribe Axelle Ropert and Isabelle Huppert Tip Top, while the actress reteams with Valley of Love co-star Gérard Depardieu. Romain Duris also joins the Films Pelléas production.
Gist: Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s...
Gist: Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s...
- 9/30/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
All Dogs Go To: Mundruczo’s Sad Trumpet Ballad an Allegory of Inhumanity
Terminology is key to deciphering the shaggy subtext of Kornel Mundruczo’s allegorical film, White God, a film about the monstrousness that humans create due to a seeming hardwired cruelty that demands the obliteration of difference and diversity. Technically assured and boasting an impressive array of multiple canine performances, Mundruczo’s interspecial balancing act is unfortunately a bit one sided, with his human characters are relayed less effectively and generally as one-note. Though it speeds through its two hour running time, it still manages to feel a bit too long in the tooth, and perhaps less time spent on the overwhelmingly execrable humans tends to lessen the empathetic impact.
Thirteen year old trumpet player Lili (Zsofia Psotta) is forced to live with her surly father Sandor Zsoter) after her mother leaves with her new beau. Lili is accompanied by her dog,...
Terminology is key to deciphering the shaggy subtext of Kornel Mundruczo’s allegorical film, White God, a film about the monstrousness that humans create due to a seeming hardwired cruelty that demands the obliteration of difference and diversity. Technically assured and boasting an impressive array of multiple canine performances, Mundruczo’s interspecial balancing act is unfortunately a bit one sided, with his human characters are relayed less effectively and generally as one-note. Though it speeds through its two hour running time, it still manages to feel a bit too long in the tooth, and perhaps less time spent on the overwhelmingly execrable humans tends to lessen the empathetic impact.
Thirteen year old trumpet player Lili (Zsofia Psotta) is forced to live with her surly father Sandor Zsoter) after her mother leaves with her new beau. Lili is accompanied by her dog,...
- 3/27/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Here’s the final entry in my annual assessment of movies that have a chance to pass the first stage of the Foreign Language Oscar race. We expect the shortlist to come out tomorrow and I’m expecting a number of the films I’ve profiled below, and here and here, will make the grade. I spoke with the directors of the films about their inspirations and expectations and I also checked in with the U.S. distributors about why they bought the movies. Below is a look at the final five titles that have generated serious buzz over the past several weeks of screenings, Q&As and consulate lunches (and there are also a handful of special mentions). The films are in no particular order:
Wild Tales (Argentina), U.S. Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
A runaway success at home in Argentina, Wild Tales is director Damián Szifrón’s third feature.
Wild Tales (Argentina), U.S. Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
A runaway success at home in Argentina, Wild Tales is director Damián Szifrón’s third feature.
- 12/18/2014
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline
Cannes award-winner to be considered for nomination in the Academy Awards’ Best Foreign Language Film category.
Kornél Mundruczó’s White God (Fehér Isten) has been selected as the official Hungarian entry for the 87th Academy Awards.
The film, which won the Un Certain Regard prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, will now be considered for nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
The Hungary-Germany-Sweden co-production centres on a girl who runs away from home to search for her dog. Sales are handled by The Match Factory.
It marked a triumphant return to Cannes for Mundruczo, who was previously in Competition in 2008 with Delta, which won the Fipresci prize, and in 2010 with Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project. His feature Johanna played in Un Certain Regard in 2005.
It was also a triumph for for Body, the dog who played Hagen in White God, who became the first canine ever to be invited on stage with Thierry...
Kornél Mundruczó’s White God (Fehér Isten) has been selected as the official Hungarian entry for the 87th Academy Awards.
The film, which won the Un Certain Regard prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, will now be considered for nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
The Hungary-Germany-Sweden co-production centres on a girl who runs away from home to search for her dog. Sales are handled by The Match Factory.
It marked a triumphant return to Cannes for Mundruczo, who was previously in Competition in 2008 with Delta, which won the Fipresci prize, and in 2010 with Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project. His feature Johanna played in Un Certain Regard in 2005.
It was also a triumph for for Body, the dog who played Hagen in White God, who became the first canine ever to be invited on stage with Thierry...
- 8/6/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The distributor is understood to have picked up North American rights to Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó’s Un Certain Regard winner.
Magnolia is believed to have struck the deal with Match Factory and had not returned calls to confirm the acquisition at time of writing.
White God (Feher Isten) won top prize in Un Certain Regard and charts the exploits of a 13-year-old girl who runs away from home in search of her pet.
The Hungary-Germany-Sweden co-production features Body (pronounced “Bodie”), the Palm Dog winner who portrays Hagen in the film. The dog famously became the first canine to be invited on stage with Cannes artistic director Thierry Fremaux at the film’s premiere last week [17].
White God, which features a sequence where 200 dogs escape from a kennel and run down a street in rebellion against their human captors, stars Zsofia Psotta, Sandor Zsoter, Szabolcs Thuroczy, Lili Monori, Laszlo Galffi and Lili Horvath.
Mundruczó won the...
Magnolia is believed to have struck the deal with Match Factory and had not returned calls to confirm the acquisition at time of writing.
White God (Feher Isten) won top prize in Un Certain Regard and charts the exploits of a 13-year-old girl who runs away from home in search of her pet.
The Hungary-Germany-Sweden co-production features Body (pronounced “Bodie”), the Palm Dog winner who portrays Hagen in the film. The dog famously became the first canine to be invited on stage with Cannes artistic director Thierry Fremaux at the film’s premiere last week [17].
White God, which features a sequence where 200 dogs escape from a kennel and run down a street in rebellion against their human captors, stars Zsofia Psotta, Sandor Zsoter, Szabolcs Thuroczy, Lili Monori, Laszlo Galffi and Lili Horvath.
Mundruczó won the...
- 5/26/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Kornél Mundruczó’s White God has won the top prize in Un Certain Regard at the 67th Cannes Film Festival.
Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczo has won the Un Certain Regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival with his film White God (Feher Isten).
The Hungary-Germany-Sweden co-production centres on a 12-year-old girl who runs away from home to search for her dog. Sales are handled by The Match Factory.
It marks a triumphant return to Cannes for Mundruczo, who was previously in Competition in 2008 with Delta, which won the Fipresci prize, and in 2010 with Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project. His feature Johanna played in Un Certain Regard in 2005.
It has been a good week for Body, the dog who played Hagen in White God, who became the first canine to be invited on stage with Thierry Fremaux at the film’s Un Certain Regard screening and earlier today won the coveted Palm Dog.
The Jury Prize...
Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczo has won the Un Certain Regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival with his film White God (Feher Isten).
The Hungary-Germany-Sweden co-production centres on a 12-year-old girl who runs away from home to search for her dog. Sales are handled by The Match Factory.
It marks a triumphant return to Cannes for Mundruczo, who was previously in Competition in 2008 with Delta, which won the Fipresci prize, and in 2010 with Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project. His feature Johanna played in Un Certain Regard in 2005.
It has been a good week for Body, the dog who played Hagen in White God, who became the first canine to be invited on stage with Thierry Fremaux at the film’s Un Certain Regard screening and earlier today won the coveted Palm Dog.
The Jury Prize...
- 5/23/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
New additions include El Ardor [pictured] by Pablo Fendrik starring Cannes jury member Gael Garcia Bernal, and a film starring Catherine Deneuve based on the mysterious disappearance of French casino heiress Agnès Le Roux.
The Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25) has added six titles to its Official Selection in the Out of Competition, Un Certain Regard and Special Screenings strands.
L’Homme qu’on aimait trop (In the Name of my Daughter), directed by André Téchiné, will feature in the Out of Competition line-up. Elle Driver handles international sales.
The 71-year-old French director has been in the running for the Palme d’Or six times and while the big prize eluded him he won best director in 1985 with erotic drama Rendez-vous.
His new film stars Guillaume Canet, Catherine Deneuve and Adèle Haenel in a drama inspired by Agnès Le Roux case that has remained a mystery since 1977. Le Roux was a young, glamorous heiress...
The Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25) has added six titles to its Official Selection in the Out of Competition, Un Certain Regard and Special Screenings strands.
L’Homme qu’on aimait trop (In the Name of my Daughter), directed by André Téchiné, will feature in the Out of Competition line-up. Elle Driver handles international sales.
The 71-year-old French director has been in the running for the Palme d’Or six times and while the big prize eluded him he won best director in 1985 with erotic drama Rendez-vous.
His new film stars Guillaume Canet, Catherine Deneuve and Adèle Haenel in a drama inspired by Agnès Le Roux case that has remained a mystery since 1977. Le Roux was a young, glamorous heiress...
- 4/30/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
White God
Director: Kornél Mundruczó
Writers: Kornél Mundruczó, Kata Weber, Viktoria Petranyi
Producers: Viktória Petrányi, Eszter Gyárfás
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Zsofia Psotta, Sandor Zsoter, Lili Horvath
It was the Hungarian filmmaker’s fifth feature, 2008’s Delta, which won the Fipresci award at Cannes that really started our interest in the filmmaker. While his 2010 followup, Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project never received a Us release date, we’re happy to see that he’s got another title finished and set for release this year. Mundruczo stated that he wanted to make an auteur film that reaches a broader audience, which is perhaps why this title may not premiere at a film festival.
Gist: A sentimental adventure film, when 12-year-old Lili’s father takes her pet dog away from her, the girl runs away from home in search of her dog.
Release Date: Scheduled for release in March, 2014, we...
Director: Kornél Mundruczó
Writers: Kornél Mundruczó, Kata Weber, Viktoria Petranyi
Producers: Viktória Petrányi, Eszter Gyárfás
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Zsofia Psotta, Sandor Zsoter, Lili Horvath
It was the Hungarian filmmaker’s fifth feature, 2008’s Delta, which won the Fipresci award at Cannes that really started our interest in the filmmaker. While his 2010 followup, Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project never received a Us release date, we’re happy to see that he’s got another title finished and set for release this year. Mundruczo stated that he wanted to make an auteur film that reaches a broader audience, which is perhaps why this title may not premiere at a film festival.
Gist: A sentimental adventure film, when 12-year-old Lili’s father takes her pet dog away from her, the girl runs away from home in search of her dog.
Release Date: Scheduled for release in March, 2014, we...
- 2/28/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Following our looks at actors, actresses, screenwriters and directors to watch in recent months, when the time came to put together a list of cinematographers (as we did two years ago), we went in with an open mind. But what was interesting is realizing, after the fact, that in an era where 35mm film is allegedly being phased out, that all five have done perhaps their most distinctive work on old-fashioned celluloid, rather than digital.
All have worked in digital of course, at least in the commercial world, and some have done hugely impressive work on new formats. But most of our five are fierce advocates for good 'ol 35mm, and it's another sign that the death knell shouldn't be rung for the old ways just yet. As long as there are talented DoPs like the ones below, and on the following pages, working closely with filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson,...
All have worked in digital of course, at least in the commercial world, and some have done hugely impressive work on new formats. But most of our five are fierce advocates for good 'ol 35mm, and it's another sign that the death knell shouldn't be rung for the old ways just yet. As long as there are talented DoPs like the ones below, and on the following pages, working closely with filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson,...
- 6/26/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
The sophomore film from the director of Ex Drummer, Swedish thriller Bad Faith, Pablo Trapero's Carancho (my personal favorite film from Cannes 2010), Tsui Hark's Detective Dee, Tom Tykwer's Three and a host of others populate one of the more exciting lineups for the Tiff Contemporary World Cinema Program in recent years. Here's the complete lineup:
22nd of May Koen Mortier, Belgium World Premiere
The director of Ex-Drummer returns with an artful meditation on political violence. A security guard fails to prevent a horrific explosion in a shopping mall, then lives through the aftermath as a series of overlapping what-ifs.
Africa United Debs Gardner-Paterson, United Kingdom World Premiere
Africa United tells the extraordinary story of three Rwandan children and their bid to achieve their lifelong dream - to take part in the opening ceremony of the 2010 Football World Cup in Johannesburg.
Aftershock Feng Xiaogang, China North American Premiere...
22nd of May Koen Mortier, Belgium World Premiere
The director of Ex-Drummer returns with an artful meditation on political violence. A security guard fails to prevent a horrific explosion in a shopping mall, then lives through the aftermath as a series of overlapping what-ifs.
Africa United Debs Gardner-Paterson, United Kingdom World Premiere
Africa United tells the extraordinary story of three Rwandan children and their bid to achieve their lifelong dream - to take part in the opening ceremony of the 2010 Football World Cup in Johannesburg.
Aftershock Feng Xiaogang, China North American Premiere...
- 8/24/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Austria Film Scene: Local The Diagonale Festival is over and that means the Austrian Film Prize for Best Feature Film was handed to Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel's La Pivellina - the portrait has been on a successful run picking up several festival awards and special mentions (see trailer). Hana, dul, sed … by Brigitte Weich and Karin Macher won Best Documentary. The doc is about three female North Korean soccer players and their life after they missed the qualification for the Olympic Games. Andreas Lust and Franziska Weisz won Best Actor/Actress for The Robber. Kick Off by Hüseyin Tabak won the Audience Award and the youth Jury Award. The film is centered around three players of the Austrian National Team for the homeless soccer World Cup and their struggle to get back into society (German-language trailer) - the film was released last month. Pepperminta by Pipilotti Rist is...
- 5/31/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
I imagine it may have been easier as a first acting role to remain chilled, and keep a non-expressive, emotionless face throughout, but that would be short-selling and easily dismissing Rudolf Frecska's debut perf -- a role, that certainly alludes to characteristics of the famed Hollywood created monster and which carries a certain physicality to it and that is still an all-encompassing display of doing plenty with a very rigid character. - #6. Rudolf Frecska I imagine it may have been easier as a first acting role to remain chilled, and keep a non-expressive, emotionless face throughout, but that would be short-selling and easily dismissing Rudolf Frecska's debut perf -- a role, that certainly alludes to characteristics of the famed Hollywood created monster and which carries a certain physicality to it and that is still an all-encompassing display of doing plenty with a very rigid character. I think that...
- 5/27/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
#6. Rudolf Frecska I imagine it may have been easier as a first acting role to remain chilled, and keep a non-expressive, emotionless face throughout, but that would be short-selling and easily dismissing Rudolf Frecska's debut perf -- a role, that certainly alludes to characteristics of the famed Hollywood created monster and which carries a certain physicality to it and that is still an all-encompassing display of doing plenty with a very rigid character. I think that several film fests will request Kornel Mundruczó's Tender Son - The Frankenstein Project, and I believe the director will probably use the actor on film once again - before, has since taken over the role of Vor in Sorokin’s The Ice directed by Mundruczó, a National Theatre of Hungary theater production.
- 5/27/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Slowly becoming a medium-sized player for quality, auteur Euro titles, the German/French company company had more of a presence in Venice/Tiff (Lourdes, Women without Men) last year than they did in Cannes where they presented the animated speaking figurines cowboys & Indians and talking horses. This year the Coproduction Office come packing three titles – a pair in the Un Certain Regard section and a much anticipated Cannes supported, docu-essay Le Quattro Volte by Italian helmer Michelangelo Frammartino...and the last minute addition to the fest Tender Son - The Frankenstein Project which will probably see the director work on the film until the very last minute, hence the very late in the fest screening. Here is a look at the posters for the trio of films that'll be at the fest (or click on the Quick Links below for a better sized view). Aurora (Aurore) by Cristi Puiu -...
- 5/11/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Over the weekend I was hard at work adding additional titles debuting at this year's 2010 Cannes Film Festival in an effort to make sure once I am in town it is all about seeing the movies and working as little as possible on the asset process. As a result, I now have 17 of the 18 films in competition in the database as information on Sergei Loznitsa's Schastye Moe (My Joy) doesn't seem to be available. However, information on the other 17 is now readily available along with some new pictures and trailers for several of them.
First off, to the right is one of the first three images available for Mathieu Amalric's Tournee, of which I also have the official synopsis for the film from the man most of you know as the villain from Quantum of Solace or Jean-Dominique Bauby from The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
In Tournee...
First off, to the right is one of the first three images available for Mathieu Amalric's Tournee, of which I also have the official synopsis for the film from the man most of you know as the villain from Quantum of Solace or Jean-Dominique Bauby from The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
In Tournee...
- 5/3/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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