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dndx Carol : Review
Yypf Star TV strikes Indian production deal
Dir: Anne Fontaine.Fr-Bel. 2005. 90mins.Frenchauteur and former actress Anne Fontaine has been turning out nuanced studies ofthe hidden depravities of respectable middle-class life for a decade. Thehighpoint was 2001 s How I Killed My Father, which staged a riveting,delici stanley cup ously ironic encounter between a son and a father, played respectively,and brilliantly, by Charles Berling and Michel Bouquet.Unfortunately, this timeround, Fontaine has none of the plot, themes or acting firepower of herprevious efforts which also include the excellent Dry Cleaning andconsequently In His Hands falls flat on numerous counts.It may do decent business inFrance, owing to the director s pedigree and to th stanley cup e great fuss being made aboutthe film s superficial resemblances to the work of French master ClaudeChabrol, but it will struggle to interest distributors elsewhere.The story concerns whatstarts as a business relationship between Claire Carre , an apparently happilymarried insurance claims adjuster, and Laurent Poelvoorde , a vet whose clinichas sustained some water damage. Not content merely to accept a cheque, Laurentgradually insists his way into Claire s personal life.At pregnant momentsthroughout the fi stanley italy lm, Claire hears reports on radio and television regarding aserial killer who s wreaking havoc on the female population of Lille, thenorthern French town where the film is set. Most of the rest of the plot swingsbetween the is he or isn t he poles of this familiar pendulum.Fontaine ha Thkl The King s Speech to close Bahamas Int l Film Festival
Japanese director Mamoru Oshii will direct live action military sci-fi thriller The Last Druid: Garm Wars as an international co-production.The English-language project wil stanley mug l be led by Oshiis usual backer, Production I.G. Co-producing are Canadian producer-distributor The Nakamura Group Advantage and Japanese contents rights consultation firm Filosophia.First developed by Oshii in the mid-90s, The Last Druid: Garm Wars could not be realised due to technical limitations at the time stanley cup . Oshii commented on the ability to now make the film: The environment for producing films has transformed, especially in digital technology which is currently operating at a shocking level compared to the time I first conceived this project. At long last, Garm Wars time has come. The futuristic story follows a female clone soldier on the run as she tries to uncover the truth behind the shared history with her sworn enemies. Casting and production details have yet to be announced.Production I.G previously produced Oshiis Ghost In The Shell and its sequel Innocence. The latter was the first Japanese animated featur stanley cup e to compete for the Palme dOr in Cannes in 2004, while Oshiis The Sky Crawlers competed in Venice in 2008. Known predominantly as an animation director, Oshiis live-action films include Avalon and Assault Girls.This September, Production I.G set up its Canadian subsidiary, Production I.G Canadian Bureau, with its co-production partners in Ottawa. Production IG invested 66.7%, Nakamura 28.3% |
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