What s it about?
A teenage girl enslaved to a life of guerrilla warfare in the African jungle finds hope for survival in protective, ghost-like visions and with a fellow soldier named Magician. Oscar-nominated in 2013 for Best Foreign Language Film.
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In a year when festivals will hope for the return of audiences, industry and some sense of normalcy,
Screen rounds up key contenders vying for the attention of programmers from France, Benelux, Nordics, Italy, Germany, Spain, Central and Eastern Europe, and Russia. ( denotes film previously appeared in Screen’s 2020 list)
Annette
Dir. Leos Carax
Carax’s long-awaited Los Angeles-set musical comedy co-stars Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver as an opera singer and a stand-up comedian, who are parents to a baby girl with a special gift. It is based on a screenplay by fraternal pop and rock duo Ron and Russell Mael, founding frontmen of cult band Sparks. Hopes are high that Carax’s first feature in nine years will premiere at Cannes. The director was last at the festival in competition with
The Hypnosis emerges as the most popular project at the Les Arcs Coproduction Village
Most Alive and Nathalie Biancheri’s
So, Perfect on the podium of projects that piqued the most interest
Director Ernst De Geer
Of the 18 titles in development that were showcased at the Coproduction Village (organised online from 20-22 January), part of the Industry Village at the 12
The Hypnosis that piqued the most interest among international sales agents, co-producers and distributors.
The story of the feature debut by
Ernst De Geer (who turned heads with the short film
The Culture), which he wrote together with
Mads Stegger, uses the style of a comedy-drama bordering on the absurd to explore the question of whether it’s really such a good idea to always be yourself. Vera (30) and André (30) are a couple who get the chance to pitch their startup business at a prestigious pitching competition. Right before the contest, Vera tries hypnotherapy to quit smoking, with an unexpected
Starring: Richard Dormer, Jodie Whittaker, Dylan Moran
What s it about?
Not a Beach Boys biopic, this 2013 film brings the story of Irish record label owner Terri Hooley to the screen. A major player in the Belfast punk scene during the 1970s, Hooley s record store and label, both called Good Vibrations, introduced the world to Northern Irish bands like Rudi and The Undertones (known for their song Teenage Kicks and lead singer Feargal Sharkey). Set in the midst of The Troubles conflict that raged for decades in Northern Ireland,
Good Vibrations brings the energy and urgency of the era to life, in no small part due to the vibrant performance by leading man Richard Dormer, who perfectly captures the enthusiasm and single-mindedness of Hooley.
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