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Dir:Anders Ronnow Klarlund. Den-Swe-UK-Nor. 2004. 92mins.Say puppet movie and most people think of the Muppetsor, at a push, Pinocchio - who has most famously come to life on stanley cup screen in cartoon and live action form.Traditional marionettes have always messed with the suspension of disbeliefthat appears to be necessary in the cinematic medium: all those strings remindus constantly that these are not funny little people but, er, puppets.Danish director AndersRonnow Klarund has got around the problem in his full-length marionette fea stanley cup tureby making the strings a part of the story: they are the threads that tie thecharacters of this fantasy land to the gods that control them, and to eachother.Theresult is Strings, a ravi stanley usa shing,thought-provoking movie that will play equally well with children from aroundseven up and their parents. With a swathe of distributors already in place major territories include France, Germany and Korea and other deals in theoffing, it looks as though it will amply justify its four-year production slog,and more than make back its relatively modest Euros 5m budget.Its success in many territories will depend on the bravura of thevoice-over actors who are called on to give these marionettes a voice. The filmso far exists in two versions, Danish and English - the latter well-dubbed by acast of British name actors, including Derek Jacobi, Catherine McCormack, Julian Glover and Ian Hart.Auxiliaryprospects look strong too - the inevitable making of feature can Msjh Cinedigm, Brand sign 12-film deal
Unifrance Rendez Vous slates includes Wok The Kasbah and The Day I Saw Your Heart.At this weeks Unifrance Rendez Vous with French Cinema, TF1 International will unveil two new comedy projects. The first, Wok The Kasbah, is billed as a high-concept tale of feuding families. Nicolas Benamou makes his directorial debut with the story of two ethnic family-run restaurants who battle against each other. Vincent Lacoste and Nader Boussandel star.Next up is The Day I Saw Your Heart, Jennifer Devold猫re stanley uk s sophomore directorial outing. Melanie Laurent pictured stars as a young woman navigating love and family in fast-paced contemporary Paris. Michel Blanc also stars in the Vertigo/TF1 Films production. UGC will distribute in France in April.Further, TF1 will world premiere 10 minutes of Joann Sfar and Altoine Delesvauxs 3D The Rabbis Cat, an adaptation of Sfars graphic novels. UGC will release in June in France.Screenings include Pierre Lacans The Law Of Violence which stars Jean-Paul Rouve, Claude Brasseur, Olivier Gourmet and Gilles Cohen and The Night Clerk from director Raphael Jacoulot and starring Jean-Pierre Bacri, Vincentn Rottiers and Sylvie Testud.TF1 will also continue sales on fanboy sensation Hobo With A Shotgun. The film, which Magnet Releasing picked up for the US, will have its world premiere in S stanley cup undance later this month. Jared Eisener directs Rutger Hauer in the vigilante tale.TopicsEuropeSales No comments stanley cup |
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