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CANNES 2020
CANNES 2020
MemoryHousea JOÃO PAULO MIRANDA MARIA picture
Modern day Brazil, but lost in time. Cristovam, a native Black man from the rural North, moves to a former Austrian colony in the South to work in a milk factory. Confronted with xenophobic conservative people, he feels isolated and estranged from the white world.
He discovers an abandoned house, filled with objects and memorabilia reminding him of his origins. He settles in, reconnecting with his roots. As if this memory house were alive, more objects start to appear. Slowly, Cristovam begins a metamorphosis.
For his feature debut, director João Paulo Miranda Maria uses spiritual and fantastical story-telling to encapsulate the social and racial tensions of modern day Brazil.
Memory House is the only Latin American film under the Cannes 2020 Official Selection Label.
PRODUCERS Paula Cosenza, Denise Gomes (BeBossa Entertainment - Brazil) and Didar Domehri (Maneki Films - France)
BRAZIL - FRANCE / 2020 / 90’ / Portuguese - German
a JOÃO PAULO MIRANDA MARIA picture
MemoryHouse
JOÃO PAULO MIRANDA MARIASHORTS:
MENINAS FORMICIDA Venice Orizzonti 2017
THE GIRL WHO DANCED WITH THE DEVIL
Cannes 2016Winner Special Mention of Jury Prize
COMMAND ACTIONCritics’ Week 2015
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT The surreal invasion of the invisible into the visible has always been present in my films.Different times and dimensions meet within one another in the same scene.
Cristovam seeks his origins, finding traces of his ancestry. The figure of the old black man is mythical in Brazilian popular culture, as a spiritual presence for the humblest. The visual effects in the movie, especially those on Cristovam’s face, with his skin and soul marked by age, are a projection of strength coming from his distant ancestors, an embodiment of the past, with a spiritual dimension.
Facing a conservative society, he witnesses the intolerance and prejudices of the past shaping current politicians, businessmen and real separatist movements. There is a distinct division in Brazilian society between a richer South, identifying with its European origins, and a poorer North, populated by descendants of African slaves and Indigenous tribes.
The film portrays the revolutionary figure of the Northern man who incarnates the spirit of the “Boiadeiro” (Brazilian cowboy). Cristovam seeks revenge to exculpate his sins as he feels responsible for an intolerant society. Through the abandoned house, he connects with his remote past, to animals and his deity, and transforms into a both a bull and a cowboy. He is empowered to make his final, great gesture.
a BENH ZEITLIN picture
FROM THE ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINATED DIRECTOR OF BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD.
The classic story of Peter Pan is wildly reimagined in this ragtag epic. Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up.
WRITERS Benh Zeitlin, Eliza ZeitlinMUSIC Dan Romer, Benh ZeitlinPRODUCERS Becky Glupczynski, Dan Janvey, Paul Mezey, Josh PennEXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Michael Gottwald, Nathan Harrison
CAST Devin France, Yashua Mack, Gage Naquin, Gavin Naquin, Ahmad Cage, Krzysztof Meyn, Romyri Ross
USA / 2020 / 112’ / English
IN ASSOCIATION WITH SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES
a BENH ZEITLIN picture
Wendy“Wildly fresh and imaginative … every frame of the film is excitingly alive and freshly
conceived … one of a kind »- TODD MCCARTHY, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
« A gorgeous reinvention of Peter Pan, a spellbinding
follow-up » - INDIEWIRE
« Magical, unruly and otherworldly ... exhilarating
and deeply moving »- THE WRAP
« Magnificent eye … takes your breath away »
- THE PLAYLIST
“Overflows with imagination, constantly enchanting
and beguiling”- COLLIDER
Based on the famous novel by Jerzy Kosinski, THE PAINTED BIRD follows the journey of The Boy, entrusted by his persecuted parents to an elderly foster mother. The old woman soon dies and the Boy is on his own, wandering through the country-side, from village to farmhouse. As he struggles for survival, The Boy suffers through extraordinary brutality meted out by the ignorant, superstitious peasants and he witnesses the terrifying violence of the efficient, ruthless soldiers, both Russian and German. When the war ends, The Boy has been changed, forever.
THE PAINTED BIRD was one of the 10 out of 94 movies to be shortlisted for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards®
WRITER, DIRECTOR & PRODUCER Václav Marhoul (Tobruk)PRODUCTION COMPANY Silver ScreenCO-PRODUCERS Czech Televison, Eduard & Milada Kucera, Directory Films, PubRes, Radio and Televison Slovakia, Certicon Group, innogy, Richard Kaucky, Alexander Kushaev
Czech Republic - Slovakia - Ukraine / 2019 / 2:49 / 169’ / 35mm / Cinemascope 1:2,35 / Dolby Atmos Czech, Russian, German, Slavic Esperanto / B&W
a VÁCLAV MARHOUL picture
VENICE COMPETITION
“A monumental piece of work”
- THE GUARDIAN
“Inarguably effective and immersive”- VARIETY
“Ravishingly shot” - SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
“Brilliant, mesmerizing” - LITTLE WHITE LIES
“An unforgettable experience”
- SIGHT AND SOUND
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Harvey Keitel(The Irishman,
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Pulp Fiction)
Barry Pepper(Kill The Messenger,
Saving Private Ryan, True Grit, The Green Mile)
Julian Sands (The Girl with Dragon Tattoo,
Oceans 13, Dexter, Room with a View)
Udo Kier(Downsizing, Melancholia,
Bacurau, American Animals)
and introducing the amazing boy actor
Petr Kotlár
Stellan Skarsgard (Chernobyl, Dune, Nymphomaniac,
Thor, The Avengers)
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WINNERBEST
CINEMATOGRPAHYCHIGAGO
WINNERBEST DIRECTOR
KOLKATA
WINNERBEST
SCREENPLAYWARSAW JEWISH FF
WINNERCINEMA FOR
UNICEF AWARDVENICE
WINNER8 CZECH
LIONAWARDS
A perfect blend of comedy and drama, Babyteeth is a magnificent portrayal of love, life, death and everything in between.
When seriously ill teenager Milla falls madly in love with smalltime drug dealer Moses, it’s her parents’ worst nightmare. But as Milla’s first brush with love brings her a new lust for life, things get messy and traditional morals go out the window. Milla soon shows everyone in her orbit - her parents, Moses, a sensitive music teacher, a budding child violinist, and a disarmingly honest pregnant neighbour - how to live like you have nothing to lose. What might have been a disaster for the Finlay family instead leads to letting go and finding grace in the glorious chaos of life. Babyteeth joyously explores how good it is not to be dead yet and how far we will go for love.
WRITER Rita KalnejaisPRODUCER Alex White - White Falk FilmsEXECUTIVE PRODUCER Jan Chapman (Winner of 3 Academy Awards & Palme d’Or for The Piano, Nominated Academy Award & Palme d’Or for Bright Star, Winner Camera d’Or for Love Serenade).
Australia / 2019 / 117’ / 1:66:1 / 5.1 / English / Comedy – Drama
a SHANNON MURPHY pictureVENICE
COMPETITION
“An arresting feature debut”- VARIETY
“Funny, affecting”- SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
“Vibrant and touching ... honest and moving”
- INDIEWIRE
“A masterful script”- AWARDS WATCH
“A film we can all lovingly embrace”
- FIRST SHOWING
“One of the positive surprises in the competition
of Venice”- MOVIE PLOT
WINNERBEST YOUNG
ACTORVENICE
WINNERAUDIENCE
AWARDPINGYAO
WINNERJURY PRIZE
NEW COMPETITIONSAO PAOLO
SPECIAL MENTIONZURICH
Essie Davis(Game of Thrones, Best Actress
at Sitges for The Babadook)
Ben Mendelsohn(The King, Ready Player One, Animal Kingdom,
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)
Eliza Scanlen(Sharp Objects,
Little Women d. Greta Gerwig)
Toby Wallace(Romper Stomper, Acute Misfortune)
WINNERBEST ACTOR
TOBY WALLACEMARRAKECH
Based on the best seller and award winning novel by Yasmina Khadra.
Summer 1998 - Kabul under Taliban rule. Zunaira and Mohsen are young and in love. Despite the daily violence and misery, they hope for a better future. One day, a foolish gesture causes life to take an irrevocable turn.
PRODUCER Reginald de Guillebon - Multi-Academy Award® nominated Animation Studio LES ARMATEURS (Belleville Rendez-Vous, The Kirikou Trilogy, The Secret of Kells, Ernest & Celestine)CO-PRODUCERS Stéphan Roelants - Mélusine Productions / Joëlle Bertossa - Close Up Films / Michel Merkt - KNM / RTS / Olivier Père - ARTE France Cinéma
France - Luxembourg - Switzerland / 2019 / 2D Animation / 82 Min
a ZABOU BREITMAN & ELÉA GOBBE-MÉVELLEC picture
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WINNERAUDIENCE
AWARD VALETTA
WINNERBEST FILM FRIESTADT
WINNERAUDIENCE
AWARDTHESSALONIKI
WINNERBEST FILM
ANGOULEME
“Completely gorgeous” LA TIMES
“This film threads an undying hope for the future through every shade of its tragedy and sacrifice” ROGER EBERT.COM
“Visually arresting and emotionally engaging” EYE FOR FILM
“Graphically rich...dramatically and poetically right”VARIETY
“Artistry on display”SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
Miss Marxa SUSANNA NICCHIARELLI picture
UPCOMINGPOST-PRODUCTION
SUSANNA NICCHIARELLI(COSMONAUT, DISCOVERY
AT DAWN, NICO,1988)
FEATURING DOWNTOWN BOYS ROCK AND PUNK COVERS OF
DANCING IN THE DARKby Bruce Springsteen
and L’INTERNATIONALE
AND ELECTRONIC COVERS OF CHOPIN and LISZT
Set in 19th Century England, MISS MARX centers on the life of Karl Marx’s youngest daughter Eleanor.
In her public persona, Eleanor “Tussy” Marx was a translator, actress, and a powerful political activist, a feminist ahead of her time. In her private life, however, she was vulnerable in love and ultimately ruined by her long relationship with the notorious cad, Edward Aveling.
CAST Romola Garai (Atonement, Vanity Fair, The Miniaturist), Patrick Kennedy (War Horse, Atonement), Philip Groening and John Gordon Sinclair
PRODUCERS A Vivo film (Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa) with Rai Cinema and Tarantula Production
MUSIC The movie includes prestigious American punk rock band Downtown Boys (Rolling Stone, Spine, New Yorker) covers of Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springsteen and of L’Internationale plus their original songs: Waves of History, I’m Enough (I Want More) and A Wall Gatto Ciliegia contro il Grande Freddo (Nico, 1988), will do an electronic adaptation of classical music pieces by Chopin and Liszt
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Crystel Fournier (Nico, 1988, Tomboy)COSTUME DESIGNER Massimo Cantini Parrini (Pinocchio, Dogman)EDITOR Stefano Cravero (Nico, 1988, Dafne)
Italy - Belgium / 2020 / English
Death of a Ladies’ Manfrom the producers of BROOKLYN, ONCE and CHICAGO
Samuel O’Shea, a university professor of poetry, exuberant womanizer and enthusiastic drinker has seen better days. His second marriage is ending, and his wife and children are at their wits’ end with him. More disturbingly, he has begun seeing things: Frankenstein sidles up to the bar and strangers sing and dance to Leonard Cohen tunes. His much-missed father, who died when Samuel was just a boy, pops up for chats. At first Samuel thinks it could be the drink, or perhaps he’s just crazy or over-imaginative, but then learns he is gravely ill. Reflecting on the life he has lived, Samuel retreats to his family shack in remote Ireland, where he begins work on that great novel he always meant to write, and generally take stock. Surprisingly, or not, he meets and falls in love with a woman, who is full the unexpected. All this leads Samuel to an utterly unforeseeable happy ending.
PRODUCERS Corey Marr - Corey Marr Productions (Passenger Side) / Marie-Claude Poulin - MCP Productions (Brooklyn, Café de Flore) / Martina Niland - Cosmo Films (Once, Sing Street) / Don Carmody - Don Carmody Productions (Chicago, Good Will Hunting) / Alexander Kushaev - Monte Rosso Production
Canada - Ireland / 2020 / English
a MATTHEW BISSONNETTE picture
UPCOMINGPOST-PRODUCTION
FEATURING SONGS BYLEONARD COHEN
MEMORIES
BIRD ON THE WIRETHE LOST CANADIAN WHY DON’T YOU TRY
HALLELUJAH DID I EVER LOVE YOU
HEART WITH NO COMPANION
Gabriel Byrne(Hereditary, Zerozerozero Amazon series, Maniac series, Miller’s Crossing, The Usual Suspects)
Brian Gleeson(Phantom Thread, Mother!, Logan Lucky)
Jessica Paré (Mad Men, Seal Team, Standby)
Suzanne Clément(Mommy, Versailles,Laurence Anyways)
Karelle Tremblay(The Fireflies Are Gone, Our Loved Ones)
Antoine Olivier Pilon(Mommy)
Infinity Pool
The original screenplay, written by Cronenberg, follows James Foster, an uninspired writer and his wife, Em, on their all-inclusive vacation on the picturesque island of Li Tolqa. Befriended by the glamorous Gabi and Alban, the couples enjoy a forbidden picnic in the off limits Li Tolqan countryside that takes a sinister turn: the accidental fatality of a farmer leads to a death sentence for James. James can escape the verdict of local justice, but the uncanny mechanism that will ensure his survival also reveals a perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism, reckless violence and surreal horrors.
PRODUCERS Film Forge - Karen Harnisch, Andrew Cividino (Sleeping Giant, Baldy), Rob Coteril (Hobo With a Shotgun) / Celluloid Dreams Production - Hengameh Panahi, Charlotte Mickie (Chicken With Plums, Funny Games US) / Hero Squared - Daniel Kresmery, Jonathan Halperyn (Ransom, Archive)
Canada - Hungary / 2021 / English
a BRANDON CRONENBERG picture
UPCOMINGSHOOTING
SUMMER 2020
BRANDON CRONENBERG(ANTIVIRAL at Cannes 2012,
POSSESSOR at Sundance 2020)
a HERMANN VASKE picture
Creative?Why are We / Are We Not
The movie is a sequel to Vaske’s “Why Are We Creative”. While the first film concentrates on the promoters and sponsors of creativity, the new film unveils the true killers of creativity. It’s an exploration of the toxic circumstances that act as beta blockers to ideas in all the various creative disciplines.
The movie will follow director Hermann Vaske and his sidekick Michael Madsen on their mission to unmask and identify the idea killers. Together they analyze what screws up creativity in order to identify the villains, from self-censorship to anxiety, from distraction to bureaucracy. The assassins of creativity are many and they are lurking everywhere. And oddly, our reasons for not being creative are often very creative indeed…
As Vaske says: “In an age of uncertainty, where only creativity can help to solve the problems of the world, simply encouraging creativity is not enough. Only when we know where the enemy stands will we be able to avoid the beta blockers of creativity.”
FEATURING: MARINA ABRAMOVIC, JEFF KOONS, SHIRIN NESHAT, GEORGE R.R. MARTIN, MICHAEL MADSEN, BJORK, DAVID BOWIE, PUSSY RIOTS, JOSHUA WONG, ISABELLA ROSSELLINI , WILLEM DAFOE, JIM JARMUSCH, KEN LOACH, TERRY GILLIAM, MARIANNA SIMNETT, DIANE KRUGER, JULIAN SCHNABEL, ALEXANDER PAYNE, SEAN PENN, TRINE DYRHOLM, JOHN CLEESE...
Germany / 2020 / English / Art Documentary / Delivery Fall 2020
a HERMANN VASKE picture
NOTCreative?
Why are WeUPCOMING
DELIVERYFALL 2020
As part of a personal quest, for over 30 years director Hermann Vaske filmed the world’s most intriguing artists and thinkers, including over 50 luminaries, among them Academy Award® and Nobel Prize winners, from the fields of visual art, music, acting, philosophy, politics, business and science, posing the question: “Why are you creative?”
Vaske’s subjects include: David Bowie, Ai Weiwei, Björk, Wim Wenders, Philippe Stark, Yoko Ono, John Hegarty, David Lynch, Yohji Yamamoto, Damien Hirst, Angelina Jolie, Nobuyoshi Araki, Quentin Tarantino, Bono, Nick Cave, Neo Rauch, Stephen Hawking, the Dalai Lama, Peter Ustinov, Marina Abramovic, Diane Kruger, Julian Schnabel, John Cleese, Jimmy Page, Vivienne Westwood, Takeshi Kitano and many others. The answers Vaske received are as varied and intriguing as his respondents. WHY ARE WE CREATIVE? is a vibrant celebration of what makes us most human, most fulfilled.
PRODUCERS Hermann Vaske / Emotional Network Production, Charles V. Bender
Germany / 2018 / 82’ / 1:85 / 5.1 / English / Art Documentary
Follow the project at whyareyoucreative.com
a HERMANN VASKE picture
Creative?Why are WeIN RELEASE
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DACHRADIRECTOR ABDELHAMID BOUCHNAK
CAST Yassmine Dimassi, Aziz Jebali, Bilel SlatniaTunisia / 2018 / 113’ /2:35 / 5.1 / French, Arabic / Horror
SCHOOL’S OUT DIRECTOR SÉBASTIEN MARNIER
CAST Laurent Lafitte (Elle), Emmanuelle Bercot (My King, Polisse), France / 2018 / 103’ / Scope / 5.1 /
A frightening thriller and an ecological tale.SCREEN MAYHEM
LAURENT LAFITTE
A FILM BY
SÉBASTIEN MARNIER
AVENUE B PRODUCTIONSPRESENTS
INSPPIED BY THE NOVEL SCHOOL’S OUT by Christophe DUFOSSÉ
ORIGINAL MUSIC ZOMBIE ZOMBIEGRINGE, GRÉGORY MONTEL, LUANA BAJRAMI, VICTOR BONNEL, VÉRONIQUE RUGGIA-SAURA, THOMAS SCIMECA, ADÈLE CASTILLON, MATTEO PEREZ, THOMAS GUY, LÉOPOLD BUCHSBAUM AND WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF PASCAL GREGGORYSCÉNARIO, ADPTATION ET DIALOGUES SÉBASTIEN MARNIER PRODUIT PAR CAROLINE BONMARCHAND IMAGE ROMAIN CARCANADE MONTAGE ISABELLE MANQUILLET SON BENJAMIN LAURENT EMMANUEL CROSET DÉCORS GUILLAUME DEVIERCY COSTUMES MARITÉ COUTARD 1ER ASSISTANT RÉALISATEUR SÉBASTIEN MATUCHET DIRECTRICE DE PRODUCTION ISABELLE TILLOU DIRECTRICE DE POST-PRODUCTION XÉNIA SULYMA UNE COPRODUCTION AVENUE B PRODUCTIONS 2L PRODUCTION AVEC LA PARTICIPATIONS DE CANAL + - OCS – EN ASSOCIATION AVEC LA BANQUE POSTALE IMAGE 11 – MANON 8 – SOFITVCINE 5 – SOFICINEMA 11 DEVELOPPEMENT - AVEC LA PARTICIPATION DU CENTRE NATIONAL DU CINEMA ET DE L’IMAGE ANIMÉE, DE L’ANGOA – AVEC LE SOUTIEN DE LA RÉGION ILE-DE-FRANCE – EN ASSOCIATION AVEC CELLULOID DREAMS ET HAUT ET COURT DISTRIBUTION .
EMMANUELLE BERCOT
A visually rich and moodily atmospheric film with a keen sense for the unsettling.
SCREENDAILYTRAILER
US re-release by Cohen Media
JOAN THE MAID DIRECTOR JACQUES RIVETTE
Remastered in 4K
Divine... The 4K restoration of Jacques Rivette’s two-part 1994 feature is a major event.
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The Sanguinaires
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