All articles by Allan Hunter – Page 69
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Pauline & Paulette
Dir: Lieven Debrauwer. Belgium/France/Netherlands. 2001. 78minsA bittersweet little heart-warmer on the ties that bind four sisters, Pauline & Paulette marks a promising feature debut from writer-director Lieven Debrauwer who won the Prize Du Jury at Cannes in 1997 for his short film Leonie. Lightly humorous and quietly perceptive as it ...
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ABC Africa
Dir: Abbas Kiarostami. Iran. 2001. 83 mins. Commissioned to raise international awareness of the work being done by the Uganda Women's Effort To Save Orphans (UWESO), ABC Africa is a surprisingly straightforward return to the documentary form from Palme D'Or winner Abbas Kiarostami. Largely eschewing the heartache and misery ...
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Hijack Stories
Dir: Oliver Schmitz. South Africa. 2001. 94 mins A compelling focus on black identity in the new South Africa, Hijack Stories marks a welcome return to feature films from director Oliver Schmitz 14 years after his award-winning debut Mapantsula. The generally polished handling of topical, thought-provoking material means that it ...
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Edinburgh festival to salute Herzog documentaries
Maverick German director Werner Herzog will be the subject of this year's retrospective at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (August 12-26). The festival will focus exclusively on his documentary work, which includes such titles as Herdsmen Of The Sun (1992), Bells From The Deep (1993) and Little Dieter Needs To ...
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Under The Moonlight (Zir-E Nour-E Mah)
Dir: Reza Mir-Karimi. Iran. 2001. 96mins. The accessible face of Iranian cinema, Reza Mir-Karimi's second feature Under The Moonlight (Zir-E Nour-E Mah) tells the involving story of a young seminary student's crisis of vocation. Less austere and forbidding than many of the most critically lauded Iranian features of ...
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Atkinson to become Scottish scout for Ecosse
Ginnie Atkinson is to join Ecosse Films as a consultant producer with aremit to establish an active Scottish presence for the London-basedproduction company. Working from Edinburgh, she will serve as a talentscout for the company."Basically, I am their 'Man in Havana', " she said. "They want apresence in Scotland ...
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Terence Davies in tune with Sunset Song adaptation
Writer-director Terence Davies is eyeing an adaptation of the classic Scots novel Sunset Song to follow his critically acclaimed film of Edith Wharton's book The House Of Mirth.The 1932 book, the first part of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's A Scots Quair trilogy, centres on Chris Guthrie, a proud young woman whose ...
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Bronco's Flying Scotsman secures lottery backing
Bronco Films' $5m The Flying Scotsman was the main beneficiary of the latest Scottish Screen Lottery Panel Awards, receiving a production grant of $738,000 (£500,000). Described by producer Peter Broughan as "Chariots Of Fire meets The Full Monty", the film tells the inspirational true story of world champion cyclist Graham ...
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One Life Stand sweeps board at Scottish BAFTAs
Pioneering digital drama One Life Stand scooped five prizes at the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards in Glasgow on Sunday evening including best drama and best writer and director for its creator May Miles Thomas.The low-budget, independent feature also secured best film performance for actress Maureen Carr. Thomas also received ...
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La Chambre Des Magiciennes (Of Women And Magic)
Dir: Claude Miller. France. 1999. 80 minsProd Co: Le Sept ARTE-teleclip/Les Films de la Boissiere. Int'l sales: UGC International, tel: (33) 1 4029 8900. Prods: Annie Miller, Jacques Fansten. Scr: Claude Miller partially based on The Blindfold by Siri Hustvedt. DoP: Philippe Weldt. Ed: Veronique Lange. Mus: Hubert Persat. Main ...
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Gabriel, Bronco secure Scottish Screen loans
Gabriel Films and a revitalised Bronco Films are among the beneficiaries of Development Loan Awards funded by the Scottish Screen National Lottery in partnership with the Scottish Enterprise Creative Industries Team.The two companies will each receive $107,000 (£75,000) of working capital to finance a slate of new film and television ...
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One Life Stand leads nods for Scottish BAFTAs
Elemental Films' One Life Stand and controversial BBC Scotland television drama Tinsel Town lead the nominations for the third biennial BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards. A recent winner for Best Achievement in production at the British Independent Film Awards, the low-budget digital feature One Life Stand tells of the complex ...
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A Shot At Glory
Dir: Michael Corrente. UK-US. 2000. 114 mins.Prod Co: Eagle Beach Productions, Butcher's Run Productions. Int'l Sales: Seven Arts International (1) 323 467 1822. Prods: Michael Corrente, Robert Duvall, Rob Carliner. Exec Prods: Billy Heinzerling, Steven Bowman, Denis O'Neil. Scr: Denis O'Neil. DoP: Alex Thomson. Prod des: Andy Harris. Ed: David ...
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French film fest throws spotlight on thrillers
The resurgence of the traditional French thriller will be celebrated at this year's French Film Festival in Scotland and the UK with a series of screenings including Frederic Schoendoerffer's Scenes De Crimes and Eric Rochant's Total Western.Other films in the series include Claude Chabrol's Au Coeur Du Mensonge, Cannes Quinzaine ...
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Greenfingers
Dir: Joel Hershman. UK-US. 2000. 91 mins.Prod Co: Boneyard Entertainment. Int'l Sales: Overseas Filmgroup (1) 310 855 1199. Prods: Travis Swords, Daniel J Victor. Exec prod: Trudie Styler. Scr: Joel Hershman. DoP: John Daly. Prod des: Tim Hutchison. Ed: Justin Krish. Mus: Guy Dagul. Main cast: Clive Owen, Helen Mirren, ...
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Under The Sand (Sous Le Sable)
Dir: Francois Ozon. France. 2000. 90 mins.Prod co: Fidelite Productions. Int'l Sales: Celluloid Dreams (33) 1 4970 0370. Prods: Olivier Delbosc, Marc Missionier. Scr: Ozon. DoP: Jeanne Lapoirie, Antoine Heberle. Prod des: Sandrine Canaux. Ed: Laurence Bawedin. Mus: Phillipe Rombi. Main cast: Charlotte Rampling, Alexandra Stewart, Bruno Cremer, Jacques Nolot.The ...
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Dark Days
Dir: Marc Singer. US. 2000. 84 mins.Prod Co: Picture Farm Productions. Int'l Sales: Picture Farm Productions (I) 212-343-2314. Prod/DoP: Marc Singer. Co-Prod: Ben Freedman. Ed: Melissa Neidich. Mus: DJ Shadow.A remarkable documentary, Dark Days captures the life and soul of a subterranean shanty town that existed for years in the ...
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Men Of Honor
Dir: George Tillman Jr. US. 2000. 120mins.Prod Co: Fox 2000 Pictures. Int'l Sales: 20th Century Fox. Prods: Robert Teitel, Bill Badalato. Exec Prods: Bill Cosby, Stanley Robertson. Scr: Scott Marshall Smith. DoP: Anthony B Richmond. Prod des: Leslie Dilley. Ed: John Carter. Mus: Mark Isham. Main cast: Robert De Niro, ...
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Beautiful
Dir: Sally Field. US. 2000. 112 mins.Prod co: Beautiful Productions. Int'l Sales: Cathy Morgan International (310) 979 9100. Prods: John Bertolli, B.J. Rack. Exec prods: Richard Vane, Kate Driver, Wendy Japhet, Barry London, Brent Baum, Steve Sabler, Marty Fink, David Forrest, Beau Rogers. Co-prods: Mark Morgan, Jon Bernstein, Jade Ramsey. ...
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Merci Pour Le Chocolat (Nightcap)
Dir: Claude Chabrol. France-Switzerland. 2000. 100 mins. Prod co: MK2 Productions, Cab Productions in association with France 2 Cinema, Le Studio Canal +. Int'l Sales: MK2 Diffusion. Prod: Marin Karmitz. Scr: Caroline Eliacheff, Claude Chabrol based on the novel The Chocolate Cobweb by Charlotte Armstrong. DoP: Renato Berta. Prod des: ...