Variety calls the second feature from Moroccan brothers Swel and Imad Noury "visually ravishing" and that it confirms their auteur status. However, style seems to trump the motional nature of the film. I've been keeping an eye on this one and, based on the synopsis, have been eagerly awaiting a trailer which finall dropped today. The Man Who Sold the World has played the Dubai International Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival, and is scheduled to play Berlinale.
Set in a war-torn, anonymous city where Said Bey stars as a young man who, superficially, would seem to have it all - a doting fiancee, impending marriage and a great life stretching out ahead of him. But, for some reason, our hero can't cope with this idyllic existance and begins a nightmarish spiral into insanity.
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Set in a war-torn, anonymous city where Said Bey stars as a young man who, superficially, would seem to have it all - a doting fiancee, impending marriage and a great life stretching out ahead of him. But, for some reason, our hero can't cope with this idyllic existance and begins a nightmarish spiral into insanity.
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- 1/6/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Hong Kong Filmart wraps with raves, rips
HONG KONG -- The 11th annual Hong Kong Filmart received mixed reviews from attendees as a week of handshake dealmaking and negotiations came to an end Friday.
Several companies said that they had concluded deals at Filmart but were holding off on making announcements until May's Festival de Cannes, where they expected they could make more of a splash.
"Hong Kong is now firmly established as the preparation market for deals that will be concluded in Cannes," said Thomas Leong, CEO of Hong Kong-based Lotus Entertainment.
"There were more people this year, but less product," Said Bey Logan, the Weinstein Co.'s chief Asia representative. "It's a valid market, and we were running around very busy all week, but there was lots in development but little ready to go."
Japanese studio Kadokawa, on the other hand, was effusive about this year's Filmart. "We've been very busy", Kadokawa Pictures' Sekine Tetsuya said. "The first day at our first meeting we sold a film to a Thai distributor."
Shuji Sato, head of international sales at Pony Canyon, said the first two days were particularly intense but trailed off significantly by the third day.
Australia Film Commission trade commissioner CEO Mark Woods was specifically critical of the new structure of the festival. "It's overspecialized, spread too thin, and there's no traffic," Woods said. "Compared to last year, there's no energy."
Woods' complaint stemmed from the new, specialized sections at this year's Filmart, such as the Location World and TV World.
Several companies said that they had concluded deals at Filmart but were holding off on making announcements until May's Festival de Cannes, where they expected they could make more of a splash.
"Hong Kong is now firmly established as the preparation market for deals that will be concluded in Cannes," said Thomas Leong, CEO of Hong Kong-based Lotus Entertainment.
"There were more people this year, but less product," Said Bey Logan, the Weinstein Co.'s chief Asia representative. "It's a valid market, and we were running around very busy all week, but there was lots in development but little ready to go."
Japanese studio Kadokawa, on the other hand, was effusive about this year's Filmart. "We've been very busy", Kadokawa Pictures' Sekine Tetsuya said. "The first day at our first meeting we sold a film to a Thai distributor."
Shuji Sato, head of international sales at Pony Canyon, said the first two days were particularly intense but trailed off significantly by the third day.
Australia Film Commission trade commissioner CEO Mark Woods was specifically critical of the new structure of the festival. "It's overspecialized, spread too thin, and there's no traffic," Woods said. "Compared to last year, there's no energy."
Woods' complaint stemmed from the new, specialized sections at this year's Filmart, such as the Location World and TV World.
- 3/26/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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