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OPENING FILM RESTLESS (US) Dir Gus Van Sant Mia Wasikowska and Henry Hopper (son of Dennis) star as off-beat teenagers who have to confront death. Cannes regular Van Sant won the Palme d’Or with Elephant in 2003, the 60th anniversary award for Paranoid Park in 2007 and was in Competition with Last Days in 2005. To Die For screened out of competition in 1995. Written by Jason Lew, Sony Pictures Classics plans an autumn launch in the US. Worldwide dist Sony Pictures Int’l (1) 310 244 2073
TATSUMI (Sing) Dir Eric Khoo Khoo’s animated feature is a tribute to Japanese manga legend Yoshihiro Tatsumi and is based on the artist’s hand-drawn autobiography, A Drifting Life, which has recently been published in French. The film brings to life Tatsumi’s experiences growing up in post-Second World War Japan and five of his poignant stories in the drawing style which Tatsumi pioneered. Khoo was last at Cannes with 2008 Competition entryMy Magic. Int’l sales The Match Factory
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MARTHAMARCYMAYMARLENE (US) Dir Sean Durkin* This directorial debut follows the difficult journey of a young woman re-adjusting to society after escaping an abusive cult. Produced by New York-based Borderline Films, which includes writer-director Durkin and producers Josh Mond and Antonio Campos, the dramatic thriller stars impressive newcomer Elizabeth Olsen. Fox Searchlight took worldwide rights after the film’s world premiere in competition at Sundance. Int’l sales United Talent Agency
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SKOONHEID (S Afr-Fr) DirOliver Hermanus The director wrote Skoonheid while attending Cannes’ Cinéfondation in Paris. Produced by Swift Productions and Moonlighting Films,
it tells the story of a dejected family man (Deon Lotz) whose mundane routine unravels after a chance encounter. The first Afrikaans-language feature to screen at Cannes, Skoonheid is also the first South Africa-France co-production to emerge from a treaty signed by the two countries at last year’s festival. Contact Moonlighting Films
info@moonlightingfilms.co.za
OSLO, AUGUST 31ST (Nor) Dir Joachim Trier Norwegian director Trier drew much praise and many festival awards with his 2006 debut feature Reprise, and now makes his Cannes debut with this film inspired by the cult novel Le Feu Follet by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. Trier adapted the screenplay with his Reprise co-writer Eskil Vogt. The film is about 24 hours in the life of a man (Anders Danielsen Lie) who leaves drug rehab and goes home to Oslo. Sandrew Metronome will release in Norway in August. Int’l sales The Match Factory
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BONSAI (Chile-Arg-Port) Dir Cristian Jimenez This second film from Chilean director Jimenez won the top prize at the Films in Progress Latin American screenings in Toulouse in March (Jimenez’s first feature,Optical Illusions, premiered at San Sebastian in 2009). Bonsai is an adaptation of Alejandro Zambra’s novella about a love affair between two literature students, and stars newcomers Diego Noguera and Natalia Galgani. Jimenez developed the project as part of the Cannes Cinéfondation Residence, together with Zambra, who co-wrote the script. Contact Jirafa Films
company.sur@
jirafa.cl
HARD LABOUR (TRABALHARCANSA) (Bra) Dirs Juliana Rojas, Marco Dutra* This debut from Brazilian film-makers Rojas and Dutra centres on a middle-aged housewife who opens a grocery store, and its effect on her family. Gilda Nomacce, Helena Albergaria and Marat Descartes star. The directors’ short
n 26 Screen International at the Cannes Film Festival May 11, 2011
Stopped On Track
filmA Stem won the Kodak award at Cannes in 2007. Int’l sales Urban Distribution International
frederic@urbandistrib.com
THE DAYHE ARRIVES (S Kor) Dir Hong Sang-soo After winning the top prize in Un Certain Regard last year with HaHaHa, Hong returns with another tale of heavy-drinking, skirt-chasing film-makers, this time filmed in black-and- white. The story follows a former director who travels to Seoul to meet with an old college friend and runs into a succession of characters. As with Hong’s previous films, this is likely to feature a heavy quotient of dark humour. Int’l sales Finecut
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STOPPED ONTRACK (HALT AUF FREIER STRECKE) (Ger) Dir Andreas Dresen This is the story of a happy family whose life is turned upside down when the father is diagnosed with a brain tumour. Dresen’s films, all festival favourites, includeWhisky With Vodka, Cloud 9 (which screened in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2008), Summer In Berlin, Grill Point and Night Shapes. Stopped On Track is produced by Rommel Film and stars Milan Peschel and Steffi Kühnert. Int’l sales The Match Factory
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ARIRANG(S Kor) Dir Kim Ki-duk The first docudrama from Kim, Arirang is a monologue about the director’s experiences and film-making, and how he conveys life through his films. Kim also acts in the film. The title is taken from the name of Korea’s most famous folk song. Kim was last at Cannes with Breath, starring Chang Chen, which played in Competition in 2007. Int’l sales Finecut
cineinfo@finecut.co.kr
HORSSATAN (Bel-Fr) Dir Bruno Dumont Belgian writer-director Dumont’s sixth filmHors Satan (which was shot with the title L’Empire)
Restless
stars Aurore Broutin in the story of how a miracle reveals the unseen side of a village loner. Dumont has won the Grand Jury Prize twice: for L’Humanité in 1999 and for Flanders in 2006. Int’l sales Pyramide
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LOVERBOY (Rom-Fr) Dir Catalin Mitulescu Based on a screenplay previously titled A Heart-Shaped Balloon, Loverboy is about a young man, played by George Pistereanu, who seduces women and passes them on to a human-trafficking network. The film was one of Cannes’ Atelier de la Cinéfondation projects in 2007. Mitulescu, whose previous film was 2006’s How I Celebrated The End Of The World, won a Palme d’Or for best short film in 2004 for Traffic. Int’l sales Celluloid Dreams
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THE SNOWSOF KILIMANJARO(Fr) Dir Robert Guédiguian The French director returns to his native Marseilles, backdrop forMarius And Jeannette andMarie-Jo And Her Two Loves, the latter screening in Competition at Cannes in 2002. Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin star as a couple whose happiness is shattered when they are subjected to a brutal attack by two masked men. The film was produced by Agat Films & Cie/Ex Nihilo, the collective production house set up by Guédiguian. Int’l sales Films Distribution
info@filmsdistribution.com
THEMINISTER (L’EXERCICE DE L’ETAT) (Fr-Bel) Dir Pierre Schoeller Schoeller was last in Cannes in 2008 with his directorial debut Versailles. This new film is about a bus crash which kickstarts unexpected political events. Belgium’s Olivier Gourmet, who won the best actor prize at Cannes in 2002 for the Dardenne brothers’ The Son, and Michel Blanc star. Int’l sales Doc & Film International
international@docandfilm.com
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