Billy Howle and Saoirse Ronan are on song as the young couple in Britain’s duffel-coated early 1960s, in a restrained adaptation of McEwan’s novella
The overwhelming English sadness of Ian McEwan’s novella On Chesil Beach has been transferred to the movie screen, adapted by the author and directed with scrupulous sensitivity and care by Dominic Cooke, known for his stage work and making his feature film debut here. It is a tender and valuable film, well acted, with a shrewd eye for how naive you can be in your early 20s, how impatient, how pompous, how tragicomically un-self-aware.
I have to confess to feeling that this film – like other adaptations of McEwan, and also Julian Barnes – is constrained by flashbacks and by a certain literary good taste and hardback cultural prestige. It doesn’t quite explode into uninhibited life, even when the anger overflows at the end,...
The overwhelming English sadness of Ian McEwan’s novella On Chesil Beach has been transferred to the movie screen, adapted by the author and directed with scrupulous sensitivity and care by Dominic Cooke, known for his stage work and making his feature film debut here. It is a tender and valuable film, well acted, with a shrewd eye for how naive you can be in your early 20s, how impatient, how pompous, how tragicomically un-self-aware.
I have to confess to feeling that this film – like other adaptations of McEwan, and also Julian Barnes – is constrained by flashbacks and by a certain literary good taste and hardback cultural prestige. It doesn’t quite explode into uninhibited life, even when the anger overflows at the end,...
- 9/7/2017
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Author: Competitions
Studiocanal is pleased to announce that The Sense Of An Ending – a deeply moving and uplifting story about the paths chosen in life, and the power of memory, love and forgiveness – arrives on Blu-ray and DVD 14 August 2017 and will be available on Digital Download from 7 August 2017. To celebrate, we’re giving away a copy on DVD as well as a copy of the book! There is also a DVD copy available for 1 runner up.
Tony Webster (Academy Award®-winner Jim Broadbent, Bridget Jones’ Baby, The Lady in the Van) is divorced, retired and leads a reclusive and relatively quiet life.
One day, he learns that the mother of his university girlfriend, Veronica, left in her will a diary kept by his best friend. Tony’s quest to recover the diary forces him to revisit his flawed recollections of his youth and, digging deeper, uncovers deceit, regrets and guilt buried long ago.
Studiocanal is pleased to announce that The Sense Of An Ending – a deeply moving and uplifting story about the paths chosen in life, and the power of memory, love and forgiveness – arrives on Blu-ray and DVD 14 August 2017 and will be available on Digital Download from 7 August 2017. To celebrate, we’re giving away a copy on DVD as well as a copy of the book! There is also a DVD copy available for 1 runner up.
Tony Webster (Academy Award®-winner Jim Broadbent, Bridget Jones’ Baby, The Lady in the Van) is divorced, retired and leads a reclusive and relatively quiet life.
One day, he learns that the mother of his university girlfriend, Veronica, left in her will a diary kept by his best friend. Tony’s quest to recover the diary forces him to revisit his flawed recollections of his youth and, digging deeper, uncovers deceit, regrets and guilt buried long ago.
- 8/7/2017
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Unravel the truth when the suspenseful drama, based on the acclaimed novel, The Sense of an Ending, arrives on Digital HD May 23 and DVD and On Demand June 6 from Lionsgate.
“The Sense of an Ending maintains intrigue and emotional magnetism as its mystery unfolds.” – Glenn Kenny, The New York Times
Unravel the truth when the suspenseful drama, based on the acclaimed novel, The Sense of an Ending, arrives on Digital HD May 23 and DVD and On Demand June 6 from Lionsgate. Academy Award® winner Jim Broadbent (Best Supporting Actor, Iris, 2001) shines in “an outstanding performance” (Vanity Fair) as a man who becomes haunted by his past when given a mysterious legacy. The all-star cast also includes Academy Award® nominee Charlotte Rampling (Best Actress, 45 Years, 2015), Golden Globe® (Best Actress, Television – Drama, “Downton Abbey”, 2013) and Emmy® nominee Michelle Dockery, as well as Emily Mortimer and Harriet Walter. Adapted for the screen by the award-winning playwright,...
“The Sense of an Ending maintains intrigue and emotional magnetism as its mystery unfolds.” – Glenn Kenny, The New York Times
Unravel the truth when the suspenseful drama, based on the acclaimed novel, The Sense of an Ending, arrives on Digital HD May 23 and DVD and On Demand June 6 from Lionsgate. Academy Award® winner Jim Broadbent (Best Supporting Actor, Iris, 2001) shines in “an outstanding performance” (Vanity Fair) as a man who becomes haunted by his past when given a mysterious legacy. The all-star cast also includes Academy Award® nominee Charlotte Rampling (Best Actress, 45 Years, 2015), Golden Globe® (Best Actress, Television – Drama, “Downton Abbey”, 2013) and Emmy® nominee Michelle Dockery, as well as Emily Mortimer and Harriet Walter. Adapted for the screen by the award-winning playwright,...
- 5/17/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Author: David Sztypuljak
We’ve already heard from Director Ritesh Batra and Billy Howle who plays the young Jim Broadbent character (Tony Webster) in The Sense of an Ending but now it’s the turn of Broadbent and co-star Harriet Walter who talk about tackling the project.
The Sense of an Ending tells the story of a man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.
In the interview conducted by Phoebe Winter, Broadbent talks about how much he ‘loved the character’ and how he would adore to play Tony. Harriet talks about how this role was quite different to other roles that she’s taken on and how this appealed to try something a little different.
They talk about working together previously and how working on this new project put them at ease. They also...
We’ve already heard from Director Ritesh Batra and Billy Howle who plays the young Jim Broadbent character (Tony Webster) in The Sense of an Ending but now it’s the turn of Broadbent and co-star Harriet Walter who talk about tackling the project.
The Sense of an Ending tells the story of a man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.
In the interview conducted by Phoebe Winter, Broadbent talks about how much he ‘loved the character’ and how he would adore to play Tony. Harriet talks about how this role was quite different to other roles that she’s taken on and how this appealed to try something a little different.
They talk about working together previously and how working on this new project put them at ease. They also...
- 4/14/2017
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A prize-winning novel becomes a big-screen drama, but is it any good? Our review of The Sense Of An Ending...
The memory is a peculiar thing that can seamlessly edit distant recollections with a rose-tinted gloss. Therefore an inaccurate yet pristine highlight reel is the only thing available when trying to reminiscence over hazy past events. This retentive conundrum is at the centre of Julian Barnes' 2011 Booker Prize winning novel The Sense Of An Ending, which has been adapted by British playwright Nick Payne for its on-screen transition.
Jim Broadbent stars as curmudgeonly divorcee Tony Webster (Jim Broadbent), a reclusive retiree who spends most waking hours tinkering around his pokey vintage camera shop. Tony’s stony social interactions are seemingly limited to a minimal trickling of time-wasting customers (whom he outright dismisses) and his endlessly chipper postman (the recipient of countless hasty door slams). Steadfast ex-wife Margaret (Harriet Walter...
The memory is a peculiar thing that can seamlessly edit distant recollections with a rose-tinted gloss. Therefore an inaccurate yet pristine highlight reel is the only thing available when trying to reminiscence over hazy past events. This retentive conundrum is at the centre of Julian Barnes' 2011 Booker Prize winning novel The Sense Of An Ending, which has been adapted by British playwright Nick Payne for its on-screen transition.
Jim Broadbent stars as curmudgeonly divorcee Tony Webster (Jim Broadbent), a reclusive retiree who spends most waking hours tinkering around his pokey vintage camera shop. Tony’s stony social interactions are seemingly limited to a minimal trickling of time-wasting customers (whom he outright dismisses) and his endlessly chipper postman (the recipient of countless hasty door slams). Steadfast ex-wife Margaret (Harriet Walter...
- 4/12/2017
- Den of Geek
“It’s very hard not to like him” – Ritesh Batra on directing Jim Broadbent in The Sense of an Ending
Author: Stefan Pape
I once interviewed Jim Broadbent to mark the release of his congenial drama Le Week-End, and off camera politely asked if he’s consider adopting me as a grandson. Naturally he looked weirded out by such a request and brushed it away instantly – but the intention stands, for he’s one of the most affable, endearing actors working in England – and it’s a sentiment shared by Ritesh Batra, director of The Sense of an Ending.
“It’s very hard not to like Jim, both in person and on screen, he’s a very endearing presence,” Batra said. “I always read about how Tony is an unlikeable character but since I read the novel I’ve always liked Tony, but perhaps that’s to do with me not being from here. I always loved Tony, but Jim makes it very easy to like him, definitely.”
Batra’s...
I once interviewed Jim Broadbent to mark the release of his congenial drama Le Week-End, and off camera politely asked if he’s consider adopting me as a grandson. Naturally he looked weirded out by such a request and brushed it away instantly – but the intention stands, for he’s one of the most affable, endearing actors working in England – and it’s a sentiment shared by Ritesh Batra, director of The Sense of an Ending.
“It’s very hard not to like Jim, both in person and on screen, he’s a very endearing presence,” Batra said. “I always read about how Tony is an unlikeable character but since I read the novel I’ve always liked Tony, but perhaps that’s to do with me not being from here. I always loved Tony, but Jim makes it very easy to like him, definitely.”
Batra’s...
- 4/12/2017
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
Ritesh Batra’s preceding endeavour, the BAFTA nominated The Lunchbox – had an indelible charm; an absorbing, gentle piece of cinema that was a complete delight to indulge in. His latest, while not quite as endearingly simplistic, still thrives in a similar capacity, and shares a common theme – again lingering over the notion of indirect communication, albeit one with a few more twists and turns.
Jim Broadbent plays Tony Webster, who owns a vintage camera shop in South London, and is counting down the days until his first grandchild is born, lending a hand to his heavily pregnant daughter Susie (Michelle Dockery). But then he receives a letter in the post to inform him that an item has been left to him in the will of an old flame’s mother, but it’s one he’s not currently allowed to get his hands on.
This ignites a...
Ritesh Batra’s preceding endeavour, the BAFTA nominated The Lunchbox – had an indelible charm; an absorbing, gentle piece of cinema that was a complete delight to indulge in. His latest, while not quite as endearingly simplistic, still thrives in a similar capacity, and shares a common theme – again lingering over the notion of indirect communication, albeit one with a few more twists and turns.
Jim Broadbent plays Tony Webster, who owns a vintage camera shop in South London, and is counting down the days until his first grandchild is born, lending a hand to his heavily pregnant daughter Susie (Michelle Dockery). But then he receives a letter in the post to inform him that an item has been left to him in the will of an old flame’s mother, but it’s one he’s not currently allowed to get his hands on.
This ignites a...
- 4/10/2017
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Ahead of the film version of of Barnes’s Man Booker-winning novel The Sense of an Ending, he explains why he asked the film-makers to be brutal with his text
The Sense of an Ending is a short, sharp novel about a man who tells his own story and then comes to doubt it. Written by Julian Barnes, it’s a book in two halves (construction; deconstruction) as ageing Tony Webster is forced to revise his account in the light of complicating new evidence and unquiet old memories. “How often do we tell our own life story?” Tony wonders. “How often do we adjust, embellish, make sly cuts?” Our history, he concludes, is merely the story we tell. Others spin their own versions and the truth is elusive.
Now, six years after it won the Man Booker prize, The Sense of an Ending is being told again, courtesy of a plush new BBC Films adaptation.
The Sense of an Ending is a short, sharp novel about a man who tells his own story and then comes to doubt it. Written by Julian Barnes, it’s a book in two halves (construction; deconstruction) as ageing Tony Webster is forced to revise his account in the light of complicating new evidence and unquiet old memories. “How often do we tell our own life story?” Tony wonders. “How often do we adjust, embellish, make sly cuts?” Our history, he concludes, is merely the story we tell. Others spin their own versions and the truth is elusive.
Now, six years after it won the Man Booker prize, The Sense of an Ending is being told again, courtesy of a plush new BBC Films adaptation.
- 4/1/2017
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
by Lynn Lee
Elliptical and enigmatic, The Sense of an Ending has the quality of a mystery, but one that raises more questions than it answers. That is, without a doubt, fully intentional. It’s a film that’s designed to make you go “hmm,” not “aha,” and there’s something admirable about how studiously it avoids going for an obvious narrative or emotional knockout punch. But by the same token, there’s something a little unsatisfying about it, too.
Based on the Booker Prize-winning novella by Julian Barnes, the film centers on an aging Londoner, Tony Webster (Jim Broadbent), who, upon being notified of an unexpected legacy, finds himself revisiting his memories of an incident from his youth and eventually coming to grips with the fact that he’s never fully acknowledged or even recognized the truth of what really happened...
Elliptical and enigmatic, The Sense of an Ending has the quality of a mystery, but one that raises more questions than it answers. That is, without a doubt, fully intentional. It’s a film that’s designed to make you go “hmm,” not “aha,” and there’s something admirable about how studiously it avoids going for an obvious narrative or emotional knockout punch. But by the same token, there’s something a little unsatisfying about it, too.
Based on the Booker Prize-winning novella by Julian Barnes, the film centers on an aging Londoner, Tony Webster (Jim Broadbent), who, upon being notified of an unexpected legacy, finds himself revisiting his memories of an incident from his youth and eventually coming to grips with the fact that he’s never fully acknowledged or even recognized the truth of what really happened...
- 3/20/2017
- by Lynn Lee
- FilmExperience
The rare specialty sequel led the weekend with Danny Boyle’s “T2 Trainspotting,” 21 years after the original’s breakout success. The TriStar release had the best initial numbers since the late-year awards contenders, but other debuts showed results that seemed underwhelming next to their pedigree.
This time last year, we saw the release of crossover successes “Eye in the Sky” and “Hello, My Name Is Doris,” but 2017 lacks the same heft. Last week’s breakout, “A Very Sordid Wedding” (The Film Collective) continued at its sole Palm Springs location but didn’t report results, suggesting the $40,000 start had a strong component of premiere hoopla and higher event pricing.
Opening
T2 Trainspotting (Sony) – Metacritic: 64; Festivals include: Berlin 2017
$180,000 in 5 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $36,000
Danny Boyle’s “Trainspotting” sequel scored the best New York/Los Angeles limited opening this year; among conventional specialized releases, it’s only the second to earn...
This time last year, we saw the release of crossover successes “Eye in the Sky” and “Hello, My Name Is Doris,” but 2017 lacks the same heft. Last week’s breakout, “A Very Sordid Wedding” (The Film Collective) continued at its sole Palm Springs location but didn’t report results, suggesting the $40,000 start had a strong component of premiere hoopla and higher event pricing.
Opening
T2 Trainspotting (Sony) – Metacritic: 64; Festivals include: Berlin 2017
$180,000 in 5 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $36,000
Danny Boyle’s “Trainspotting” sequel scored the best New York/Los Angeles limited opening this year; among conventional specialized releases, it’s only the second to earn...
- 3/19/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Jim Broadbent as Tony Webster, in The Sense Of An Ending. Photo by Robert Viglasky ©. Courtesy of CBS Films
Memory is a funny thing. One can feel so certain of one’s own memories that it is jarring when others’ recollection of events does not match.
The tricks of memory are at the heart of the unforgettable The Sense Of An Ending, director Ritesh Batra’s screen adaptation of Julian Barnes’ short novel. In this American/British film, Jim Broadbent stars as Tony Webster, a curmudgeonly older man who lives alone, opening his tiny camera repair shop daily and seeming to live a joyless existence. His shop only sells and repairs old Leica cameras, and he seems to regard the occasional customer more as an interruption than the reason for this business. His dull routine is interrupted by the arrival of a letter, informing him he as been left something in a will.
Memory is a funny thing. One can feel so certain of one’s own memories that it is jarring when others’ recollection of events does not match.
The tricks of memory are at the heart of the unforgettable The Sense Of An Ending, director Ritesh Batra’s screen adaptation of Julian Barnes’ short novel. In this American/British film, Jim Broadbent stars as Tony Webster, a curmudgeonly older man who lives alone, opening his tiny camera repair shop daily and seeming to live a joyless existence. His shop only sells and repairs old Leica cameras, and he seems to regard the occasional customer more as an interruption than the reason for this business. His dull routine is interrupted by the arrival of a letter, informing him he as been left something in a will.
- 3/17/2017
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Ritesh Batra, a 37 year old director from Mumbai, is in New York when we speak, not far from the editing room. He's just finished a shoot in Colorado for what will be his third feature in four years (Our Souls at Night). He hasn't yet decided where he'll be next but he has a lot of options. His debut film The Lunchbox (2013), a bittersweet romance set in Mumbai starring Irrfan Khan, put him on the map. For his follow up, a somewhat surprising move: the British literary adaptation of Julian Barnes bestseller "The Sense of an Ending," which just opened in limited release.
The Sense of an Ending concerns a divorced shop owner Tony (Jim Broadbent / Billy Howle) who is suddenly preoccupied with memories of his youth and his first love Veronica (Charlotte Rampling / Freya Mavor) after receiving news that her mother (Emily Mortimer) has died. His ex-wife and confidante...
The Sense of an Ending concerns a divorced shop owner Tony (Jim Broadbent / Billy Howle) who is suddenly preoccupied with memories of his youth and his first love Veronica (Charlotte Rampling / Freya Mavor) after receiving news that her mother (Emily Mortimer) has died. His ex-wife and confidante...
- 3/14/2017
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The ads for the new British drama The Sense Of An Ending tell us it is about a man who receives a letter from a long-lost love, thus setting off a mystery that is buried somewhere deep in his mind. Although this film based on Julian Barnes’ 2011 prize-winning book is faithful to its source, in the hands of director Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox) and screenwriter Nick Payne, it unfolds as a unique screen mystery, even developing a good level of suspense as it examines the…...
- 3/10/2017
- Deadline
Based on Julian Barnes’ Man Booker Prize-winning novel, The Sense of An Ending has opened in New York and Los Angeles, directed by Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox), and adapted by playwright Nick Payne (Constellations). A cast of veterans led by Jim Broadbent (Le Weekend, Brooklyn), Harriet Walter (The Crown), Charlotte Rampling (45 Years), Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey) bring to life this mysterious tale about the ways an unanticipated blast from the past can force us to…...
- 3/10/2017
- Deadline
The Sense of An Ending, directed by Ritesh Batra of The Lunchbox fame, is based on the Man Booker Prize – winning novel by Julian Barnes. Boasting outstanding actors Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, and Charlotte Rampling, the drama also features wonderful performances by Michelle Dockery, Emily Mortimer, Billy Howle, Joe Alwyn, Freya Mavor, and Matthew Goode. Set to open in New York and La, Friday, March 10th, the film opens in North America on March 17th and in India on March 24th.
The Sense of An Ending is set both in the 60s and in modern day England. According to the director, the film is ‘a story of Tony Webster, a late middle aged English guy who goes on an incredible journey and reconnects with his first love, played by Charlotte Rampling, and discovers things about himself that help him mend his relationship with both his ex-wife and his pregnant daughter.
The Sense of An Ending is set both in the 60s and in modern day England. According to the director, the film is ‘a story of Tony Webster, a late middle aged English guy who goes on an incredible journey and reconnects with his first love, played by Charlotte Rampling, and discovers things about himself that help him mend his relationship with both his ex-wife and his pregnant daughter.
- 3/10/2017
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Granted, it may be fair to say that The Sense of an Ending is probably not the type of movie that most Lrm readers would actively seek out, being a pretty serious British drama based on the prize-winning 2011 novel by Julian Barnes.
It stars Oscar winner Jim Broadbent as photographer Tony Webster, who reflects back on his college days in the ‘60s when someone he knew as a child passes away, leaving him a diary that may explain why their friendship fell apart over a pretty woman who came between them named Veronica (played by Scottish actress Freya Mavor from Skins in the past and Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling in the present).
Sure, The Sense of an Ending may be more of a movie you go to see with your parents, or even grandparents, but what makes the film interesting to film lovers is that it’s the first English...
It stars Oscar winner Jim Broadbent as photographer Tony Webster, who reflects back on his college days in the ‘60s when someone he knew as a child passes away, leaving him a diary that may explain why their friendship fell apart over a pretty woman who came between them named Veronica (played by Scottish actress Freya Mavor from Skins in the past and Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling in the present).
Sure, The Sense of an Ending may be more of a movie you go to see with your parents, or even grandparents, but what makes the film interesting to film lovers is that it’s the first English...
- 3/9/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Handsomely mounted and deeply sincere, “The Sense of an Ending” is the kind of film that probably couldn’t be made in America, or in any other country without a government-backed entity like BBC Films to partially underwrite it. Based on the Booker Prize-winning novel by Julian Barnes, this is a production about Very Uncommercial Things: aging, regret, and the sneaking suspicion that we’re all somehow passengers in our own lives. It’s also a film that fairly reeks of anti-cinematic cultural imperatives. A universally acclaimed but very internal British novel has been translated to the screen mostly to cement its status.
- 3/9/2017
- by Ray Greene
- The Wrap
Lauded at film festivals and by critics the world over, and loved by audiences, The Lunchbox (2013) directed by Ritesh Batra, was a huge moment for cinema and an outstandingly successful outing for the first time director.
Now, Batra has turned his lens to a new project, an adaption of The Man Booker winning novel by Julian Barnes’ ‘The Sense of An Ending’.
Starring an incredible cast including Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Michelle Dockery, Emily Mortimer, Billy Howle, Joe Alwyn, Freya Mavor, Matthew Goode and Charlotte Rampling, The Sense of An Ending opens in New York and La on Friday and then expands to more theaters by March 17th and opens in India on March 24th.
Check out the trailer:
When Mr. Batra was in New York, I got the chance to have a fabulous conversation with him about making the movie, working with that incredible cast and so much more.
Now, Batra has turned his lens to a new project, an adaption of The Man Booker winning novel by Julian Barnes’ ‘The Sense of An Ending’.
Starring an incredible cast including Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Michelle Dockery, Emily Mortimer, Billy Howle, Joe Alwyn, Freya Mavor, Matthew Goode and Charlotte Rampling, The Sense of An Ending opens in New York and La on Friday and then expands to more theaters by March 17th and opens in India on March 24th.
Check out the trailer:
When Mr. Batra was in New York, I got the chance to have a fabulous conversation with him about making the movie, working with that incredible cast and so much more.
- 3/9/2017
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Man of Letters: Batra Crafts Low-Key Adaptation with Handsome Ensemble
“The wine of youth does not always clear with advancing years; sometimes it grows turbid,” observed the famed Carl Jung, a predicament which ails the main character of The Sense of an Ending, adapted by Ritesh Batra from the celebrated 2011 novel by Julian Barnes.
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“The wine of youth does not always clear with advancing years; sometimes it grows turbid,” observed the famed Carl Jung, a predicament which ails the main character of The Sense of an Ending, adapted by Ritesh Batra from the celebrated 2011 novel by Julian Barnes.
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- 3/8/2017
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Author: Zehra Phelan
British author Julian Barnes’ 2011 Man Booker prize-winning novel, The Sense of an Ending, has followed suit of many a novel and obtained itself a film adaptation that contains a stellar cast of British talent. With its release in just over a month a new trailer and poster has been released which we can all enjoy today.
Related: Charlotte Rampling on 45 Years.
BAFTA award nominated Ritesh Batra, who is best known for his debut feature film, The Lunchbox, takes the helm on this very British affair which features performances from some of the greatest long-standing and most celebrated British actors today; Jim Broadbent (Harry Potter, Bridget Jones), swinging sixties icon Charlotte Rampling (45 Years) best known for her art house work, Dame Harriet Walter (Atonement, The Young Victoria), and Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey). Also on the cast of exceptional talent is Matthew Goode and Emily Mortimer.
The trailer features...
British author Julian Barnes’ 2011 Man Booker prize-winning novel, The Sense of an Ending, has followed suit of many a novel and obtained itself a film adaptation that contains a stellar cast of British talent. With its release in just over a month a new trailer and poster has been released which we can all enjoy today.
Related: Charlotte Rampling on 45 Years.
BAFTA award nominated Ritesh Batra, who is best known for his debut feature film, The Lunchbox, takes the helm on this very British affair which features performances from some of the greatest long-standing and most celebrated British actors today; Jim Broadbent (Harry Potter, Bridget Jones), swinging sixties icon Charlotte Rampling (45 Years) best known for her art house work, Dame Harriet Walter (Atonement, The Young Victoria), and Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey). Also on the cast of exceptional talent is Matthew Goode and Emily Mortimer.
The trailer features...
- 3/6/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
After winning numerous awards with his acclaimed hit The Lunchbox, director Ritesh Batra returns with his next feature film The Sense Of An Ending which releases in select theaters in the Us on March 10 and additional cities on March 17.
Academy Award® winner Jim Broadbent stars in this new film based on the Man Booker-winning novel by Julian Barnes along with a stellar cast that also includes Charlotte Rampling and Emily Mortimer. Tony Webster (Broadbent) leads a reclusive and quiet existence until long buried secrets from his past force him to face the flawed recollections of his younger self, the truth about his first love (Rampling) and the devastating consequences of decisions made a lifetime ago.
To give you an idea of the scope of this film check out the new trailer for The Sense Of An Ending
Recently named by Variety as one of 10 Directors to Watch, Ritesh Batra will...
Academy Award® winner Jim Broadbent stars in this new film based on the Man Booker-winning novel by Julian Barnes along with a stellar cast that also includes Charlotte Rampling and Emily Mortimer. Tony Webster (Broadbent) leads a reclusive and quiet existence until long buried secrets from his past force him to face the flawed recollections of his younger self, the truth about his first love (Rampling) and the devastating consequences of decisions made a lifetime ago.
To give you an idea of the scope of this film check out the new trailer for The Sense Of An Ending
Recently named by Variety as one of 10 Directors to Watch, Ritesh Batra will...
- 2/16/2017
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Julian Barnes' short, penetrating novel about how we self-protectively edit our memories receives an intelligent, low-key, necessarily diluted big-screen treatment in The Sense of an Ending. More intellectually preoccupied with charting convulsive emotions rather than coursing with them, Barnes' Man Booker Prize-winning 2011 novel traces the lingering and, ultimately, galvanic effect youthful behavior has on a set of characters a half-century later. Ritesh Batra, in his first outing since making an international name for himself four years ago with The Lunchbox, does a subtle, nuanced job in dealing with the old folks' unearthed primal issues, even as his...
- 1/6/2017
- by Todd McCarthy
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The world premiere of Ritesh Batra’s adaptation of the Julian Barnes novel starring Jim Broadbent and Charlotte Rampling will kick off proceedings at the 28th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 5.
The Sense Of An Ending (pictured) is Batra’s second film after The Lunchbox and will open through CBS films on March 10.
Taylor Hackford’s The Comedian starring Robert De Niro will close the event (Spc opens the film on January 13) as festival brass unveiled the full roster of Premieres, New Voices/New Visions, Modern Masters, True Stories and After Dark.
World premieres include Colin Hanks’s Eagles Of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends) (Us-France); Andrew Wagner’s Breakable You (Us) starring Holly Hunter, Tony Shalhoub and Alfred Molina; Catalina Aguilar Mastretta’s Everybody Loves Somebody (Mexico); and Simon Aboud’s The Beautiful Fantastic (UK-us).
Rounding out the world premieres are: The Concessionaires Must Die! (Us) by [link...
The Sense Of An Ending (pictured) is Batra’s second film after The Lunchbox and will open through CBS films on March 10.
Taylor Hackford’s The Comedian starring Robert De Niro will close the event (Spc opens the film on January 13) as festival brass unveiled the full roster of Premieres, New Voices/New Visions, Modern Masters, True Stories and After Dark.
World premieres include Colin Hanks’s Eagles Of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends) (Us-France); Andrew Wagner’s Breakable You (Us) starring Holly Hunter, Tony Shalhoub and Alfred Molina; Catalina Aguilar Mastretta’s Everybody Loves Somebody (Mexico); and Simon Aboud’s The Beautiful Fantastic (UK-us).
Rounding out the world premieres are: The Concessionaires Must Die! (Us) by [link...
- 12/15/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
“The Sense Of An Ending” may not have been on our radar, but this trailer looks great. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Julian Barnes, “The Sense Of An Ending” tells a story of love, memory, and regret, and the upcoming film seems to capture the feel of the book, and is blessed with an incredible cast.
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Starring Jim Broadbent and Charlotte Rampling, the story follows Tony Webster, a divorcee who receives a letter in the mail that brings up memories of his younger life in school.
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Starring Jim Broadbent and Charlotte Rampling, the story follows Tony Webster, a divorcee who receives a letter in the mail that brings up memories of his younger life in school.
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- 12/14/2016
- by Charles Dean
- The Playlist
Jim Broadbent is one of the most amazing actors working today and he still doesn’t quite manage the attention he deserves. There may be some movement on that front on March 10th when The Sense of an Ending hits.
The trailer is out and it looks as though the Julian Barnes’ novel is getting a great treatment. It may start out innocent enough with Broadbent’s Tony Webster as an aging, somewhat reclusive, man of a simple existence, but he is suddenly thrown back into his past and there are secrets there that may be uncovered.
The film also stars Harriet Walter, Michelle Dockery, Emily Mortimer, Billy Howle, Joe Alwyn, Freya Mavor, Matthew Goode, and Charlotte Rampling.
While clearly something of a slow-burn effort, the mix of past and present opens the door for a wilder ride, and this is a cast that cannot be dismissed. This is a great story,...
The trailer is out and it looks as though the Julian Barnes’ novel is getting a great treatment. It may start out innocent enough with Broadbent’s Tony Webster as an aging, somewhat reclusive, man of a simple existence, but he is suddenly thrown back into his past and there are secrets there that may be uncovered.
The film also stars Harriet Walter, Michelle Dockery, Emily Mortimer, Billy Howle, Joe Alwyn, Freya Mavor, Matthew Goode, and Charlotte Rampling.
While clearly something of a slow-burn effort, the mix of past and present opens the door for a wilder ride, and this is a cast that cannot be dismissed. This is a great story,...
- 12/14/2016
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
From Ritesh Batra, the director of “Lunchbox” and producer of “Woman in Gold,” comes a dramatic story that unravels the truth and explores how sometimes we only remember half of the story.
Based on the Man Booker-winning novel by Julian Barnes, “The Sense of an Ending” stars Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Michelle Dockery and Charlotte Rampling. The story centers around Tony Webster (Broadbent), a man who leads a reclusive and quiet existence. Everything changes for him when buried secrets from his past force him to face the flawed recollections of his younger self, the truth about his first love (Rampling) and the devastating consequences of decisions made a lifetime ago.
“How often do we tell our own life story and we readjust, embellish, make slight cuts and make a new reality?” Broadbent says in the new trailer released by CBS Films. “And when everything is coming off the rails, how...
Based on the Man Booker-winning novel by Julian Barnes, “The Sense of an Ending” stars Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Michelle Dockery and Charlotte Rampling. The story centers around Tony Webster (Broadbent), a man who leads a reclusive and quiet existence. Everything changes for him when buried secrets from his past force him to face the flawed recollections of his younger self, the truth about his first love (Rampling) and the devastating consequences of decisions made a lifetime ago.
“How often do we tell our own life story and we readjust, embellish, make slight cuts and make a new reality?” Broadbent says in the new trailer released by CBS Films. “And when everything is coming off the rails, how...
- 12/14/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
"What you end up remembering isn't always what you actually witnessed..." CBS Films has revealed a trailer for a film titled The Sense of an Ending, an adaptation of the novel by Julian Barnes. The movie stars Jim Broadbent as Tony Webster, a man who becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his life. He receives a letter that makes him look back at one of his early relationships. The cast includes Charlotte Rampling, Michelle Dockery, Emily Mortimer, Harriet Walter, Joe Alwyn, Freya Mavor, and Billy Howle. I'm a big fan of director Ritesh Batra, who directed The Lunchbox, and this is his next film. It looks like it builds to something very powerful at the end. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Ritesh Batra's The Sense of an Ending, direct from YouTube: Tony Webster (Jim Broadbent) leads a...
- 12/14/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Kayti Burt Dec 14, 2016
This adaptation of the 2011 Julian Barnes novel The Sense Of An Ending arrives in cinemas next year. Here's the trailer...
Adapted from the bestselling novel by Julian Barnes, The Sense Of An Ending has a killer cast to go along with its Man Booker Prize-winning source material. CBS Films just dropped the trailer for the film starring Jim Broadbent as Tony Webster, a reclusive, retired divorcee forced to confront his past when the mother of his first love bequeaths him some money.
Told in both flashbacks to the 1960s and in present-day, The Sense Of An Ending examines the inconsistencies of autobiographical memory in a deeply moving story about the lies we tell ourselves in the narratives of our own lives.
Also starring Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter, Michelle Dockery, Emily Mortimer, Billy Howle, Joe Alwyn, Freya Mavor, and Matthew Goode, The Sense Of An Ending is a...
This adaptation of the 2011 Julian Barnes novel The Sense Of An Ending arrives in cinemas next year. Here's the trailer...
Adapted from the bestselling novel by Julian Barnes, The Sense Of An Ending has a killer cast to go along with its Man Booker Prize-winning source material. CBS Films just dropped the trailer for the film starring Jim Broadbent as Tony Webster, a reclusive, retired divorcee forced to confront his past when the mother of his first love bequeaths him some money.
Told in both flashbacks to the 1960s and in present-day, The Sense Of An Ending examines the inconsistencies of autobiographical memory in a deeply moving story about the lies we tell ourselves in the narratives of our own lives.
Also starring Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter, Michelle Dockery, Emily Mortimer, Billy Howle, Joe Alwyn, Freya Mavor, and Matthew Goode, The Sense Of An Ending is a...
- 12/13/2016
- Den of Geek
“What you end up remembering is not always what you actually witness.” From CBS Films’ newly released trailer for the Ritesh Batra-directed film The Sense Of An Ending, based on Julian Barnes' Man Booker Prize-winning bestseller. The pic, which stars Oscar winner Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Michelle Dockery, Emily Mortimer, Billy Howle, Joe Alwyn, Freya Mavor, Matthew Goode and Charlotte Rampling, will bow in select theaters March 10. Adapted by Nick Payne, the film…...
- 12/13/2016
- Deadline
Farrell will be replacing Rubin as head of film and television.
Hannah Farrell is being promoted to head of film and television at Origin Pictures in the new year.
She will be replacing Ed Rubin, who is leaving the company. His new job is expected to be announced next week.
Farrell is currently running Origin’s development slate and has more than ten years experience at a senior level in development at Working Title and Ruby Films.
“Ed has played a key part in the founding and growth of Origin and we will all be very sorry to see him leave. He has been a great colleague and champion of our projects. I am pleased to say that we now have the strongest slate we have ever had across film and television and I want to thank Ed for his key part in this,” commented Origin’s CEO David Thompson.
“I am delighted...
Hannah Farrell is being promoted to head of film and television at Origin Pictures in the new year.
She will be replacing Ed Rubin, who is leaving the company. His new job is expected to be announced next week.
Farrell is currently running Origin’s development slate and has more than ten years experience at a senior level in development at Working Title and Ruby Films.
“Ed has played a key part in the founding and growth of Origin and we will all be very sorry to see him leave. He has been a great colleague and champion of our projects. I am pleased to say that we now have the strongest slate we have ever had across film and television and I want to thank Ed for his key part in this,” commented Origin’s CEO David Thompson.
“I am delighted...
- 10/28/2016
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Other than Shekhar Kapoor no Indian director has so far had the privilege of directing a full-fledged British production with a cast and crew from outside India. After The Lunchbox which fetched its director an instant and enduring global fame, Ritesh Batra was given the singular honour of directing a BBC-produced screen adaptation of British author Julian Barnes Booker-winning novel The Sense Of An Ending about a man's search for his friends from his youth. Barnes' novel was adapted to the screen by celebrated playwright Nick Payne. Batra directed the very accomplished Jim Broadbent (who won the Oscar for his performance Iris) in the protagonist's role. In addition the cast compromised such distinguished names as Charlotte Rampling. The film's shooting was completed almost a year back. But no release date has been announced. A source in the know says, "The producers BBC Films and Origin Pictures are happy with the...
- 7/8/2016
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
The Sense of an Ending
Director: Ritesh Batra
Writer: Nick Payne
After premiering his 2013 debut The Lunchbox at Critics’ Week in Cannes (where it was bestowed the Grand Golden Rail Award), the title went on to receive extensive critical praise throughout the festival circuit, also hitting Sundance and distributed theatrically by Sony Pictures Classics. Batra heads to the UK for his English language debut, The Sense of an Ending, an adaptation of the novel by Julian Barnes (an author whose previous titles Metroland and Arthur & George were adapted for screen and television, respectively). A tale concerning a man haunted by his past and presented with a mysterious legacy in the present attracted notables like Emily Mortimer, Charlotte Rampling, and Jim Broadbent.
Cast: Emily Mortimer, Charlotte Rampling, Jim Broadbent, Michelle Dockery
Production Co./Producers: Ed Rubin, David M. Thompson
U.S. Distributor: CBS Films.
Release Date: Since the title already has Us theatrical distribution,...
Director: Ritesh Batra
Writer: Nick Payne
After premiering his 2013 debut The Lunchbox at Critics’ Week in Cannes (where it was bestowed the Grand Golden Rail Award), the title went on to receive extensive critical praise throughout the festival circuit, also hitting Sundance and distributed theatrically by Sony Pictures Classics. Batra heads to the UK for his English language debut, The Sense of an Ending, an adaptation of the novel by Julian Barnes (an author whose previous titles Metroland and Arthur & George were adapted for screen and television, respectively). A tale concerning a man haunted by his past and presented with a mysterious legacy in the present attracted notables like Emily Mortimer, Charlotte Rampling, and Jim Broadbent.
Cast: Emily Mortimer, Charlotte Rampling, Jim Broadbent, Michelle Dockery
Production Co./Producers: Ed Rubin, David M. Thompson
U.S. Distributor: CBS Films.
Release Date: Since the title already has Us theatrical distribution,...
- 1/10/2016
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
The company have picked up Us distribution rights for The Lunchbox director’s next film.
CBS Films has acquired the Us distribution rights from FilmNation Entertainment to Ritesh Batra’s The Sense Of An Ending, his first film since BAFTA-nominated 2013 debut The Lunchbox.
Developed by BBC Films and Origin Pictures, the film has a screenplay from playwright Nick Payne, adapted from Julian Barnes’ Man Booker Prize-winning bestseller of the same name. David Thompson and Ed Rubin are producing for Origin Pictures.
Starring Jim Broadbent (Iris), Charlotte Rampling (Melancholia), Harriet Walter (The Young Victoria) and Emily Mortimer (Hugo), the film’s story follows a reclusive man who is forced to face secrets from his past.
Financing comes from FilmNation Entertainment, BBC Films and LipSync. Production is currently underway in London.
CBS Films has acquired the Us distribution rights from FilmNation Entertainment to Ritesh Batra’s The Sense Of An Ending, his first film since BAFTA-nominated 2013 debut The Lunchbox.
Developed by BBC Films and Origin Pictures, the film has a screenplay from playwright Nick Payne, adapted from Julian Barnes’ Man Booker Prize-winning bestseller of the same name. David Thompson and Ed Rubin are producing for Origin Pictures.
Starring Jim Broadbent (Iris), Charlotte Rampling (Melancholia), Harriet Walter (The Young Victoria) and Emily Mortimer (Hugo), the film’s story follows a reclusive man who is forced to face secrets from his past.
Financing comes from FilmNation Entertainment, BBC Films and LipSync. Production is currently underway in London.
- 9/8/2015
- ScreenDaily
Read More: Tiff Review: 'The Lunchbox' A Charming, Moving Cinematic Takeout Treat CBS Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Ritesh Batra's "The Sense of an Ending," based on Julian Barnes' award-winning bestseller of the same name. The drama boasts two heavyweight producers -- David Thompson and Ed Rubin ("Woman in Gold") -- and a star-studded cast that includes Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter, Emily Mortimer, Michelle Dockery, Billy Howle and more. The official synopsis reads: "Tony Webster (Broadbent) leads a reclusive and quiet existence until long buried secrets from his past force him to face the flawed recollections of his younger self, the truth about his first love and the devastating consequences of decisions made a lifetime ago." "'The Sense of an Ending' represents a perfect storm of creative talent," said CBS Films President Terry Press. "It combines a superb cast led by the incomparable.
- 9/8/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
CBS Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Ritesh Batra’s adaptation of Julian Barnes’ bestselling book “The Sense of an Ending” from FilmNation Entertainment, the company announced Tuesday. The film, which is currently shooting in London, stars Oscar winner Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter, Emily Mortimer, Michelle Dockery, Billy Howle, Freya Mavor and Joe Alwyn, the latter of whom stars in Ang Lee‘s next movie “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.” The movie was developed by BBC Films and Origin Pictures. Batra (“The Lunchbox”) is directing from a script by award-winning playwright Nick Payne. The film is being produced by David.
- 9/8/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
CBS Films has nabbed U.S. distribution rights to the film adaptation of Julian Barnes' Man Booker Prize-winning bestseller "The Sense of an Ending" at FilmNation Entertainment, BBC Films and LipSync.
Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter and Michelle Dockery star in the film about a reclusive older man grappling with the legacy of his first love.
Ritesh Batra ("The Lunchbox") directs from a screenplay by playwright Nick Payne ("Constellations"). Production is currently taking place in London.
Source: Variety...
Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter and Michelle Dockery star in the film about a reclusive older man grappling with the legacy of his first love.
Ritesh Batra ("The Lunchbox") directs from a screenplay by playwright Nick Payne ("Constellations"). Production is currently taking place in London.
Source: Variety...
- 9/8/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Alia Bhatt in The Lunchbox director Ritesh Batra's next? Alia Bhatt, who has been on a successful streak ever since her Bollywood debut, is fast becoming a name to contend within the industry. The actress who is currently busy working on her next venture Shandaar, that features her alongside Shahid Kapoor, has since given her nod to a film based on a love story.
If what we hear is true then Alia Bhatt will be seen as the main lead in The Lunchbox director Ritesh Batra's next venture. Though currently Batra is in London completing his British drama, The Sense of an Ending, based on Julian Barnes' Booker Prize-winning novel by the same name, he apparently approached Alia Bhatt with the idea of his next venture before leaving.
As for the yet untitled venture, the film is expected to commence shooting next and will be a slice-of-life...
If what we hear is true then Alia Bhatt will be seen as the main lead in The Lunchbox director Ritesh Batra's next venture. Though currently Batra is in London completing his British drama, The Sense of an Ending, based on Julian Barnes' Booker Prize-winning novel by the same name, he apparently approached Alia Bhatt with the idea of his next venture before leaving.
As for the yet untitled venture, the film is expected to commence shooting next and will be a slice-of-life...
- 8/26/2015
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Principal photography is set to begin August 16 on "The Sense of an Ending," with a quartet of leading ladies including Charlotte Rampling (a potential awards contender for "45 Years"), Harriet Walter, Emily Mortimer and Michelle Dockery now part of a cast led by Jim Broadbent, who plays a divorced retiree. Penned by Nick Payne, whose Broadway play "Constellations" led by Jake Gyllenhaal got a Tony nomination, the film is lifted from the 2011 novel by Julian Barnes that follows Tony as he receives an unexpected letter from a lawyer that forces him to confront his own past — and unfulfilling present — including the suicide of his childhood best friend. The film marks Payne's first screenplay. Director Ritesh Batra nabbed attention at Cannes 2013 with his Critics' Week drama "The Lunchbox," released by Sony Pictures Classics in February 2014 and a 2015 BAFTA nominee. His cast will also be joined by Billy Howle, Freya Mavor and Joe Alwyn.
- 8/7/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox) to begin shooting next week.
Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter, Emily Mortimer and Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery have joined Jim Broadbent in the film adaptation of The Sense Of An Ending, Julian Barnes’ 2011 Man Booker Prize winning novel.
Broadbent will play divorced retiree Tony Webster, who learns that the mother of his university girlfriend, Veronica, left in her will a diary kept by his best friend who dated Veronica after she and Tony parted ways.
Tony’s quest to recover the diary, now in Veronica’s possession, forces him to revisit his flawed recollections of his friends and of his younger self.
Also joining the cast are rising British actors Billy Howle, soon to appear opposite Annette Bening and Saoirse Ronan in the big screen adaptation of Chekov’s The Seagull; Freya Mavor (Sunshine on Leith, The White Queen); and Joe Alwyn; recently cast as the eponymous star in Ang Lee’s upcoming...
Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter, Emily Mortimer and Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery have joined Jim Broadbent in the film adaptation of The Sense Of An Ending, Julian Barnes’ 2011 Man Booker Prize winning novel.
Broadbent will play divorced retiree Tony Webster, who learns that the mother of his university girlfriend, Veronica, left in her will a diary kept by his best friend who dated Veronica after she and Tony parted ways.
Tony’s quest to recover the diary, now in Veronica’s possession, forces him to revisit his flawed recollections of his friends and of his younger self.
Also joining the cast are rising British actors Billy Howle, soon to appear opposite Annette Bening and Saoirse Ronan in the big screen adaptation of Chekov’s The Seagull; Freya Mavor (Sunshine on Leith, The White Queen); and Joe Alwyn; recently cast as the eponymous star in Ang Lee’s upcoming...
- 8/7/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The President is one of a record eight features on 2014 production slate from Film & Music Entertainment.
Mike Downey & Sam Taylor’s London-based Film & Music Entertainment is launching a record eight features in 2014, representing total production budgets of $21m. This comes after six features totalling $12m in 2013.
Bac Films has come on board to handle international sales and serve as French co-producer for one of those eight, Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s The President, which is casting now for a February start of shoot in Georgia. As with their recent Georgian shoot for Ben Hopkins’ Epic, F&Me are partnering in Georgia with Vladimer Katcharava’s 20 Steps Productions as well as the Caucasian Film Service. Germany’s Herzog and Brümmer co-produces the $1.95m project.
Also in February, sequel documentary Streetkids United II – The Girls from Rio will start its shoot in Brazil, with a budget of $995,000 and directed by Mara Mourao. The Brazilian co-producer is Walkiria Barbosa of Total...
Mike Downey & Sam Taylor’s London-based Film & Music Entertainment is launching a record eight features in 2014, representing total production budgets of $21m. This comes after six features totalling $12m in 2013.
Bac Films has come on board to handle international sales and serve as French co-producer for one of those eight, Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s The President, which is casting now for a February start of shoot in Georgia. As with their recent Georgian shoot for Ben Hopkins’ Epic, F&Me are partnering in Georgia with Vladimer Katcharava’s 20 Steps Productions as well as the Caucasian Film Service. Germany’s Herzog and Brümmer co-produces the $1.95m project.
Also in February, sequel documentary Streetkids United II – The Girls from Rio will start its shoot in Brazil, with a budget of $995,000 and directed by Mara Mourao. The Brazilian co-producer is Walkiria Barbosa of Total...
- 12/4/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Poland and Ukrainian funds also join the new production from the director of The Parade.
Stealth Media World Sales has boarded Srdjan Dragojevic’s The Porcupine, produced by F&Me and Delirium.
For production details visit
The Porcupine
Stealth will be discussing the project with buyers in Toronto and at the American Film Market.
The adaptation of Julian Barnes’ 1992 novel will shoot in the Ukraine, Bulgaria and Macedonia in February 2014, with post production and music composition taking place in Poland.
In addition to Stealth coming on board for sales, additional finance has come from the Polish Film Institute via Andrzej Jakimowski’s ZaiR company; and from the Ukrainian State Film Agency via Olga Zhurzhenko’s Ukr Kino.
Karl Markovics and Rade Serbedzija lead the cast and the latest addition is German actress Franziska Petri.
“With the support of the Polish Film Institute (Pisf) and Ukrainian fund, we are now in a position to greenlight the film...
Stealth Media World Sales has boarded Srdjan Dragojevic’s The Porcupine, produced by F&Me and Delirium.
For production details visit
The Porcupine
Stealth will be discussing the project with buyers in Toronto and at the American Film Market.
The adaptation of Julian Barnes’ 1992 novel will shoot in the Ukraine, Bulgaria and Macedonia in February 2014, with post production and music composition taking place in Poland.
In addition to Stealth coming on board for sales, additional finance has come from the Polish Film Institute via Andrzej Jakimowski’s ZaiR company; and from the Ukrainian State Film Agency via Olga Zhurzhenko’s Ukr Kino.
Karl Markovics and Rade Serbedzija lead the cast and the latest addition is German actress Franziska Petri.
“With the support of the Polish Film Institute (Pisf) and Ukrainian fund, we are now in a position to greenlight the film...
- 8/28/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Russian director Alexander Velidinsky’s The Geographer Drank His Globe Away was the big winner at the 4th Odessa International Film Festival (Oiff).
The tragi-comedy picked up the Grand Prix Golden Duke, voted for by the festival audience, and the International Jury’s Golden Duke for Best Film
The $4m production, which had screened to an enthusiastic capacity audience of over 1,200 in Odessa’s Festival Palace on Thursday evening, is being handled internationally by fledgling Russian sales outfit Antipode Film Sales & Distribution and will be released theatrically in Russia on 400 prints on November 7.
Last month, Velidinsky’s film won the Grand Prix and three other awards at the Kinotavr Open Russian Film Festival in Sochi.
The prize for Best Acting went to the female leads Lika Babluani and Mariam Bokeria of Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross’s In Bloom, which won the main prize at Voices in Vologda two weeks ago. The Odessa...
The tragi-comedy picked up the Grand Prix Golden Duke, voted for by the festival audience, and the International Jury’s Golden Duke for Best Film
The $4m production, which had screened to an enthusiastic capacity audience of over 1,200 in Odessa’s Festival Palace on Thursday evening, is being handled internationally by fledgling Russian sales outfit Antipode Film Sales & Distribution and will be released theatrically in Russia on 400 prints on November 7.
Last month, Velidinsky’s film won the Grand Prix and three other awards at the Kinotavr Open Russian Film Festival in Sochi.
The prize for Best Acting went to the female leads Lika Babluani and Mariam Bokeria of Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross’s In Bloom, which won the main prize at Voices in Vologda two weeks ago. The Odessa...
- 7/22/2013
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
It occurred to me as I put together today's Scenes (Songs) We Love, that today's selection is all about change. Let me explain: to start with we've got the film, the 1997 drama Metroland, which is about a man questioning his decisions in life, and then we have our song, Peaches, by the genre-resistant UK band The Stranglers. Finally, you've got your actor, the one and only Christian Bale, an actor who has never been afraid to try something new with his career. It may seem strange to think it now, but would anyone have predicted back then that the guy from Swing Kids would become the Caped Crusader?
Metroland was directed by Philip Saville, and is based on Julian Barnes' novel of the same name. The film follows Chris (Bale), a young man having a quarter-life crisis brought on by the return of his childhood friend Toni, who chose...
Metroland was directed by Philip Saville, and is based on Julian Barnes' novel of the same name. The film follows Chris (Bale), a young man having a quarter-life crisis brought on by the return of his childhood friend Toni, who chose...
- 4/6/2010
- by Jessica Barnes
- Cinematical
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