German-language productions on offer at the Cannes Film Market present an eclectic mix of adult drama, biting social commentary, history, comedy, kids’ pics and animation from such high-profile helmers as Stefan Ruzowitzky, Marcus H. Rosenmüller, Maria Schrader and Matti Geschonneck.
In Ruzowitzky’s atmospheric “Hinterland,” part of Beta Cinema’s lineup, a Great War veteran tracks down a killer in 1920s Vienna.
Rosenmüller and Santiago López Jover’s 1960s-set animated comedy “Snotty Boy” follows a kid whose unstoppable talent for drawing gives him an outlet for his discontent while growing up in a small conservative Austrian town where Nazi sympathy is still very prevalent. Sold by Picture Tree Intl., the pic was inspired by the life and work of late Austrian cartoonist and satirist Manfred Deix.
Rosenmüller’s other new comedy, “Lifeguard Off Duty,” centers on grumpy lifeguard Karl and his efforts to save the local swimming pool from closure.
In Ruzowitzky’s atmospheric “Hinterland,” part of Beta Cinema’s lineup, a Great War veteran tracks down a killer in 1920s Vienna.
Rosenmüller and Santiago López Jover’s 1960s-set animated comedy “Snotty Boy” follows a kid whose unstoppable talent for drawing gives him an outlet for his discontent while growing up in a small conservative Austrian town where Nazi sympathy is still very prevalent. Sold by Picture Tree Intl., the pic was inspired by the life and work of late Austrian cartoonist and satirist Manfred Deix.
Rosenmüller’s other new comedy, “Lifeguard Off Duty,” centers on grumpy lifeguard Karl and his efforts to save the local swimming pool from closure.
- 7/9/2021
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
After showing us “How to Get Away with Murder,” Viola Davis is now trying to get away with a heist in “Widows.” But can the crime thriller get away with a Best Picture Oscar nomination?
Based on Lynda La Plante’s ’80s British TV series of the same name, “Widows,” which opens Nov. 16, is directed by Steve McQueen, who co-wrote the script with Gillian Flynn. The story is set in contemporary Chicago, where four armed robbers are killed in a failed heist attempt, forcing their widows to team up to finish the job. Veronica Rawlins (Davis), the wife of robber Harry (Liam Neeson), quickly comes to learn from crime boss Jamal Manning (Brian Tyree Henry) that her late husband owes him $2 million. If the sum is not paid within the next few weeks, it will be the beginning of the end for Veronica.
“Widows” marks McQueen’s anticipated return to...
Based on Lynda La Plante’s ’80s British TV series of the same name, “Widows,” which opens Nov. 16, is directed by Steve McQueen, who co-wrote the script with Gillian Flynn. The story is set in contemporary Chicago, where four armed robbers are killed in a failed heist attempt, forcing their widows to team up to finish the job. Veronica Rawlins (Davis), the wife of robber Harry (Liam Neeson), quickly comes to learn from crime boss Jamal Manning (Brian Tyree Henry) that her late husband owes him $2 million. If the sum is not paid within the next few weeks, it will be the beginning of the end for Veronica.
“Widows” marks McQueen’s anticipated return to...
- 11/3/2018
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
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