Netflix is moving forward with its Elena Ferrante series adaptation, “The Lying Life of Adults,” which will start shooting in Naples in October with Neapolitan helmer Edoardo De Angelis (“Indivisible”) directing and Valeria Golino playing a prominent role.
“Lying Life of Adults” leads a slate of Netflix Italian original series projects — several of which are literary adaptations — that were announced in Rome on Thursday by Eleonora “Tinny” Andreatta in her first meeting with the press since joining the streaming giant last year as VP of Italian Original series after a long stint as head of drama at Italian public broadcaster Rai.
Golino, who kickstarted her acting career in Hollywood co-starring with Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Barry Levinson’s “Rain Man,” will soon be seen again by U.S. audiences in season 2 of Apple Original “The Morning Show.”
In “Lying Life,” Golino will play Vittoria whom Andreatta described as...
“Lying Life of Adults” leads a slate of Netflix Italian original series projects — several of which are literary adaptations — that were announced in Rome on Thursday by Eleonora “Tinny” Andreatta in her first meeting with the press since joining the streaming giant last year as VP of Italian Original series after a long stint as head of drama at Italian public broadcaster Rai.
Golino, who kickstarted her acting career in Hollywood co-starring with Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Barry Levinson’s “Rain Man,” will soon be seen again by U.S. audiences in season 2 of Apple Original “The Morning Show.”
In “Lying Life,” Golino will play Vittoria whom Andreatta described as...
- 9/17/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Claes Bang has terrified audiences across with the world with his spirited portrayal of Count Dracula for the BBC. Now he’s moving closer to the present with his latest film The Burnt Orange Heresy in which he stars with Elizabeth Debicki and Donald Sutherland. Steven Goldman sat down with the actor to talk about his latest film and what’s next.
Claes Bang has got a thing for art – at least as far as the movies go.
The Danish actor first captured the global spotlight as a crisis-juggling museum curator in The Square, taking top honors in Cannes in 2017. Last year he was on the trail of Nazi-looted art in The Last Vermeer, which premiered at TIFF. This year, his focus shifts back to contemporary abstracts with the sexy neo-noir thriller, The Burnt Orange Heresy.
Here, Bang stars as James Figueras, an art critic whose fall from grace has...
Claes Bang has got a thing for art – at least as far as the movies go.
The Danish actor first captured the global spotlight as a crisis-juggling museum curator in The Square, taking top honors in Cannes in 2017. Last year he was on the trail of Nazi-looted art in The Last Vermeer, which premiered at TIFF. This year, his focus shifts back to contemporary abstracts with the sexy neo-noir thriller, The Burnt Orange Heresy.
Here, Bang stars as James Figueras, an art critic whose fall from grace has...
- 3/8/2021
- by Guest
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
James Figueras (Claes Bang) is an art critic so charmingly slick he can sell a tourist audience in Milan on a painting simply by making up stories about it. In attendance at his lecture is Berenice Hollis (Elizabeth Debicki), a vacationing teacher from Minnesota — or is she a seductive tower of blond ambition with a secret agenda? Given the laws of cinematic attraction, their coupling is as quick as it is inevitable. So it’s no surprise that filthy-rich art collector Joseph Cassidy (Mick Jagger) extends an invitation for both...
- 3/6/2020
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Pleasure to Burn: Capotondi Returns with Entertaining Neo-Noir
Murder really can be turned into art, it seems, in Giuseppe Capotondi’s return to narrative filmmaking with The Burnt Orange Heresy, his first film in a decade since his well-received debut, 2009’s The Double Hour (which at one point was set to be re-made in English by Joshua Marston). Capotondi turns to something a bit more lavishly cosmopolitan in this thriller which explores the intersection of art, commerce, blackmail and dreams deferred with an exceptional international cast. The film closed the 2019 Venice Film Festival and while it’s enigmatic title isn’t likely to drive the masses to the art-house, the film (adapted by Scott B.…...
Murder really can be turned into art, it seems, in Giuseppe Capotondi’s return to narrative filmmaking with The Burnt Orange Heresy, his first film in a decade since his well-received debut, 2009’s The Double Hour (which at one point was set to be re-made in English by Joshua Marston). Capotondi turns to something a bit more lavishly cosmopolitan in this thriller which explores the intersection of art, commerce, blackmail and dreams deferred with an exceptional international cast. The film closed the 2019 Venice Film Festival and while it’s enigmatic title isn’t likely to drive the masses to the art-house, the film (adapted by Scott B.…...
- 3/2/2020
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Watching “The Burnt Orange Heresy,” you may find yourself wishing one of two things: that Claes Bang and Elizabeth Debicki had been around to make elegant little mystery capers with Alfred Hitchcock in his prime, or that Hitch were around today to direct this one, a marble-cool art-fraud thriller that begins lithely and sexily before, somewhat mystifyingly, it takes a terminal turn for the dour. The first film in ten years from Italian genre stylist Giuseppe Capotondi, who competed on the Lido in 2009 with his sharp, twisty neo-noir “The Double Hour,” this adaptation of Charles B. Willeford’s 1971 novel — about an art critic desperate to uncover a reclusive painter’s secret works at any cost — is considerably i, two actors who could sell you just about any Old Master knockoff.
If it’s never less than watchable, “The Burnt Orange Heresy” nonetheless works best as a kind of screen test...
If it’s never less than watchable, “The Burnt Orange Heresy” nonetheless works best as a kind of screen test...
- 9/7/2019
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Mick Jagger and Donald Sutherland on Saturday supported environmental protesters on the Venice Film Festival red carpet as they promoted art-world thriller “The Burnt Orange Heresy,” the fest’s closer, in which they both star.
The Rolling Stones frontman, who plays a demonic art collector in the film, was asked at its press conference about how he felt about the estimated 300 to 400 protesters gathered in front of the Palazzo del Cinema demanding a ban on huge cruise ships from entering Venice and also raising awareness about the threat of climate change.
“I’m glad they are doing that. Because they are the ones that are going to inherit the planet,” Jagger said.
“We’re in a very difficult situation at the moment,” he added. “Especially in the U.S. where all the environmental controls that were put in place… are being rolled back by the current administration. So much so...
The Rolling Stones frontman, who plays a demonic art collector in the film, was asked at its press conference about how he felt about the estimated 300 to 400 protesters gathered in front of the Palazzo del Cinema demanding a ban on huge cruise ships from entering Venice and also raising awareness about the threat of climate change.
“I’m glad they are doing that. Because they are the ones that are going to inherit the planet,” Jagger said.
“We’re in a very difficult situation at the moment,” he added. “Especially in the U.S. where all the environmental controls that were put in place… are being rolled back by the current administration. So much so...
- 9/7/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
It’s a pretty safe bet that the Italian entries at Venice that will make the biggest splashes this year are both TV series premiering in the official selection: Paolo Sorrentino’s limited series “The New Pope” and Stefano Sollima’s cocaine-trafficking drama “ZeroZeroZero.”
While these are both shows by directors who also work in film, Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera has no qualms in pointing out that in the film sphere the domestic pickings were slim this year.
Venice selectors received 186 Italian films, which amounts to roughly 10% of the total submissions. “And more than half were unwatchable microbudget first works,” Barbera says. “You wonder: why produce this stuff?”
However, the TV series, both commissioned by Sky Italia and screening out of competition, are on a different level. “They were both a big gamble,” Barbera says. And they cost a lot, “but you really see the results.”
Barbera says everyone...
While these are both shows by directors who also work in film, Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera has no qualms in pointing out that in the film sphere the domestic pickings were slim this year.
Venice selectors received 186 Italian films, which amounts to roughly 10% of the total submissions. “And more than half were unwatchable microbudget first works,” Barbera says. “You wonder: why produce this stuff?”
However, the TV series, both commissioned by Sky Italia and screening out of competition, are on a different level. “They were both a big gamble,” Barbera says. And they cost a lot, “but you really see the results.”
Barbera says everyone...
- 8/27/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The neo-noir thriller by the director of The Double Hour, screening out of competition, intertwines the art scene and the underworld; Mick Jagger and Donald Sutherland star. The thriller The Burnt Orange Heresy by Giuseppe Capotondi (The Double Hour) will have the honour of being the closing film, out of competition, of the 76th Venice International Film Festival (28 August-7 September). The Burnt Orange Heresy will be world-premiered on Saturday 7 September, straight after the awards ceremony. The art world and the underworld collide in this neo-noir thriller, set in Italy in the present day. Irresistibly charismatic art critic James Figueras (Claes Bang) hooks up with provocative and alluring fellow American Berenice Hollis (Elizabeth Debicki). The new lovers travel to the lavish and opulent Lake Como estate of powerful art collector Cassidy (Mick Jagger). Their host reveals that he is the patron of Jerome Debney (Donald Sutherland), a kind of...
The film stars Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Donald Sutherland and Mick Jagger.
The 76th Venice International Film Festival will close with the world premiere of The Burnt Orange Heresy, Giuseppe Capotondi’s art drama starring Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Donald Sutherland and Mick Jagger.
The film will screen out of competition on Saturday September 7 in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema on Venice’s Lido, following the closing awards ceremony.
Screen exclusively revealed a first look at the film in October 2018.
It is Italian director Capotondi’s second feature after 2009’s The Double Hour, which played in competition...
The 76th Venice International Film Festival will close with the world premiere of The Burnt Orange Heresy, Giuseppe Capotondi’s art drama starring Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Donald Sutherland and Mick Jagger.
The film will screen out of competition on Saturday September 7 in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema on Venice’s Lido, following the closing awards ceremony.
Screen exclusively revealed a first look at the film in October 2018.
It is Italian director Capotondi’s second feature after 2009’s The Double Hour, which played in competition...
- 7/22/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
“The Burnt Orange Heresy,” starring Mick Jagger as a reclusive art dealer alongside Elizabeth Debicki (“Widows”), Claes Bang (“The Square”) and Donald Sutherland, has been selected as the Venice Film Festival closer.
The English-language art heist movie marks Italian director Giuseppe Capotondi’s first time back at Venice since 2009, when his debut feature film, the taut thriller “The Double Hour,” made a splash on the Lido. That film won its star, Kseniya Rappoport, the best actress prize.
Described as a contemporary “erotic neo-noir thriller” in the festival’s synopsis, “The Burnt Orange Heresy” sees charismatic art critic James Figueras (Bang) hook up with provocative and alluring fellow American Berenice Hollis (Debicki). “He’s a classic anti-hero in the making with a charm that masks his ambition, whilst she’s an innocent touring Europe, enjoying the freedom of being whoever she wishes,” the festival said.
The lovers travel to the lavish...
The English-language art heist movie marks Italian director Giuseppe Capotondi’s first time back at Venice since 2009, when his debut feature film, the taut thriller “The Double Hour,” made a splash on the Lido. That film won its star, Kseniya Rappoport, the best actress prize.
Described as a contemporary “erotic neo-noir thriller” in the festival’s synopsis, “The Burnt Orange Heresy” sees charismatic art critic James Figueras (Bang) hook up with provocative and alluring fellow American Berenice Hollis (Debicki). “He’s a classic anti-hero in the making with a charm that masks his ambition, whilst she’s an innocent touring Europe, enjoying the freedom of being whoever she wishes,” the festival said.
The lovers travel to the lavish...
- 7/22/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Good news, Russian film fans! Pavel Lungin’s lavish thriller Queen of Spades will be released On-demand & on digital platforms in the Us, UK, Australia and New Zealand on October 30, 2018, from Samuel Goldwyn Films. The film was co-produced by famed Russian producer Fedor Bondarchuk and stars Kseniya Rappoport (The Double Hour), Ivan Yankovskiy (Ikariya), Mariya Kurdenevich (Za Toboy), Evgeniy Zelenskiy, and Igor Mikurbinov (Generation P). Synopsis: Once upon a time, the great soprano Sophia Maier conquered the world with her voice, her beauty and the legend she carefully built around herself. Now, only the legend remains- the diva herself hasn’t performed for years, nor been seen in the glittering circles of society she once dominated. But the woman who fascinated...
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- 10/19/2018
- Screen Anarchy
Samuel Goldwyn Films is set to release the psychotic thriller Queen of Spades. A Russian language film, Queen of Spades will be available, through Digital platforms, late in October. This foreign title involves a great soprano, Sophia Maier (Rappoport), who wants to return to the stage. After being away for so long, Sophia must use her guile to find center stage again. Queen of Spades was written and directed by Pavel Lungin. As well, this title stars: Kseniya Rappoport (The Double Hour), Ivan Yankovskiy (Ikariya), Mariya Kurdenevich (Za Toboy), Evgeniy Zelenskiy, and Igor Mikurbinov (Generation P). The official release details, for Queen of Spades, are hosted here. The trailer shows Maier in all her glory. Part legend and part Diva, Maier will use anyone to get back onstage. However, the trip back from obscurity is a challenging one, full of pitfalls. Samuel Goldwyn Films has set October 30th as the film's release date.
- 10/18/2018
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Samuel Goldwyn Films announced today that the company has acquired rights to Pavel Lungin’s Russian thriller, Queen Of Spades and will release the film On-demand & Digital platforms October 30 in the U.S., U.K., Australia, and New Zealand!
The film stars Kseniya Rappoport (The Double Hour), Ivan Yankovskiy (Ikariya), Mariya Kurdenevich (Za Toboy), Evgeniy Zelenskiy, and Igor Mikurbinov (Generation P).
Synopsis:
Once upon a time, the great soprano Sophia Maier conquered the world with her voice, her beauty and the legend she carefully built around herself. Now, only the legend remains- the diva herself hasn't performed for years, nor been seen in the glittering circles of society she once dominated.
But the woman who fascinated and thrilled the wo...
The film stars Kseniya Rappoport (The Double Hour), Ivan Yankovskiy (Ikariya), Mariya Kurdenevich (Za Toboy), Evgeniy Zelenskiy, and Igor Mikurbinov (Generation P).
Synopsis:
Once upon a time, the great soprano Sophia Maier conquered the world with her voice, her beauty and the legend she carefully built around herself. Now, only the legend remains- the diva herself hasn't performed for years, nor been seen in the glittering circles of society she once dominated.
But the woman who fascinated and thrilled the wo...
- 10/18/2018
- QuietEarth.us
Elizabeth Debicki, Christopher Walken also starring in noir thriller.
Claes Bang, the breakout star of Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning The Square, will play the lead in neo-noir thriller The Burnt Orange Heresy.
Bang joins Elizabeth Debicki and Christopher Walken in the project, which is being directed by Giuseppe Capotondi (The Double Hour).
HanWay Films is handling international rights and will introduce the film to buyers in Cannes. UTA Independent Film Group is managing the Us sale.
Set in Italy in 1970, The Burnt Orange Heresy follows an American art critic (Bang) who hooks up with a provocative woman who...
Claes Bang, the breakout star of Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning The Square, will play the lead in neo-noir thriller The Burnt Orange Heresy.
Bang joins Elizabeth Debicki and Christopher Walken in the project, which is being directed by Giuseppe Capotondi (The Double Hour).
HanWay Films is handling international rights and will introduce the film to buyers in Cannes. UTA Independent Film Group is managing the Us sale.
Set in Italy in 1970, The Burnt Orange Heresy follows an American art critic (Bang) who hooks up with a provocative woman who...
- 4/24/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Oscar winner Christopher Walken and rising star Elizabeth Debicki (The Night Manager, Steve McQueen’s upcoming Widows) have been cast in The Burnt Orange Heresy, the new neo-noir thriller from Golden Lion-nominated filmmaker Giuseppe Capotondi (The Double Hour).
The project — announced by HanWay Films, which is handling international sales in Berlin — is based on a screenplay by Oscar-nominated writer Scott B. Smith (A Simple Plan) and adapted from the cult novel by Charles Willeford (Miami Blues) about an art-world scam that goes horribly wrong.
Three-time BAFTA-nominated William Horberg (The Kite Runner, Cold Mountain, The Talented Mr. Ripley) will produce...
The project — announced by HanWay Films, which is handling international sales in Berlin — is based on a screenplay by Oscar-nominated writer Scott B. Smith (A Simple Plan) and adapted from the cult novel by Charles Willeford (Miami Blues) about an art-world scam that goes horribly wrong.
Three-time BAFTA-nominated William Horberg (The Kite Runner, Cold Mountain, The Talented Mr. Ripley) will produce...
- 2/15/2018
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michelle Williams and Joel Edgerton will star in The Double Hour.
Deadline confirms that the pair have been cast in Joshua Marston's remake of the 2009 Italian film La Doppia Ora.
The psychological thriller centres on a chambermaid (Williams) and an ex-cop (Edgerton) who develop a relationship after meeting at a speed dating event, but becomes victims of a robbery during a romantic getaway.
Edgerton has also joined Johnny Depp in Boston gangster thriller The Black Mass, and is currently filming Jane Got a Gun with Natalie Portman.
Williams will soon begin filming Suite française with Kristin Scott Thomas and Matthias Schoenaerts.
The Great Gatsby, in which Edgerton stars as arrogant "old money" millionaire Tom Buchanan, opened the Cannes Film Festival last night.
Cannes Festival 2013 - photo gallery:...
Deadline confirms that the pair have been cast in Joshua Marston's remake of the 2009 Italian film La Doppia Ora.
The psychological thriller centres on a chambermaid (Williams) and an ex-cop (Edgerton) who develop a relationship after meeting at a speed dating event, but becomes victims of a robbery during a romantic getaway.
Edgerton has also joined Johnny Depp in Boston gangster thriller The Black Mass, and is currently filming Jane Got a Gun with Natalie Portman.
Williams will soon begin filming Suite française with Kristin Scott Thomas and Matthias Schoenaerts.
The Great Gatsby, in which Edgerton stars as arrogant "old money" millionaire Tom Buchanan, opened the Cannes Film Festival last night.
Cannes Festival 2013 - photo gallery:...
- 5/16/2013
- Digital Spy
All of the week's hot casting news in one fell swoop ...
• Never go home with the maid! Michelle Williams is the current frontrunner for the female lead in "Double Hour," a remake of the 2009 Italian film "La Doppia Ora," in which a hook-up between an ex-cop and a hotel maid at a speed-dating event turns deadly when they're ambushed by a gang of criminals. [The Wrap]
• A prison term requires meticulous preparation if one is to survive all the shivving, shanking and soap-dropping. Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart will be getting ready for the big house in "Get Hard," in which a convicted soft-handed investment banker recruits the services of the guy who washes his car to help him get through his upcoming maximum security prison sentence. [Deadline]
• They had us at "a Western starring Natalie Portman and Michael Fassbender," but "Jane Got a Gun" just keeps getting better as "Warrior" star Joel Edgerton...
• Never go home with the maid! Michelle Williams is the current frontrunner for the female lead in "Double Hour," a remake of the 2009 Italian film "La Doppia Ora," in which a hook-up between an ex-cop and a hotel maid at a speed-dating event turns deadly when they're ambushed by a gang of criminals. [The Wrap]
• A prison term requires meticulous preparation if one is to survive all the shivving, shanking and soap-dropping. Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart will be getting ready for the big house in "Get Hard," in which a convicted soft-handed investment banker recruits the services of the guy who washes his car to help him get through his upcoming maximum security prison sentence. [Deadline]
• They had us at "a Western starring Natalie Portman and Michael Fassbender," but "Jane Got a Gun" just keeps getting better as "Warrior" star Joel Edgerton...
- 12/14/2012
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
La Doppia Ora is getting a remake! And what definitely sounds great at this moment is that Michelle Williams is reportedly in some serious talks to star as the female lead! So, what can I tell you guys, you better get ready for The Double Hour movie, ’cause Fox Searchlight is apparently quite serious about the whole thing & The Forgiveness of Blood helmer Joshua Marston is already on board to direct the remake!
Marston will direct The Double Hour from his own script, which will, according to the latest reports, center on an ex-cop and a hotel maid who fall in love after meeting at a speed-dating event. After they retreat to the ex-cop’s employer’s house for a romantic evening, they are ambushed by a gang that the maid later appears to be involved with.
At least that’s what the original movie was all about. In case...
Marston will direct The Double Hour from his own script, which will, according to the latest reports, center on an ex-cop and a hotel maid who fall in love after meeting at a speed-dating event. After they retreat to the ex-cop’s employer’s house for a romantic evening, they are ambushed by a gang that the maid later appears to be involved with.
At least that’s what the original movie was all about. In case...
- 12/12/2012
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
Gillian Jacobs is keeping busy during Community‘s extra-long hiatus. She’s lining up projects, and will next play the best friend of a certain someone in the comedy Walk Of Shame. Meanwhile Johnny Depp has been cast as a supercomputer in Transcendence. And Joel Edgerton might be joiing Jane Got A Gun. Check out more casting news bits below:
Joel Edgerton might join Natalie Portman and Michael Fassbender in Jane Got A Gun. He’s currently in negotiations to join the cast of the film, which will be directed by Lynne Ramsey. Principal photography begins early next year. Source: Deadline Barbara Hershey has been added to the cast of actors reprising their roles in the Insidious sequel. She’ll, once again, play the role of Lorraine Lambert, the mother of Patrick Wilson’s Josh Lambert and the grandmother of the demon-possessed kid Dalton. Insidious Chapter 2 will hit theaters...
Joel Edgerton might join Natalie Portman and Michael Fassbender in Jane Got A Gun. He’s currently in negotiations to join the cast of the film, which will be directed by Lynne Ramsey. Principal photography begins early next year. Source: Deadline Barbara Hershey has been added to the cast of actors reprising their roles in the Insidious sequel. She’ll, once again, play the role of Lorraine Lambert, the mother of Patrick Wilson’s Josh Lambert and the grandmother of the demon-possessed kid Dalton. Insidious Chapter 2 will hit theaters...
- 12/12/2012
- by Laura Frances
- LRMonline.com
Michelle Williams is in talks to star in the romantic thriller "The Double Hour" at Vertigo Entertainment and Fox Searchlight.
An English-language remake of the 2009 Italian hit "La Doppia Ora," the story centers on an ex-cop and a hotel maid who fall in love after meeting at a speed-dating event.
After they retreat to the ex-cop's employer's house for a romantic evening, they are ambushed by a gang that the maid later appears to be involved with.
Joshua Marston ("Maria Full of Grace") helms from his own script. Nicola Giuliano and Roy Lee are producing.
Source: Yahoo...
An English-language remake of the 2009 Italian hit "La Doppia Ora," the story centers on an ex-cop and a hotel maid who fall in love after meeting at a speed-dating event.
After they retreat to the ex-cop's employer's house for a romantic evening, they are ambushed by a gang that the maid later appears to be involved with.
Joshua Marston ("Maria Full of Grace") helms from his own script. Nicola Giuliano and Roy Lee are producing.
Source: Yahoo...
- 12/12/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Normally this time of the year, we.re discussing where Michelle Williams can position herself in the developing Oscar race. The immensely gifted actress has found herself campaigning on behalf of films like Blue Valentine and My Week with Marilyn in years past. But because she largely took a year off (if you don.t count Sarah Polley.s Take This Waltz), Williams has her fans looking forward to next year, and future projects. We.re hearing of another one. The Wrap says that the Oscar nominee is the frontrunner for the lead role in a planned English-language remake of the Italian hit La Doppia Ora. Titled The Double Hour, the new film will be directed by Joshua Marston, who helmed and The Forgiveness of Blood. The word on the film after it premiered at the Venice Film Festival were strong. The story involves a maid and an ex-cop who...
- 12/12/2012
- cinemablend.com
• Michelle Williams is in negotiations to headline The Double Hour, a thriller that tracks a maid and a former cop whose budding romance via a speed date runs afoul of a dangerous gang. The remake of the 2009 Italian film La Doppia Ora will be written and directed by Joshua Marston (Maria Full of Grace). [TheWrap]
• Joel Edgerton (Warrior, Zero Dark Thirty) is in talks for Jane Got a Gun, playing the head of a dangerous gang — they’re everywhere these days! — who threatens the criminal husband of a young woman (Natalie Portman). Michael Fassbender costars as the woman’s ex who...
• Joel Edgerton (Warrior, Zero Dark Thirty) is in talks for Jane Got a Gun, playing the head of a dangerous gang — they’re everywhere these days! — who threatens the criminal husband of a young woman (Natalie Portman). Michael Fassbender costars as the woman’s ex who...
- 12/12/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
So, this is why we love Michelle Williams. While the three-time Oscar nominated actress could easily sit back and ride the studio driven tentpole gravy train (and yes, she's starring in next year's "Oz The Great And Powerful," but girl's gotta eat), more than often than not, she chooses interesting stories and filmmakers, with characters that are often compelling and complex. And this is true for what may be on one of her upcoming efforts. The Wrap is reporting that Williams is in talks and/or the frontrunner (which is it, guys?) to lead "The Double Hour," which will be directed by the tremendously talented and underrated Joshua Marston ("Maria Full Of Grace" and "The Forgiveness Of Blood" -- probably the most slept on movie of the year, see it). The film will be a remake of "La Doppia Ora," the 2009 Italian film from Giuseppe Capotondi, which won some major...
- 12/11/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Michelle Williams is in talks to star in the romantic thriller "The Double Hour," a person with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap. Nicola Giuliano and Vertigo Entertainment's Roy Lee are producing the English-language remake of the 2009 Italian hit "La Doppia Ora" for Fox Searchlight. Joshua Marston ("Maria Full of Grace") is directing the film from his own script. The original film, directed by Giuseppe Capotondi, premiered at the Venice Film Festival. It centered on an ex-cop and a hotel maid who fall in love after meeting at a speed-dating event. After they...
- 12/11/2012
- by Liza Foreman
- The Wrap
Bilge Ebiri in the Nashville Scene previewing the Nicholas Ray Centenary opening tomorrow at the Belcourt and running through December 6: "To think of this director in stark formalist terms — to try and shoehorn his filmography into the realms of the strictly visual and plastic — would be a mistake. What Ray understood better than any other director was the importance of the privileged moment: that one poetic fusion of performer, emotion, script and image, however fleeting, could justify an entire movie. And key to that formula was the actor — not just the actor as the trained deliverer of scripted lines, but the actor as a physical, living being." Related: David Phelps and two roundups on Ray and We Can't Go Home Again.
Gus Van Sant's "career has been distinguished as much by the divergence of his films as by the coherence of his style." A primer from James Franco,...
Gus Van Sant's "career has been distinguished as much by the divergence of his films as by the coherence of his style." A primer from James Franco,...
- 11/11/2011
- MUBI
Godzilla
Max Borenstein ("Art of the Steal") is set to re-write Gareth Edwards' planned remake of "Godzilla" at Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures.
David Goyer ("Batman Begins") previously worked on the script which will be more faithful than the 1998 remake to the original Japanese films about the city-destroying and monster-fighting giant lizard. [Source: Heat Vision]
The Double Hour
Joshua Marston ("The Forgiveness of Blood") is set to write and direct a remake of Giuseppe Capotondi's Italian thriller "The Double Hour". Roy Lee and Nicola Giuliano are producing.
The original followed a Slovenian hotel maid (Ksenia Rappoport) and an ex-cop (Filippo Timi) who fall in love after meeting at a speed-dating event. When they retreat to his employer's house in the Turin countryside, armed intruders shatter their romantic interlude and throw light on secrets from their pasts. [Source: Risky Biz Blog]
Asteroids
Evan Spiliotopoulos ("Snow White and the Huntsman") will pen a new draft of...
Max Borenstein ("Art of the Steal") is set to re-write Gareth Edwards' planned remake of "Godzilla" at Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures.
David Goyer ("Batman Begins") previously worked on the script which will be more faithful than the 1998 remake to the original Japanese films about the city-destroying and monster-fighting giant lizard. [Source: Heat Vision]
The Double Hour
Joshua Marston ("The Forgiveness of Blood") is set to write and direct a remake of Giuseppe Capotondi's Italian thriller "The Double Hour". Roy Lee and Nicola Giuliano are producing.
The original followed a Slovenian hotel maid (Ksenia Rappoport) and an ex-cop (Filippo Timi) who fall in love after meeting at a speed-dating event. When they retreat to his employer's house in the Turin countryside, armed intruders shatter their romantic interlude and throw light on secrets from their pasts. [Source: Risky Biz Blog]
Asteroids
Evan Spiliotopoulos ("Snow White and the Huntsman") will pen a new draft of...
- 11/10/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Giuseppe Capotondi.s Italian thriller The Double Hour, which played the 2009 Venice and Toronto International film festivals, starred Filippo Timi as an ex-cop who meets a beauty (Ksenia Rappoport) during a speed-dating session. But the duo encounters serious troubles when they retreat to a country cottage, and secrets from her dark past begin to surface. Samuel Goldwyn Films released the foreign film in the States, but it never made it beyond the art-house circuit, which means most reading this probably missed it. Never fear, however, as Hollywood plans a U.S. remake (which seems to be the industry.s favorite new trend). The Hollywood Reporter says that Joshua Marston, writer/director of the indie drug drama Maria Full of Grace, will pen a treatment for a Double Hour remake, which Roy Lee and Nicola Giuliano will produce. The trade offers very few details beyond the announcement that the project.s...
- 11/10/2011
- cinemablend.com
Joshua Marston put a big stamp on independent cinema with 2004′s praised Maria Full of Grace… and then disappeared. Okay, perhaps I’m being a little overdramatic (he isn’t D.B. Cooper), but he followed that feature debut with episodes of TV shows ranging in quality from Six Feet Under to Swingtown, and only got around to releasing another film this year, The Forgiveness of Blood. (To his credit, it played at both Telluride and Tiff, and is Albania’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film, so it might be worth something.) He’ll begin to move at a more consistent rate with projects, then, because THR informs us that he’s remaking Italy’s thriller, The Double Hour.
Giuseppe Capotondi‘s original film centered on “a Slovenian hotel maid and an ex-cop who fall in love after meeting at a speed-dating event.” After “retreat[ing] to his employer’s house in the Turin countryside,...
Giuseppe Capotondi‘s original film centered on “a Slovenian hotel maid and an ex-cop who fall in love after meeting at a speed-dating event.” After “retreat[ing] to his employer’s house in the Turin countryside,...
- 11/10/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
As with the 2009 original, the basic model for The Hangover Part II isn’t the Ferrell-Sandler-Carrell-Vaughn comedies but the noir quicksands of Maté’s D.O.A. and Nolan’s Memento, where dying or amnesic protagonists scramble to decipher the vortexes they’re in. The first film remained fairly repellent in its view of frat-house regression unquestioningly papered over with massive smirks, so it’s a nifty surprise to see Todd Phillips’s sequel willing to smear a dash of grime on the original’s outlandish morning-after routines even as it virtually recreates them. As the action shifts from Las Vegas to Bangkok and their dazed characters experience severed body parts and invaded orifices, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis amp up their screen personas—Alpha douchebag, elongated nervous Nellie and Zen Lou Costello, respectively—to an interestingly unpleasant degree, positing a stark comic version of the Hostel films...
- 6/4/2011
- MUBI
The Double Hour
Directed by Giuseppe Capotondi
Italy, 2009
Equal parts Under the Sand, Tell No One and Femme Fatale, The Double Hour is a genre-hybrid that starts off with a roar, wriggles its way through a slippery second act, and steps in a few potholes on its way to satisfying if muted conclusion.
Guido (Filippo Timi) is a taciturn security guard and a veteran of Italy’s speed-dating scene. Sonia (Kseniya Rappoport) is a taciturn maid making her first foray into the blind dating pool. He’s an ex-cop; she has an unspoken criminal background. True love seems to be peeking around the corner until a robbery leaves Guido dead and Sonia with the fragment of a bullet in her head. Soon Sonia starts seeing Guido everywhere – on security cameras at work, in her apartment, on the street.
To make matters worse a creepy hotel resident, Bruno (Fausto Russo Alesi), takes a liking to her,...
Directed by Giuseppe Capotondi
Italy, 2009
Equal parts Under the Sand, Tell No One and Femme Fatale, The Double Hour is a genre-hybrid that starts off with a roar, wriggles its way through a slippery second act, and steps in a few potholes on its way to satisfying if muted conclusion.
Guido (Filippo Timi) is a taciturn security guard and a veteran of Italy’s speed-dating scene. Sonia (Kseniya Rappoport) is a taciturn maid making her first foray into the blind dating pool. He’s an ex-cop; she has an unspoken criminal background. True love seems to be peeking around the corner until a robbery leaves Guido dead and Sonia with the fragment of a bullet in her head. Soon Sonia starts seeing Guido everywhere – on security cameras at work, in her apartment, on the street.
To make matters worse a creepy hotel resident, Bruno (Fausto Russo Alesi), takes a liking to her,...
- 6/1/2011
- by Neal Dhand
- SoundOnSight
The Double Hour is a well-crafted thriller from Italy, holding our attention, while often keeping us guessing as we get plunged into the cold. The exhilarating second act of the film is the equivalent of waking up in a bathtub full of ice with your kidney missing. To say that nothing is what it seems assumes you are looking for the truth. The Double Hour is as temporarily deceptive as its title implies.
Sonia (Kseniya Rappoport) is a Slovenian immigrant who works as a chambermaid at the type of hotel Dominique Strauss-Kahn would stay at. After witnessing a suicide, she takes to the speed-dating scene (this is precisely what I mean about the rapid transitions that plunge us in cold). While at an event she meets Guido (Filippo Timi), a former police officer who is a star in the speed-dating scene. In ritual he takes women home and refuses to give them his number.
Sonia (Kseniya Rappoport) is a Slovenian immigrant who works as a chambermaid at the type of hotel Dominique Strauss-Kahn would stay at. After witnessing a suicide, she takes to the speed-dating scene (this is precisely what I mean about the rapid transitions that plunge us in cold). While at an event she meets Guido (Filippo Timi), a former police officer who is a star in the speed-dating scene. In ritual he takes women home and refuses to give them his number.
- 5/29/2011
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides looks to heat up the summer box-office this weekend, but what if that's not exactly your cup of tea? Luckily the art houses are offering up a solid slate of films for maybe the first time in 2011. There's a little something for everyone, so seek these films out if they happen to be playing in your city.
Everything Must Go Everything Must Go features the darkest role of Will Ferrell's career, that of a relapsed alcoholic who loses his job and his wife on the same day. While still funny, charming and everything else you'd expect from a great American indie, Everything Must Go also delivers a raw portrait of the horrors of alcoholism. Ferrell's "less is more" approach to the role knocks it out of the park and Christopher "Cj" Wallace, the son of the late Notorious B.I.G., is delightful as...
Everything Must Go Everything Must Go features the darkest role of Will Ferrell's career, that of a relapsed alcoholic who loses his job and his wife on the same day. While still funny, charming and everything else you'd expect from a great American indie, Everything Must Go also delivers a raw portrait of the horrors of alcoholism. Ferrell's "less is more" approach to the role knocks it out of the park and Christopher "Cj" Wallace, the son of the late Notorious B.I.G., is delightful as...
- 5/20/2011
- by Kevin Blumeyer
- Rope of Silicon
Plot twists are inherently risky. Over recent years, they have become much more complicated. Certain genres, like horror or thriller, naturally invite the convention to the point where inclusion instantly subjects the film to a battle with predictability. Mostly, the risk comes from the chance taken on losing the audience. Will the twist enhance or muddle the films intentions? Will the audience go along for the ride or will they disengage themselves? The Double Hour, the Giuseppe Capotondi’s debut film, shows promise, but loses itself within its labyrinthine twists.
A plot description for The Double Hour begs vagueness to keep this review relatively spoiler-free. Sonia (Kseniya Rappoport), a hotel maid who is somewhat withdrawn and solitary, attends a speed-dating event. She meets Guido (Felippo Timi) , an ex-cop and widower. They start up a relationship and everything is going well, until they are subject to a home invasion robbery that results in…...
A plot description for The Double Hour begs vagueness to keep this review relatively spoiler-free. Sonia (Kseniya Rappoport), a hotel maid who is somewhat withdrawn and solitary, attends a speed-dating event. She meets Guido (Felippo Timi) , an ex-cop and widower. They start up a relationship and everything is going well, until they are subject to a home invasion robbery that results in…...
- 5/18/2011
- by Catherine Stebbins
- CriterionCast
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Chicago – Early in “The Double Hour,” our heroine (a very effective and nearly movie-saving Ksenia Rappoport) goes to a speed dating session. The movie that follows is not unlike a cinematic version of that modern way of meeting people in that it jumps genre to genre like a suitor jumping tables. The result is a film that has marveled people with its labyrinthine plotting but that ultimately feels about as deep as a speed date. You never really get to know it.
“The Double Hour” refers to the 24 times a day when the clock reads the same hour and minute (for example, 11:11 or, in military time, 22:22) and when a wish can be made (or things can get a bit spooky, as they do in the middle act of the film). Like nearly everything in the story, the odd happenings at “The Double Hour” are meant to add...
Chicago – Early in “The Double Hour,” our heroine (a very effective and nearly movie-saving Ksenia Rappoport) goes to a speed dating session. The movie that follows is not unlike a cinematic version of that modern way of meeting people in that it jumps genre to genre like a suitor jumping tables. The result is a film that has marveled people with its labyrinthine plotting but that ultimately feels about as deep as a speed date. You never really get to know it.
“The Double Hour” refers to the 24 times a day when the clock reads the same hour and minute (for example, 11:11 or, in military time, 22:22) and when a wish can be made (or things can get a bit spooky, as they do in the middle act of the film). Like nearly everything in the story, the odd happenings at “The Double Hour” are meant to add...
- 5/13/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Title: The Double Hour Director: Giuseppe Capotondi Starring: Filippo Timi, Ksenia Rappoport, Antonia Truppo, Gaetano Bruno, Fausto Russo Alesi, Michele Di Mauro A sort of poison pill for arthouse enjoyers of square-jawed foreign film literalism, Italian import The Double Hour, which scored three top prizes at the 2009 Venice Film Festival, is a woozy and engaging romantic mystery loosely in the vein of Wicker Park, Swimming Pool or even Jacob’s Ladder. It’s not for all tastes, but the movie’s superlative lead performances give it an undeniable hold. The film starts out as a seemingly fairly straightforward drama of lonely hearts disengagment. At a speed-dating event, mousey, unhappy hotel maid Sonia (Ksenia Rappoport) meets the mysterious Guido (Filippo Timi), who turns...
- 4/30/2011
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
Check out new clips from The Double Hour (La doppia ora) starring Ksenia Rappoport and Filippo Timi. The Samuel Goldwyn Films drama/thriler opened April 15th in limited venues and is scripted by Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi and Stefano Sardo. Guido (Filippo Timi), a former cop, is a luckless veteran of the speed-dating scene in Turin. But, much to his surprise, he meets Slovenian immigrant Sonia (Ksenia Rappoport), a chambermaid at a high-end hotel. The two hit it off, and a passionate romance develops. After they leave the city for a romantic getaway in the country, things suddenly take a dark turn. As Sonia’s murky past resurfaces, her reality starts to crumble. Everything in her life begins to change...
- 4/27/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out new clips from The Double Hour (La doppia ora) starring Ksenia Rappoport and Filippo Timi. The Samuel Goldwyn Films drama/thriler opened April 15th in limited venues and is scripted by Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi and Stefano Sardo. Guido (Filippo Timi), a former cop, is a luckless veteran of the speed-dating scene in Turin. But, much to his surprise, he meets Slovenian immigrant Sonia (Ksenia Rappoport), a chambermaid at a high-end hotel. The two hit it off, and a passionate romance develops. After they leave the city for a romantic getaway in the country, things suddenly take a dark turn. As Sonia’s murky past resurfaces, her reality starts to crumble. Everything in her life begins to change...
- 4/27/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out new clips from The Double Hour (La doppia ora) starring Ksenia Rappoport and Filippo Timi. The Samuel Goldwyn Films drama/thriler opened April 15th in limited venues and is scripted by Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi and Stefano Sardo. Guido (Filippo Timi), a former cop, is a luckless veteran of the speed-dating scene in Turin. But, much to his surprise, he meets Slovenian immigrant Sonia (Ksenia Rappoport), a chambermaid at a high-end hotel. The two hit it off, and a passionate romance develops. After they leave the city for a romantic getaway in the country, things suddenly take a dark turn. As Sonia’s murky past resurfaces, her reality starts to crumble. Everything in her life begins to change...
- 4/27/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out new clips from The Double Hour (La doppia ora) starring Ksenia Rappoport and Filippo Timi. The Samuel Goldwyn Films drama/thriler opened April 15th in limited venues and is scripted by Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi and Stefano Sardo. Guido (Filippo Timi), a former cop, is a luckless veteran of the speed-dating scene in Turin. But, much to his surprise, he meets Slovenian immigrant Sonia (Ksenia Rappoport), a chambermaid at a high-end hotel. The two hit it off, and a passionate romance develops. After they leave the city for a romantic getaway in the country, things suddenly take a dark turn. As Sonia’s murky past resurfaces, her reality starts to crumble. Everything in her life begins to change...
- 4/27/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Weekend Box Office: April 15th through the 17th Robert Redford’s drama about Mary Surratt, the lone woman charged in the conspiracy to kill President Lincoln, opened aggressively in 707 locations this weekend. The Conspirator, a Roadside Attractions release, managed to rake in $3.9 million while holding on with a $5,550 average. The film premiered last year at the Toronto International Film Festival and has since garnered only a 62% approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes’ critics. With a big $25 million budget, Roadside will need some strong holdover numbers if it wants to expand the period piece. While Rio gave hope to studio releases, Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 debuted to the tune of $1.6 million. Tea Party groups came out in troves to support the adaption of the Ayn Rand novel release in 300 locations. Only time will tell if the Rocky Mountain Pictures’ release can maintain the $5,590 average. U.S Indie:In its fifth week, “Win Win” continued...
- 4/18/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
"The finest Western you'll see this year is set in aristocratic 16th-century France, in the heat of Counter-Reformation," declares Nick Pinkerton. Segueing into his interview with Bertrand Tavernier, Aaron Hillis, also in the Voice, sums up the gist of The Princess of Montpensier: "Adapted from Madame de la Fayette's classic novel, the film concerns a nubile, wealthy heiress (Mélanie Thierry) who loves a rugged hothead from the wrong clan (Gaspard Ulliel), but is forced by her father to marry another prince (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet), leaving her to dwell on the too-modern desire for free will — defiantly bucking against the rigid traditions of her breed." Back to Pinkerton: "The setting always serves the performers rather than vice versa — though the film is also greatly enhanced by the costuming, the rugged French countryside photographed in outdoor-adventure CinemaScope, and Philippe Sarde's baroque-tribal score, its martial and romantic poles matching a tale of...
- 4/18/2011
- MUBI
The calm before the blockbuster storm. This weekend's offerings are mostly limited releases from notable film festivals. For starters we have the the critically-acclaimed Amardillo, A Screaming Man and The Princess of Montpensier making their post-Cannes debuts. And if that isn't your cup of tea there's always The Imperialists Are Still Alive! and The Double Hour, as choices because other than that, I wouldn’t put much stock in studio fares like Wes Craven’s reboot-rehash Scream 4. U.S Indie Atlas Shrugged: Part I - Paul Johansson - Rocky Mountain Pics. This questionable adaptation of Ayn Rand’s free-market manifesto is short on acting, story and production value. With computer-generated bullet trains and dystopian cityscapes, more suited for the syfy channel, this film from first-time producer John Agialoro was dead on arrival. Just ask Casey Jones. : 27% : 29.8% The Conspirator - Robert Redford - Roadside Attractions. Redford's period piece...
- 4/15/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Plot fans will be delighted with The Double Hour, an Italian thriller that introduces a new wrinkle every 10 minutes, and takes its time to explain how they all fold together. The movie opens with hotel maid Kseniya Rappoport cleaning a room when a guest suddenly commits suicide. Then Rappoport meets security guard Filippo Timi at a speed-dating night, and the two jump into a torrid affair that culminates in him asking her to spend the weekend at the sprawling estate he watches. While they’re taking romantic walks in the woods, armed, masked burglars storm the house. That’s ...
- 4/14/2011
- avclub.com
We've seen romances about two strangers falling for each other while walking on city streets. And we've seen crime thrillers packed with twists and violence. But we've probably never seen the two genres combined quite the way they do in The Double Hour, the Italian film that won three prizes at the Venice International Film Festival last fall, including Best Italian Film. It opens in New York this Friday, and we're not just premiering an exclusive clip, but offering a $50 Fandango gift certificate to one lucky winner. First check out the clip below that explains the concept of double hours and introduces you to our central characters, former cop Guido (Filippo Timi) and Slovenian immigrant Sonia (Ksenia Rappoport). After that we'll talk about the contest. runHtml5Fallback('gorillanationPlayer_ci012_playlist_39_ci012_single_277937', 'html5_vid_ci012_playlist_39_ci012_single_277937'); To enter to win the $50 Fandango gift card, all you...
- 4/14/2011
- cinemablend.com
Bodies drop around Sonia (Ksenia Rappoport) from the first scene of The Double Hour, Giuseppe Capotondi's suave, elliptically drawn neo-noir. Whether she's being stalked by death or is herself the tall, dark stranger is a question that emerges slowly, developing like a crime scene photograph in a closed room just beyond the frame. A hotel maid six months on the job in Turin, Italy, Sonia rarely smiles and barely flinches when she discovers the suicide of a guest. Cool-blooded by nature or numbed from the outside in?...
- 4/14/2011
- Movieline
See new movie clips from The Double Hour (La doppia ora) starring Ksenia Rappoport and Filippo Timi. Giuseppe Capotondi directs the thriller from the writing by Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi and Stefano Sardo. Samuel Goldwyn Films releases The Double Hour into theatres April 15th, with a cast which also includes Fausto Russo Alesi and Michele Di Mauro. The film was a winner of Best Actress, Best Actor and Best Italian Film at the Venice International Film Festival. Guido (Filippo Timi), a former cop, is a luckless veteran of the speed-dating scene in Turin. But, much to his surprise, he meets Slovenian immigrant Sonia (Ksenia Rappoport), a chambermaid at a high-end hotel. The two hit it off, and a passionate romance develops...
- 4/14/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See new movie clips from The Double Hour (La doppia ora) starring Ksenia Rappoport and Filippo Timi. Giuseppe Capotondi directs the thriller from the writing by Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi and Stefano Sardo. Samuel Goldwyn Films releases The Double Hour into theatres April 15th, with a cast which also includes Fausto Russo Alesi and Michele Di Mauro. The film was a winner of Best Actress, Best Actor and Best Italian Film at the Venice International Film Festival. Guido (Filippo Timi), a former cop, is a luckless veteran of the speed-dating scene in Turin. But, much to his surprise, he meets Slovenian immigrant Sonia (Ksenia Rappoport), a chambermaid at a high-end hotel. The two hit it off, and a passionate romance develops...
- 4/14/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See new movie clips from The Double Hour (La doppia ora) starring Ksenia Rappoport and Filippo Timi. Giuseppe Capotondi directs the thriller from the writing by Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi and Stefano Sardo. Samuel Goldwyn Films releases The Double Hour into theatres April 15th, with a cast which also includes Fausto Russo Alesi and Michele Di Mauro. The film was a winner of Best Actress, Best Actor and Best Italian Film at the Venice International Film Festival. Guido (Filippo Timi), a former cop, is a luckless veteran of the speed-dating scene in Turin. But, much to his surprise, he meets Slovenian immigrant Sonia (Ksenia Rappoport), a chambermaid at a high-end hotel. The two hit it off, and a passionate romance develops...
- 4/14/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Reviewed by Jay Antani
(April 2011)
Directed by: Giuseppe Capotondi
Written by: Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi and Stefano Sardo
Starring: Ksenia Rappoport, Filippo Timi, Antonia Truppo, Gaetano Bruno, Fausto Russo Alesi and Michele Di Mauro
When a movie goes by the tagline “Nothing Is What It Seems,” you know you’re in for a long guessing game. For much of director Giuseppe Capotondi’s 96-minute “The Double Hour,” the viewer is wondering whether what’s unfolding up on the screen should be believed or not. What’s more, reviewing the film is an inherently dodgy exercise since one can’t really discuss or critique the movie without giving away its central conceit. Suffice it to say that Capotondi tries for a romantic mystery/thriller in the vein of Christopher Nolan’s structurally snarled “Memento” and “Inception.”
The fundamental difference between “The Double Hour” and the Nolan movies, however, is that, in “Memento” and “Inception,...
(April 2011)
Directed by: Giuseppe Capotondi
Written by: Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi and Stefano Sardo
Starring: Ksenia Rappoport, Filippo Timi, Antonia Truppo, Gaetano Bruno, Fausto Russo Alesi and Michele Di Mauro
When a movie goes by the tagline “Nothing Is What It Seems,” you know you’re in for a long guessing game. For much of director Giuseppe Capotondi’s 96-minute “The Double Hour,” the viewer is wondering whether what’s unfolding up on the screen should be believed or not. What’s more, reviewing the film is an inherently dodgy exercise since one can’t really discuss or critique the movie without giving away its central conceit. Suffice it to say that Capotondi tries for a romantic mystery/thriller in the vein of Christopher Nolan’s structurally snarled “Memento” and “Inception.”
The fundamental difference between “The Double Hour” and the Nolan movies, however, is that, in “Memento” and “Inception,...
- 4/12/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Jay Antani
(April 2011)
Directed by: Giuseppe Capotondi
Written by: Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi and Stefano Sardo
Starring: Ksenia Rappoport, Filippo Timi, Antonia Truppo, Gaetano Bruno, Fausto Russo Alesi and Michele Di Mauro
When a movie goes by the tagline “Nothing Is What It Seems,” you know you’re in for a long guessing game. For much of director Giuseppe Capotondi’s 96-minute “The Double Hour,” the viewer is wondering whether what’s unfolding up on the screen should be believed or not. What’s more, reviewing the film is an inherently dodgy exercise since one can’t really discuss or critique the movie without giving away its central conceit. Suffice it to say that Capotondi tries for a romantic mystery/thriller in the vein of Christopher Nolan’s structurally snarled “Memento” and “Inception.”
The fundamental difference between “The Double Hour” and the Nolan movies, however, is that, in “Memento” and “Inception,...
(April 2011)
Directed by: Giuseppe Capotondi
Written by: Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi and Stefano Sardo
Starring: Ksenia Rappoport, Filippo Timi, Antonia Truppo, Gaetano Bruno, Fausto Russo Alesi and Michele Di Mauro
When a movie goes by the tagline “Nothing Is What It Seems,” you know you’re in for a long guessing game. For much of director Giuseppe Capotondi’s 96-minute “The Double Hour,” the viewer is wondering whether what’s unfolding up on the screen should be believed or not. What’s more, reviewing the film is an inherently dodgy exercise since one can’t really discuss or critique the movie without giving away its central conceit. Suffice it to say that Capotondi tries for a romantic mystery/thriller in the vein of Christopher Nolan’s structurally snarled “Memento” and “Inception.”
The fundamental difference between “The Double Hour” and the Nolan movies, however, is that, in “Memento” and “Inception,...
- 4/12/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
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