European revenge
After several weeks of North American invasions, the Dutch screens take their revenge thanks to a panorama of four European films which will be in competition with the single American production of the week: the very European Casanova from the Swede now living in the States-Unis, Lasse Hallström.
And it is Woody Allen who takes them, with A-Film launching 18 prints of Match Point, his first film shot in London, an English co-production thanks to BBC Films. RCV bring another film from the UK to the screens, The Dark, from Canadian adopted British, John Fawcett, specialist in horror and suspense for TV. Co-produced by Impact Pictures with German Constantin Film who also handle international rights, The Dark is an adaptation of a book by Englishman Simon Maginn, "Sheep By", the story of a couple, who, after the death of their granddaughter, find knocking on their door another child who strangely resembles her.
The two final releases of the week will be more discreet : Juana La Loca [+see also:
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film profile] from well-known director, Vicente Aranda, a Spanish co-production with Italia and Portugal, is released on 3 screens by Cinemien. Supported by Eurimages and released in Spain in 2001, Juana La Loca, which tells the story of lovers who make the famous Queen Jeanne mad, had a great public success when it came out and was nominated in every category of the Goyas where it finally won Best Costume, Best make-Up and Best Actress for Pilar López de Ayala. Sold internationally by Sogepaq, it was also a Spanish official candidate for the Oscars. Finally, Filmmuseum Distributie presents Welt Spiegel Kino, an experimental film by Austrian Gustav Deutsch.
(Translated from French)
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