As far as I'm concerned, Michel Gondry is one of the most important directors working today. between his music video work (he did that rad LEGO/White Stripes video) and his movies (ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, SCIENCE OF SLEEP) his unique visual eye has created some of the best movies of the last couple of decades. Now, thanks to Drafthouse Films, we will be seeing his next movie MOOD INDIGO, starring Audrey Tatou among others.
Check out the full press release after the break.
Check out the full press release after the break.
DRAFTHOUSE FILMS TO
DELIVER MICHEL GONDRY'S FANTASTICAL VISION 'MOOD INDIGO' TO THEATERS STATESIDE
Acclaimed Auteur's
Romantic Fable Starring
Audrey Tautou Hits
Theaters in 2014
AUSTIN,
TX - January 13, 2014
- Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema,
announced today the acquisition from Studiocanal of US rights to acclaimed
auteur Michel Gondry's (Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind)
return to the surreal landscape of emotion and imagination Mood
Indigo. Showcasing Gondry's signature whimsical aesthetics,
gorgeous cinematography and colorfully eccentric characters, Mood
Indigo is a love story set in a charmingly surreal Paris about two
newlyweds, Chloe (Audrey Tautou, Amélie, Coco Before Chanel)
and Colin (Romain Duris, The Beat My Heart Skipped), whose
whirlwind courtship is tested when an unusual illness plagues Chloe; a flower
begins to grow in her lungs. Adapted from Boris Vian's novel L'Ecume des jours, the romantic saga was produced by Luc Bossi of Brio Films
and also stars Omar Sy (The Intouchables), Aïssa Maïga (Caché)
and Gad Elmaleh. A multi-city traditional theatrical platform
release is planned for 2014.
Already receiving high praise from its World Premiere at the
Karovly Vary Film Festival, Mood Indigo was equally well received
with its US debut at Fantastic Fest in September with a shorter cut Gondry
created for international audiences.
"Mood
Indigo is propelled by sharp, witty dialogue
complimented by Gondry's continually stupendous sense of visual capture."
according to Bill Graham of thefilmstage.com
and Todd Ghilchrist of The Wrap says the film "perfectly balances Gondry's ornamental
creativity and the verité storytelling of his more recent work, combining
refined style and raw emotion into one devastating, beautiful package. It's
also (Gondry's) most accomplished and powerful film in almost a decade."
"Reading Boris Vian accompanied my
adolescence and participated to the development of my creativity," says
director Michel Gondry, "I was honored to be asked to direct an
adaptation of his most famous work. I put all of me into it."
"Not since Amelie have we seen Audrey Tautou so undeniably whimsical and
charming,"
says Drafthouse Films founder TimLeague. "and her storybook romance with co-star
Romain Duris is set perfectly within a quirky,
visually-stunning fantasyland that only Michel Gondry could imagine."
The deal was negotiated by James Emanuel Shapiro on behalf of
Drafthouse Films and Vanessa Saal Senior VP international sales at Studiocanal.
For
theatrical bookings contact Sumyi Khong Antonson, VP of Marketing and
Distribution at sumyi.antonson@drafthouse.com. For festival
bookings contact Jon Stobezki, Festival Director at jon.stobezki@drafthouse.com.
For
more information on Mood Indigo and Drafthouse Films:
About Mood Indigo
The surreal and poetic tale of Colin, an idealistic and inventive young
man, and Chloé, a young woman who seems like the physical embodiment of the
eponymous Duke Ellington tune. Their idyllic marriage is turned on its head
when Chloé falls sick with a water lily growing in her lung. To pay for her
medical bills in this fantasy version of Paris, Colin must go out to work in a
series of increasingly absurd jobs, while around them, their apartment
disintegrates and their friends, including the talented Nicolas, and Chick - a
huge fan of the philosopher Jean-Sol Partre - go to pieces.
Drafthouse
Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, is a curated
brand of provocative, visionary and artfully unusual films new and old from
around the world. Following the earnestly simple motto of "sharing the
films we love with widest audience possible," Drafthouse Films debuted in
2010 with the theatrical release of
Four
Lions
which was named of Time Magazine's "Top 10 Films Of The Year." The
2012 release slate includes the acclaimed Best Foreign Language Oscar®) Bullhead,
the internationally celebrated Danish comedy Klown (currently
slated for a Warner Bros/Todd Phillips produced US remake), Cannes Film
Festival 2013 Official Selection Nothing Bad Can Happen, the 40th
anniversary restoration of landmark Australian thriller Wake In Fright,
the Werner Herzog/Errol Morris produced documentary The Act Of Killing and
British auteur Ben Wheatley's psychedelic trip into magic and madness A
Field In England. Drafthouse Films distributes films theatrically, through
home video, VOD and their direct-to-consumer platforms integrating into the
ever-growing Alamo Drafthouse entertainment lifestyle brand, which along with
the Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas includes: Mondo, the collectible art boutique;
Fantastic Fest, the largest international genre film festival in the US; and
the pop culture website Badass Digest.
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