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FORTISSIMO FILMS
IN VENICE 2009
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LIFE DURING WARTIME by Todd Solondz
USA, 2009, 96’, English, Drama
Director of Photography: Ed Lachman
Cast: Shirley Henderson, Ciarán Hinds, Allison Janney, Charlotte Rampling,
Paul Reubens, Ally Sheedy, Michael Lerner
Synopsis: Solondz revisits the extended Jordan family in LIFE DURING WARTIME, a part sequel/ part variation on his acclaimed film HAPPINESS. Ten years have passed since a series of shocking and catastrophic revelations shattered the world of the Jordans. Now, ghosts circle and loom, trouble and console, as the family members are each embroiled in their own dilemmas.
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Screenings
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3 Sep (Thu)
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9:00 AM
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Sala Perla
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Daily Press
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3 Sep (Thu)
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11:00 AM
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Sala Darsena
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Press & Industry
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3 Sep (Thu)
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7:45 PM
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Sala Grande
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Official Screening
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3 Sep (Thu)
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8:30 PM
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Palabiennale
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Public
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4 Sep (Fri)
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8:30 AM
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Palabiennale
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Tutti gli Accrediti
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PRINCE OF TEARS by Yonfan
Taiwan/ Hong Kong, China, 2009, 123’, Mandarin, Epic/Romance
Cast: Fan Chih-Wei, Joseph Chang, Terri Kwan, Zhu Xuan
Synopsis: It happened in 1950s Taiwan, during the period known as the “White Terror,” when an anti-Communist campaign swept up the island in hysteria. One autumn afternoon, two sisters returned from school to find their once-happy home ransacked by the military police and their parents arrested and accused of being Communist spies. The film follows a quartet of characters - the dashing air force officer father, his beautiful devoted wife, a mysterious scar-faced bureaucrat and a general’s glamorous wife. Their lives and loves intertwine until everything erupts. Amid life in that turbulent era, friendship, passion, high-minded ideals and dignity are all put on trial in the courtroom of human desire.
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Screenings
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3 Sep (Thu)
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7:30 PM
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Sala Perla
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Daily Press
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4 Sep (Fri)
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8:30 AM
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Sala Darsena
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Press & Industry
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4 Sep (Fri)
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10:00 PM
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Sala Grande
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Official Screening
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4 Sep (Fri)
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10:30 PM
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Palabiennale
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Public
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5 Sep (Sat)
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11:00 AM
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Palabiennale
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Tutti gli Accrediti
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7 Sep (Mon)
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7:00 PM
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Giorgione A
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Public
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ORIZZONTI COMPETITION
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BURIED SECRETS by Raja Amari
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Tunisia/Switzerland/France, 2009, 91’, Arabic, DramaCast: Hafsia Herzi, Soundess Belhassen, Wassila Dari
Synopsis: Aicha, Radia and their mother live removed from the world, underground in the servant’s quarters of a deserted house. The precarious balance of their daily life is shaken by the arrival of a young couple who move into the main house. A bizarre cohabitation settles between the couple and the three women who decide not to make their presence known to these unexpected neighbors. But they cannot leave their hiding place as it conceals secrets buried for years... But Aicha, the youngest sister, is attracted by the newcomers…
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Screenings
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4 Sep (Fri)
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11:30 AM
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Sala Perla
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Daily Press
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4 Sep (Tue)
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9:30 PM
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Sala DARSENA
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Official Screening
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5 Sep (Sat)
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3:45 PM
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Palabiennale
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Public
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VENICE DAYS
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THE LAST DAYS OF EMMA BLANK
by Alex van Warmerdam
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The Netherlands/ Belgium, 2009, 90’, Dutch, Comedy
Cast: Marlies Heuer, Gene Bervoets, Annet Malherbe
Synopsis: In a large country home, the owner Emma Blank is very ill and is cared for by her household staff: Haneveld the head housekeeper, Bella the cook, Gonnie the maid and Meier the man-servant. Despite her desperate need for loving care, Emma is a steely, avaricious dictator whose demands become ever more absurd, to the extent that her staff are driven to madness. That is, until the day they discover that they stand to inherit nothing whereupon they drop their charade of caring and concern and instead plot their revenge...
Screenings
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7 Sep (Mon)
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4:00 PM
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Sala Pasinetti
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Press & Industry
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8 Sep (Tue)
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11:30 AM
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Sala Perla 2
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Official Screening
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11 Sep (Fri)
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10:30 PM
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Sala Perla 2
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Additional
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DREAM HOME
Hong Kong, 2010, Cantonese, Slasher
Director: Pang Ho-Cheung (ISABELLA; TRIVIAL MATTERS)
Cast: Josie Ho (EXILED; STREET FIGHTER – THE LEGEND OF CHUN LI),
Eason Chan (LADY COP & PAPA CROOK, TRIVIAL MATTERS),
Michelle Ye (VENGEANCE, ACCIDENT), Lawrence Chou
(FOREST OF DEATH, RE-CYCLE), Derek Tsang (OCEAN FLAME, AV),
Juno Mak (TRIVIAL MATTERS)
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MAGIC BUS
USA, 2010, English, Documentary
Director: Alex Gibney (ENRON : THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM;
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE)
Producer: Will Clarke (THIS IS ENGLAND; DEAD MAN’S SHOES)
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MARLEY
USA, 2010, English, Documentary
Director: Jonathan Demme (RACHEL GETTING MARRIED; PHILADELPHIA;
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS)
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NORWEGIAN WOOD
Japan, 2010, Japanese, Romance/Drama
Director: Tran Anh Hung (THE SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA; CYCLO)
Cast: Kenichi Matsuyama (DEATH NOTE),
Rinko Kikuchi (BABEL - Oscar nominated Best Supporting Actress)
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