Tag: Fien Troch
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‘Holly’ Review: A New Twist on ‘Carrie’ Forgets Its Bloodiest Pleasures
It’s been said that Stephen King’s first novel “Carrie” filled him with such self-doubt that its notes, drafts, and even eventual manuscript were nearly thrown out by the author, condemned into eternal obscurity. Were it not for King’s own wife, the tale of a bullied telekinetic teen with an abusive puritanical mother would have ended…
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Fien Troch’s Venice-Bound ‘Holly’ Debuts Trailer, Director Says She Is a Bit Like the Protagonist: ‘I Absorb a Lot of the Sadness of the World’ (Exclusive)
Fien Troch’s “Holly,” which world premieres in competition at the Venice Film Festival, has debuted its trailer. MK2 is handling world sales. Troch’s previous film, “Home,” won the Horizons best director award at Venice.“Holly” follows 15-year-old Holly, who calls her school to say she is staying home for the day. Soon after, a fire breaks…