Tag: Franz Rogowski
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Freaks vs the Reich review – atrocious mash-up of circus fable and the Holocaust
Franz Rogowski plays a Nazi ringmaster in a deluded blend of magical realism, gratuitous violence and sentimentalityWhat better way to start the new year with what will surely be remembered as one of its worst films. This mashup of magical realism, gratuitous violence and sentimentality is an atrocity in filmic form. It’s only a bit…
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Ira Sachs, Franz Rogowski Unpack Parisian Love Triangle ‘Passages’ at Variety, Bsbp, Mubi London Screening Event
Director Ira Sachs and lead Franz Rogowski discussed their film “Passages” at an exclusive screening in London on Friday.The screening was the first of a series of exclusive Q&a events curated by Variety in partnership with brand and culture consultancy Bsbp targeted at BAFTA and AMPAS voters as well as key players in the showbiz…
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Ira Sachs’ Parisian Love Triangle Drama ‘Passages’ Launches Variety’s Partnership With Bsbp on Screening Series in London
Variety has partnered with brand and culture consultancy Bsbp to curate a series of exclusive Q&a screenings in London of some of the industry’s most anticipated films. The screenings, which are targeted at BAFTA and AMPAS voters as well as key players in the showbiz community in the U.K., will take place at London’s The…
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Sarajevo’s Kinoscope strand selects ‘Disco Boy’, ‘The Vanishing Soldier’
18 films across three Kinoscope sections.Sarajevo Film Festival has selected 18 features for its Kinoscope strand, composed of festival hits from the past year.Titles include Giacomo Abbruzzese’s Disco Boy starring Franz Rogowski and Morr Ndiaye, which had its world premiere in competition at this year’s Berlinale; as did Lila Aviles’ Totem, about a seven-year-old girl…
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Ira Sachs Calls ‘Passages’ Nc-17 Rating ‘Censorship’: Mubi to Release the Provocative Drama Unrated
Sundance breakout film “Passages” has received a Nc-17 rating from the Motion Picture Association, which writer-director Ira Sachs has called a form of “cultural censorship” in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. Distributor Mubi has confirmed to IndieWire that it will release the film unrated in NY and LA theaters on August 4 as…
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Berlinale Silver Bear winner ‘Disco Boy’ scores UK-Ireland distribution deal (exclusive)
Franz Rogowski stars as a young Belarusian who ends up in the heart of the Niger Delta.Conic has acquired UK-Ireland distribution rights to Giacomo Abbruzzese’s debut feature Disco Boy starring Franz Rogowski.The film premiered in competition at the Berlinale in February, winning the Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution for Helene Louvart’s cinematography.Conic acquired the…
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‘Passages’ Trailer: Ira Sachs’ Sundance Breakout Captures Complicated Love
What happens when the line between art and love is blurred?Ira Sachs’ Sundance standout film “Passages” poses the age-old question about commitment and the cruelty of love triangles for the sake of art.The official synopsis reads: After completing his latest project, filmmaker Tomas (Franz Rogowski) impulsively begins a heated love affair with a young schoolteacher,…
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‘Passages’ Trailer: Ira Sachs New Love Triangle Stars Adèle Exarchopoulos, Franz Rogowski & Ben Whishaw
Our review from Sundance put it perfectly in its opening line. Filmmaker “Ira Sachs prefers relationships of the doomed variety.” Throughout the indie writer/director’s career, Sachs has— in films like “Love Is Strange,” “Little Men,” “Keep the Lights On” and especially in his debut, “The Delta”—explored the difficulties and traumas of love and how the…