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Tracking Shot May 2010: A Dangerous Method, The Fields, Selma, Wuthering Heights
This May, we are keeping tabs on David Cronenberg's reunion with thesps from Eastern Promises which is set for an Europe shoot, we have Andrea Arnold taking over the Wuthering Heights project throwing out previously attached actors in favor of a mostly unknown Kaya Scodelario, and a yet to be determined male lead. Post-Precious, we have Lee Daniels working on what should be a much talked about film in next year's campaign.
Teaser: Abbas Kiarostami’s Certified Copy
The face of a woman applying lipstick with an extra kick in her step. This sums up the first teaser seconds for Palme d'Or winning director Abbas Kiarostami's light romance (think Before Sunrise for an older demo). With Juliette Binoche's face being splashed everywhere on the Croisette, MK2 will have no problems selling the film to either IFC and SPC.
Summit Frames Liman’s ‘Fair Game’
Much in the same way Summit took The Brothers Bloom off the AFM table just prior to the fest/market unfolding, they've made an important pre-buy, grabbing the Cannes-selected title from Doug Liman before it has a chance to play-out to the studios and remaining indie divisions looking for an easy political drama grab. Along with Jodie Foster's The Beaver, Fair Game would probably be set in the Fall-Holiday season - many, including this site, see the title with award seasons glitter.
Binoche ‘Sponsoring’ Szumowska’s Paris-Set Drama
Juliette Binoche perhaps became an icon of Polish cinema when Krzysztof Kieslowski featured her in Three Colors, so I imagine she'll get to practice some of the Polish she might have forgotten by joining helmer Malgorzata Szumowska's next feature.
Berthaud’s Lily Sometimes and Bertucelli’s The Tree selected as Cannes Closing Films
The producers behind Julie Bertucelli's The Tree (#80) have finally decided that a closing film showcase is too good to give up (there was word that they decided not to accept the spot) -- in the same gesture, she becomes one o the rare female filmmakers included in the top section.
