‘Echo’ of ‘Princess’ in New Morgenthaler Flick

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It’s sure not Mary Poppins but Anders Morgenthaler is utilizing the techniques first pioneered by the family friendly Disney classic. Morgenthaler utilizes live action mixed with anime to blur the line between the worlds in deeper and darker ways than ever. His action drama Echo
has secured $720,000 from New Danish Screen, the Danish Film Institute’s organization promoting young and innovative cinema. Echo follows on the heels of his Directors Fortnight at Cannes release Princess, which has recently garnered internationally distribution rights under individual deals. Once again Morgenthaler teams up with Mette Heeno to pen the script, and the similarities are obvious.

The controversial Princess, which also received support from the Dutch film institute, follows the story of August, whose sister goes from grandeur to decay in the porn industry, eventually dying of drug complications and leaving her 5 year old child. August sets out to avenge her death and the results are a nightmarish trek through some of the most disturbing anime ever created in the magna hente style. Echo is set to follow the story of a divorced policeman who has lost custody of his 6 year old son. The policeman, played by Pusher‘s Kim Bodnia, kidnaps his son and hides at a summer cottage. His move soon turns into a nightmare. The film is expected to follow the same disturbing pseudo-social statement as its predecessor. Morgenthaler seems to be going for the mature Cool World crowd, and reviewers seem to think he has found them.