Bastards From a Basket; Sundance Selects Ropes Denis’ Cannes Sensation

A true whodunit type but of a different vibe, the one film from this years’ Cannes that should have gotten picked up around the same time they inquired about Blue Is the Warmest Color is the one film that had no business being regulated to the Un Certain Regard section. Sundance Selects will proudly feature their label at the front of the reels for the TIFF & NYFF festival screenings for Claire Denis’ Bastards. We imagine a deal was long in the works as the distributor has already affixed an October 25th release date.

Gist: Written by Denis and Jean-Pol Fargeau, supertanker captain Marco Silvestri (Vincent Lindon) is called back urgently to Paris. His sister Sandra (Julie Bataille) is desperate – her husband has committed suicide, the family business has gone under, her daughter is spiraling downwards. Sandra holds powerful businessman Edouard Laporte responsible. Marco moves into the building where Laporte has installed his mistress and her son. But he hasn’t planned for Sandra’s secrets, which muddy the waters… Chiara Mastroianni and Michel Subor also star.

Worth Noting: Starlet Lola Créton appears in the film and she happens to have worked with top French female auteurs in Mia Hansen-Løve and Catherine Breillat as well.

Do We Care?: Hands down one of the best offering for 2013 – we look forward in dabbling into this murky, nocturnal world once again – a revenge film we like.