Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2011: So Yong Kim’s For Ellen

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IONCINEMA.com Top 100 Films

#18. For Ellen

Director/Writer: So Yong Kim
Producers: So Yong Kim, Bradley Rust Gray and Jen Gatien
Distributor: Rights Available.

The Gist: When an aspiring young rock musician (Paul Dano) agrees to sign divorce papers with his estranged wife, he discovers he is not ready to forfeit all custody of his six-year-old daughter.….(more)

CastPaul Dano, Jon Heder, Jena Malone, Margarita Levieva and Dakota Johnson.

Why is it on the list?: We like her minimalist and miniscule triage dramas In Between Days and Treeless Mountain and look forward in seeing her work with name talent in Paul Dano and Jena Malone. Last year we had this at the number 53 spot.

Release Date/Status?: Cannes looks probable. TIFF is a shoe-in for a North American premiere. 

 
Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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