One of the more cerebrally pleasurable films showcased at Sundance (read my review) has just been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. Michael Barker, Tom Bernard and Dylan Leiner from Sony Pictures Classics acquired the film from Cinemavault Releasing in Canada and SPC is set to release Steve Buscemi's battle of wits between the sexes this coming July.
Based on the late director, Theo Van Gogh’s film, Interview is also part of a planned trilogy of Van Gogh remakes – Cinemavault should be shopping Blind Date and 1-900 at Cannes and/or the fall festival season.
This is set
in present day New York City, Pierre Peters (Buscemi) is a fading political journalist who at one time found success as a highly respected war correspondent. After a falling out with his editor, he is assigned to interview Katya (beautiful Sienna Miller), one of the country’s hottest young actresses. Katya stars on a hit soap opera and in extremely successful but campy B-rate movies. Devastated, Pierre must follow Katya through her daily routines including the bombardment of fans and paparazzi. Their meeting is a collision of Pierre’s serious political intentions and Katya’s superficial world of celebrity. As their time progresses, their confessions grow more intimate and both get more than they bargained for. In the end, Pierre Peters ends up getting the witty and most desirable interview to date.This is Buscemi’s fourth film as a director – he helmed Trees Lounge (1996), Animal Factory (2000), and another Sundance pick in 05's Lonesome Jim.
