#15. The Frankenstein Project
Director/Writer: Kornel Mundruczó
Producers: Viktória Petrányi (Delta)
Distributor: Rights Available.
The Gist: Inspired by Mary Shelley’s classic book, this is a re-interpretation of the story with the monster being replaced by a child, who returns home from a boarding school, struggling for the love of his family.….(more)
Cast: Rudolf Frecska, Kornél Mundruczó, Lili Monori, Miklós Székely B. and Kitty Csikos
Why is it on the list?: A discovery I made at Cannes two years back, 2008’s Delta’s combined sheer beauty and poetic ugliness demonstrating the Hungarian filmmaker’s unique voice and Malickian approach. Love the idea of making a teen out to be a classic monster, of course in a nonliteral sense.
Release Date/Status?: Depending on how cutthroat the class of 2010 is for Cannes, this will either be featured in the main comp or fall into the Un Certain regard selection. If this receives rave reviews then this may find distribution in the U.S – but chances are slim.
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