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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2011: Jill Sprecher’s The Convincer
The Sprecher sisters were at some point in their career referred to as the “Coen sisters” — but that nickname has more to do with geographical location and not their output, as Sprecher’s last film, a very good sophomore pic called 13 Conversations About One Thing was released about a decade back.
#94. The Convincer
Director: Jill Sprecher
Writer(s): Jill and Karen Sprecher
Producers: Mary Frances Budig, Elizabeth Redleaf and Christine Walker
Distributor: Rights Available.
The Gist: “The Convincer” follows a desperate insurance salesman in the Midwest whose scheme to get a hold of a rare violin leads to unforeseen consequences….(more)
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup, David Harbour, Lea Thompson, Bob Balaban
List Worthy Reasons…: The Sprecher sisters were at some point in their career referred to as the “Coen sisters” — but that nickname has more to do with geographical location and not their output, as Sprecher’s last film, a very good sophomore pic called 13 Conversations About One Thing was released about a decade back. We look forward to the not-so-obvious plot twists further complicated by strong characters which are Sprecher’s strong suit. Also worth noting, this is the screen reunion between Sprecher and Arkin.
Release Date/Status?: Will be launched in the Premieres category at Sundance with a pick-up very likely during the fest and a release date tagged for later that same year.
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