L'Etreinte
Initially announced in 2013, actor Ludovic Bergery (who has starred in films by Benoît Jacquot and Mia Hansen-Løve) finally broke bread with his directorial...
The Embrace
Director: Ludovic Bergery
Writer: Ludovic Bergery
Producers: Les Films Pelleas
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Isabelle Huppert
Heretofore known as a character actor, Ludovic Bergery has written and...
Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.