I hope you’re ready for our little chat about the movies that are scheduled to premiere In Competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. We’re going to continue with the upcoming French drama directed by Bertrand Bonello, and titled L’Apollonide: Souvenirs de la maison close or simply, House of Tolerance.
Shot near Paris for a two month period, and written by Bonello, the movie goes like this:
“At the dawn of the XXth century, in a brothel in Paris, a man disfigures a prostitute for life. She is marked with a scar that draws a tragic smile on her face.
Around the woman who laughs, the life of other girls, their rivalry, their fears, their joy, their pain…From the external world, nothing is known. Their world is closed.”
Movie stars Adèle Haenel, Hafsia Herzi, Jasmine Trinca, Céline Sallette and Noémie Lvovsky. Les Films du Lendemain’s Kristina Larsen...
Shot near Paris for a two month period, and written by Bonello, the movie goes like this:
“At the dawn of the XXth century, in a brothel in Paris, a man disfigures a prostitute for life. She is marked with a scar that draws a tragic smile on her face.
Around the woman who laughs, the life of other girls, their rivalry, their fears, their joy, their pain…From the external world, nothing is known. Their world is closed.”
Movie stars Adèle Haenel, Hafsia Herzi, Jasmine Trinca, Céline Sallette and Noémie Lvovsky. Les Films du Lendemain’s Kristina Larsen...
- 4/25/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
Bertrand Bonello’s commenced shooting on his fifth feature film yesterday, pulling in a pool of Euro actresses in Adèle Haenel, Jasmine Trinca, Hafsia Herzi, Noémie Lvovsky and Céline Sallette for what should be one more controversial film add to his filmography which already includes The Pornographer (2001) and Tiresia (2003). - Bertrand Bonello’s commenced shooting on his fifth feature film yesterday, pulling in a pool of Euro actresses in Adèle Haenel, Jasmine Trinca, Hafsia Herzi, Noémie Lvovsky and Céline Sallette for what should be one more controversial film add to his filmography which already includes The Pornographer (2001) and Tiresia (2003). Shooting near Paris for a two month period, written by Bonello, L'apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison close) takes place at the dawn of the 20th Century in a Parisian brothel, a prostitute is disfigured for life by a client. Scarred with a tragic smile across her face.
- 6/1/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Bertrand Bonello’s commenced shooting on his fifth feature film yesterday, pulling in a pool of Euro actresses in Adèle Haenel, Jasmine Trinca, Hafsia Herzi, Noémie Lvovsky and Céline Sallette for what should be one more controversial film add to his filmography which already includes The Pornographer (2001) and Tiresia (2003). Shooting near Paris for a two month period, written by Bonello, L'apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison close) takes place at the dawn of the 20th Century in a Parisian brothel, a prostitute is disfigured for life by a client. Scarred with a tragic smile across her face. Around this "laughing woman" are the lives, rivalries, fears, joys and pains of the other girls.... None knows a thing about the outside world: it is a "closed house". Look for this to be an item of high interest on the Croisette next year, Bonello is a Cannes regular and was last there with his 2008 film,...
- 6/1/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
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