Arriving on DVD without having experienced a Us theatrical release, The Dark Valley toured several smaller film festivals after premiering a year ago at the Berlin International Film Festival. Multiple category winner at both the German Film and Bavarian Film Awards, with a stop at Karlovy Vary and a late 2014 North American stint, which included programming in the mini German Currents events in Los Angeles, it’s unfortunate the title didn’t receive a wider platform considering its rather curious elements.
Selected as Austria’s entry for this year’s Foreign Language Oscar submission, this is perhaps director Andreas Prochaska’s most accomplished narrative effort, as he’s generally steeped in television or pulpy genre. His latest, a by-the-numbers Western, captures a rather poetic ambience, even as it manages to neglect both its protagonist and rather garish details that skews the film into horror film territory. UK star Sam Riley...
Selected as Austria’s entry for this year’s Foreign Language Oscar submission, this is perhaps director Andreas Prochaska’s most accomplished narrative effort, as he’s generally steeped in television or pulpy genre. His latest, a by-the-numbers Western, captures a rather poetic ambience, even as it manages to neglect both its protagonist and rather garish details that skews the film into horror film territory. UK star Sam Riley...
- 1/20/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance: Prochaska’s Grimly Pleasing Revenge Yarn
Selected as Austria’s entry for this year’s Foreign Language Oscar submission, The Dark Valley is perhaps director Andreas Prochaska’s most accomplished narrative effort, as he’s generally steeped in television or pulpy genre. His latest, a by-the-numbers Western, captures a rather poetic ambience, even as it manages to neglect both its protagonist and rather garish details that skews the film into horror film territory. UK star Sam Riley headlines the feature to grant it an even more hybridized feel of this adaptation of Thomas Willmann’s novel.
In the late 19th century, a mysterious stranger, Grieder (Riley) rides into an Austrian mountain village. The people are unaccustomed to strangers, isolated high above everyone in the mountains. A photographer, his reasons for staying seem unclear, but he befriends a young woman, Luzi (Paula Beer) and her widowed...
Selected as Austria’s entry for this year’s Foreign Language Oscar submission, The Dark Valley is perhaps director Andreas Prochaska’s most accomplished narrative effort, as he’s generally steeped in television or pulpy genre. His latest, a by-the-numbers Western, captures a rather poetic ambience, even as it manages to neglect both its protagonist and rather garish details that skews the film into horror film territory. UK star Sam Riley headlines the feature to grant it an even more hybridized feel of this adaptation of Thomas Willmann’s novel.
In the late 19th century, a mysterious stranger, Grieder (Riley) rides into an Austrian mountain village. The people are unaccustomed to strangers, isolated high above everyone in the mountains. A photographer, his reasons for staying seem unclear, but he befriends a young woman, Luzi (Paula Beer) and her widowed...
- 10/22/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Austrian entry The Dark Valley stars British actor Sam Riley; Estonia and Venezuela also make their submissions for the Best Foreign-Language Film category.
Austria, Norway, Estonia and Venezuela are the latest countries to submit entries for the Best Foreign-Language Film category at the 87th Academy Awards.
Best Foreign-Language Film Academy Award submissions 2015
Austria has chosen Andreas Prochaska’s period revenge drama The Dark Valley, starring British actor Sam Riley and Austria’s Tobias Moretti.
The decision was taken by Fama, the Austrian association for the film and music industries.
The film, set in a remote Austrian mountain village in the late 19th century, was first screened at the Berlinale in February. It is based on a bestselling novel by Thomas Willmann.
The Norwegian Film Institute has selected Bent Hamer’s 1001 Grams. The film will receive its world premiere in Toronto before its local release on Sept 26.
Produced, directed and written by Hamer, for his own...
Austria, Norway, Estonia and Venezuela are the latest countries to submit entries for the Best Foreign-Language Film category at the 87th Academy Awards.
Best Foreign-Language Film Academy Award submissions 2015
Austria has chosen Andreas Prochaska’s period revenge drama The Dark Valley, starring British actor Sam Riley and Austria’s Tobias Moretti.
The decision was taken by Fama, the Austrian association for the film and music industries.
The film, set in a remote Austrian mountain village in the late 19th century, was first screened at the Berlinale in February. It is based on a bestselling novel by Thomas Willmann.
The Norwegian Film Institute has selected Bent Hamer’s 1001 Grams. The film will receive its world premiere in Toronto before its local release on Sept 26.
Produced, directed and written by Hamer, for his own...
- 9/4/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
German Alpine Western The Dark Valley is this year's front-runner for the German Film Academy Awards, the Lolas, receiving nine nominations, including for best picture. The visually-stunning genre piece, from Viennese director Andreas Prochaska (an editor on Michael Haneke's Funny Games) stars British actor Sam Riley (On The Road, Control) as a mysterious stranger who arrives at a 19th century Austrian mountain village with revenge on his mind. Based on a 2010 best-seller by Thomas Willmann, The Dark Valley garnered Lola noms in all the technical categories as well as for best director and a best supporting nom
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- 3/28/2014
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The distributor has acquired Us rights from Films Distribution to Andreas Prochaska’s revenge tale following its world premiere in Berlin.
Sam Riley stars as a stranger who arrives on horseback in an Alpine village ruled by a violent elder.
The Dark Valley is based on Thomas Willmann’s novel Das Finstere Tal.
Film Movement is distributing in association with Ram Releasing and plans n early 2015 theatrical release in the Us and Canada, followed by VOD and DVD release.
Warner Bros distributed in Germany.
Independent Lens will partner with film and music distributor The Orchard to distribute Tracy Droz Tragos and Andrew Droz Palermo’s Sundance 2014 grand jury documentary winner Rich Hill. Independent Lens acquired linear broadcast rights for the Us, while The Orchard acquired the film for all rights in the Us and Canada outside of linear broadcast and will release theatrically in 18 markets through its new documentary imprint, Opus Docs.WWE...
Sam Riley stars as a stranger who arrives on horseback in an Alpine village ruled by a violent elder.
The Dark Valley is based on Thomas Willmann’s novel Das Finstere Tal.
Film Movement is distributing in association with Ram Releasing and plans n early 2015 theatrical release in the Us and Canada, followed by VOD and DVD release.
Warner Bros distributed in Germany.
Independent Lens will partner with film and music distributor The Orchard to distribute Tracy Droz Tragos and Andrew Droz Palermo’s Sundance 2014 grand jury documentary winner Rich Hill. Independent Lens acquired linear broadcast rights for the Us, while The Orchard acquired the film for all rights in the Us and Canada outside of linear broadcast and will release theatrically in 18 markets through its new documentary imprint, Opus Docs.WWE...
- 3/18/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
It's based on a German novel, it was shot in Austria, and it's just been picked up for distribution by a French sales company. Read on for all the details about the upcoming revenge thriller The Dark Valley!
As per Screen Daily, Films Distribution has acquired the rights to the flick, which is based on Thomas Willmann's best-selling novel of the same name. It's been billed by producers as "the first Western set in the Austrian Alps."
Directed by Andreas Prochaska, the picture revolves around Greider, an American of Austrian descent who turns up in the remote mountain village that was his ancestors’ home for generations. The villagers offer the stranger shelter for the winter in return for a generous payment. Little do they suspect that he is aware of a dark secret harbored by the community and is there to seek revenge.
Shot on location in South Tyrol,...
As per Screen Daily, Films Distribution has acquired the rights to the flick, which is based on Thomas Willmann's best-selling novel of the same name. It's been billed by producers as "the first Western set in the Austrian Alps."
Directed by Andreas Prochaska, the picture revolves around Greider, an American of Austrian descent who turns up in the remote mountain village that was his ancestors’ home for generations. The villagers offer the stranger shelter for the winter in return for a generous payment. Little do they suspect that he is aware of a dark secret harbored by the community and is there to seek revenge.
Shot on location in South Tyrol,...
- 1/23/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Austrian western starring Sam Riley to premiere out of competition at the Berlinale.
French sales company Films Distribution has acquired Andreas Prochaska’s The Dark Valley, billed by its producers as the first western set in the Austrian Alps, ahead of its premiere at the Berlinale next month.
Based on a bestselling novel by German writer Thomas Willmann, the picture revolves around Greider, an American of Austrian descent who turns up in the remote mountain village that was his ancestors’ home for generations.
The villagers offer the stranger shelter for the winter in return for a generous payment. Little do they suspect that he is aware of a dark secret harboured by the community and is there to seek revenge.
The film will premiere out of competition in the official selection of the Berlinale on Feb 10.
”The Dark Valley is a powerful action drama, masterfully directed with a riveting story. This is the...
French sales company Films Distribution has acquired Andreas Prochaska’s The Dark Valley, billed by its producers as the first western set in the Austrian Alps, ahead of its premiere at the Berlinale next month.
Based on a bestselling novel by German writer Thomas Willmann, the picture revolves around Greider, an American of Austrian descent who turns up in the remote mountain village that was his ancestors’ home for generations.
The villagers offer the stranger shelter for the winter in return for a generous payment. Little do they suspect that he is aware of a dark secret harboured by the community and is there to seek revenge.
The film will premiere out of competition in the official selection of the Berlinale on Feb 10.
”The Dark Valley is a powerful action drama, masterfully directed with a riveting story. This is the...
- 1/23/2014
- ScreenDaily
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