Danish, Swedish and Australian production team says Jørn Utzon’s fight for his radical design is ‘perfect movie material’
The controversial history behind one of the world’s most recognisable buildings, the Sydney Opera House is to be the subject of a new feature film made by an international team.
The film will be produced by Swedish-Australian Jan Marnell and Australian producers Marian Macgowan and Peter Herbert, with Danish executive producer Ole Søndberg (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Swedish executive producer Lars Weiss, and a screenplay from Petter Skavlan, who wrote the Oscar-nominated 2012 film Kon-Tiki.
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The controversial history behind one of the world’s most recognisable buildings, the Sydney Opera House is to be the subject of a new feature film made by an international team.
The film will be produced by Swedish-Australian Jan Marnell and Australian producers Marian Macgowan and Peter Herbert, with Danish executive producer Ole Søndberg (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Swedish executive producer Lars Weiss, and a screenplay from Petter Skavlan, who wrote the Oscar-nominated 2012 film Kon-Tiki.
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- 6/7/2016
- by Steph Harmon
- The Guardian - Film News
A feature film about the design and construction of the iconic Sydney Opera House is in development as a Danish/Swedish/Australian co-production.
"Utzon: The Man Behind the Opera House" follows Danish architect Jorn Utzon, who upset the conservative Australian architectural establishment when he won the coveted international competition to design an Opera House on Sydney's Bennelong Point.
Utzon found an unlikely champion and friend in the working-class Labor Premier of New South Wales, Joe Cahill, even as his radical design fell victim to domestic politics, petty jealousies and budget constraints. Utzon was abruptly forced to resign in 1966 before his masterpiece was completed.
Jan Marnell, Marian Macgowan and Peter Herbert are producing the film which Petter Skavlan ("Kon-Tiki") is penning the script for.
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"Utzon: The Man Behind the Opera House" follows Danish architect Jorn Utzon, who upset the conservative Australian architectural establishment when he won the coveted international competition to design an Opera House on Sydney's Bennelong Point.
Utzon found an unlikely champion and friend in the working-class Labor Premier of New South Wales, Joe Cahill, even as his radical design fell victim to domestic politics, petty jealousies and budget constraints. Utzon was abruptly forced to resign in 1966 before his masterpiece was completed.
Jan Marnell, Marian Macgowan and Peter Herbert are producing the film which Petter Skavlan ("Kon-Tiki") is penning the script for.
Source: Nixco...
- 6/6/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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