French filmmaker Xavier Gens has directed a shark thriller titled Under Paris for Netflix. Check out the film’s first trailer above.
Set in the near future, in the summer of 2024, Paris is hosting the World Triathlon Championships on the Seine for the first time. Sophia, a brilliant scientist, learns from Mika, a young environmental activist, that a large shark is swimming deep in the river. To avoid a bloodbath at the heart of the city, they have no choice but to join forces with Adil, the Seine River police commander.
In the first trailer, you can see French authorities attempting to find a way to capture the unwieldy shark, which is terrorizing the River Seine.
The film stars Bérénice Bejo, Nassim Lyes, Léa Léviant, Iñaki Lartigue and José Antonio Pedrosa Moreno. Filmmaker Gens previously worked with the streamer on the popular Lupin series, starring Omar Sy. His other credits...
Set in the near future, in the summer of 2024, Paris is hosting the World Triathlon Championships on the Seine for the first time. Sophia, a brilliant scientist, learns from Mika, a young environmental activist, that a large shark is swimming deep in the river. To avoid a bloodbath at the heart of the city, they have no choice but to join forces with Adil, the Seine River police commander.
In the first trailer, you can see French authorities attempting to find a way to capture the unwieldy shark, which is terrorizing the River Seine.
The film stars Bérénice Bejo, Nassim Lyes, Léa Léviant, Iñaki Lartigue and José Antonio Pedrosa Moreno. Filmmaker Gens previously worked with the streamer on the popular Lupin series, starring Omar Sy. His other credits...
- 4/9/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Gallic horror specialists Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury stirred considerable excitement 14 years ago with their debut feature, the alarming home-invasion thriller “Inside.” They’ve struggled to duplicate that success since, and their English-language franchise bow “Leatherface” a decade later was poorly received, if somewhat undeservedly so.
But they rekindle some enthusiasm with “The Deep House,” which was released in France this past June and now reaches U.S. audiences via premium cabler Epix, as well as digital platforms. This is a simple haunted-house tale, albeit with one complicated twist: The house in question is 100 feet below a lake’s surface. That gimmick certainly adds a distinctive ambiance to a creepy tale, in addition to making the handsomely photographed film an admirable technical feat. It’s a pity U.S. audiences won’t be seeing it on the big screen, where its clammy atmospherics would be most vivid.
Young couple English...
But they rekindle some enthusiasm with “The Deep House,” which was released in France this past June and now reaches U.S. audiences via premium cabler Epix, as well as digital platforms. This is a simple haunted-house tale, albeit with one complicated twist: The house in question is 100 feet below a lake’s surface. That gimmick certainly adds a distinctive ambiance to a creepy tale, in addition to making the handsomely photographed film an admirable technical feat. It’s a pity U.S. audiences won’t be seeing it on the big screen, where its clammy atmospherics would be most vivid.
Young couple English...
- 11/4/2021
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Bavaria Film International
Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO -- Interweaving strands of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen, Tamar van den Dop's Blind is a stirringly photographed, bleak midwinter's tale about a troubled, blind young man who falls deeply in love with an unattractive albino older woman who is hired to read for him.
It admittedly sounds like a pretty tall tale at that, but the Dutch actress makes a compelling feature directorial debut here, incorporating haunting images, an atmospheric soundscape and urgent performances to curious effect.
An international co-production between The Netherlands, Belgium and Bulgaria, the film could be a decent art house performer with the right domestic distributor.
Ruben (Joren Seldeslachts) is a 19th century wild boy whose violent outburst haves scared away a succession of women who have been enlisted by his ailing mother (Katelijne Verbeke) to read books to him.
But his tantrums do little to dissuade recent arrival Marie (Halina Relijn) from quitting her much-needed job.
Though Ruben is unable to see her startling-looking, pale, scarred face framed by long, witchy-white hair, there's something about her that penetrates his protective shell.
In time, that something turns into a physical relationship, and as Ruben tenderly runs his hand across the self-conscious Marie's cheek, he imagines those scars to be "frost flowers" like those that form on icy window panes.
Their intense, odd, relationship takes a fated turn when Ruben agrees to a new surgical procedure that could result in his regaining his vision.
Not willing to find out if true love is truly blind, Marie flees before Ruben recovers from the surgery, but the two ultimately cross paths one final, poignant time.
Adroitly blending the Andersen imagery with a darker, Brothers Grimm mood, writer-director van den Dop, along with her production designer Hubert Pouille, cinematographer Gregor Meerman and inspired choice of a composer Tom Holkenborg (responsible for that 2002 hit remix of Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation") spin a vivid fable that casts a haunting spell long after the film ends.
Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO -- Interweaving strands of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen, Tamar van den Dop's Blind is a stirringly photographed, bleak midwinter's tale about a troubled, blind young man who falls deeply in love with an unattractive albino older woman who is hired to read for him.
It admittedly sounds like a pretty tall tale at that, but the Dutch actress makes a compelling feature directorial debut here, incorporating haunting images, an atmospheric soundscape and urgent performances to curious effect.
An international co-production between The Netherlands, Belgium and Bulgaria, the film could be a decent art house performer with the right domestic distributor.
Ruben (Joren Seldeslachts) is a 19th century wild boy whose violent outburst haves scared away a succession of women who have been enlisted by his ailing mother (Katelijne Verbeke) to read books to him.
But his tantrums do little to dissuade recent arrival Marie (Halina Relijn) from quitting her much-needed job.
Though Ruben is unable to see her startling-looking, pale, scarred face framed by long, witchy-white hair, there's something about her that penetrates his protective shell.
In time, that something turns into a physical relationship, and as Ruben tenderly runs his hand across the self-conscious Marie's cheek, he imagines those scars to be "frost flowers" like those that form on icy window panes.
Their intense, odd, relationship takes a fated turn when Ruben agrees to a new surgical procedure that could result in his regaining his vision.
Not willing to find out if true love is truly blind, Marie flees before Ruben recovers from the surgery, but the two ultimately cross paths one final, poignant time.
Adroitly blending the Andersen imagery with a darker, Brothers Grimm mood, writer-director van den Dop, along with her production designer Hubert Pouille, cinematographer Gregor Meerman and inspired choice of a composer Tom Holkenborg (responsible for that 2002 hit remix of Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation") spin a vivid fable that casts a haunting spell long after the film ends.
- 9/21/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warner Bros.' new "A Dog of Flanders" is not really centered on the lovable, loyal Bouvier named Patrasche, although the shaggy hero plays a crucial role in the final reel.
Instead, it's the story of an ambitious, talented young boy and his struggle to become an artist after starting at a social disadvantage, all the while permanently smitten by a childhood sweetheart who is deemed too good for him. Directed and co-written by Kevin Brodie ("Delta Pi") and produced by veteran Frank Yablans, the shot-on-location movie taken on its own terms is a poor beggar in a crowded marketplace, too old-fashioned and tame for modern kids (at least on the big screen). Unfortunately, other than kid and dog performances and the diverting presence of old pros like Jack Warden, Jon Voight and Cheryl Ladd, "Dog" is a very weak final product.
Director Brodie, who co-wrote the screenplay with Robert Singer, makes no effort to enliven an oppressively literal translation of the screenplay, along with annoying repetition and only a fleeting sense that the narrow-minded characters from another age have more depth than their infuriating denseness and casual cruelty indicate.
Indeed, the obstacles facing Nello (played initially by Jesse James and later as a teen by James Kissner) may have some basis in reality, but the presentation of absurd Napoleon-era social and moral strictures and nasty villains is shoddy and unconvincing. It's not just that the period re-creation is flaccid and uninvolving but that Brodie has no luck with anything but the most programmed of audience responses.
Even the setup that brings Nello and abused Patrasche together is so perfunctory as to barely endear the four-legged work dog to the audience before moving on to the boy's burning mission to be "great."
Once it becomes apparent that the big pooch is just around for occasional inquisitive and agreeable wolfs of dialogue, it's almost redeeming when Patrasche finally does help Nello make it through the disappointment of losing a rigged contest, the death of his guardian and being thrown out on the street. Although it comes at the very end of the closing credits, there's a thoughtful and prominent warning that Bouviers are not ideal pet candidates for everyone.
A DOG OF FLANDERS
Warner Bros.
Woodbridge Films
Credits: Director: Kevin Brodie; Producer: Frank Yablans; Screenwriters: Kevin Brodie, Robert Singer; Executive producers: Martin J. Barab, Larry Mortoff, Mark Damon; Director of photography: Walther Vanden Ende; Production designers: Hubert Pouille, Attila F. Kovacs; Editor: Annamaria Szanto; Costume designer: Beatrix Arun Pasztor; Music: Richard Friedman. Cast: Jehan: Jack Warden; Nello: Jeremy James Kissner; Michel: Jon Voight; Anna: Cheryl Ladd; William: Bruce McGill; Aloise: Farren Monet. MPAA rating: PG. Color/stereo. Running time -- 101 minutes...
Instead, it's the story of an ambitious, talented young boy and his struggle to become an artist after starting at a social disadvantage, all the while permanently smitten by a childhood sweetheart who is deemed too good for him. Directed and co-written by Kevin Brodie ("Delta Pi") and produced by veteran Frank Yablans, the shot-on-location movie taken on its own terms is a poor beggar in a crowded marketplace, too old-fashioned and tame for modern kids (at least on the big screen). Unfortunately, other than kid and dog performances and the diverting presence of old pros like Jack Warden, Jon Voight and Cheryl Ladd, "Dog" is a very weak final product.
Director Brodie, who co-wrote the screenplay with Robert Singer, makes no effort to enliven an oppressively literal translation of the screenplay, along with annoying repetition and only a fleeting sense that the narrow-minded characters from another age have more depth than their infuriating denseness and casual cruelty indicate.
Indeed, the obstacles facing Nello (played initially by Jesse James and later as a teen by James Kissner) may have some basis in reality, but the presentation of absurd Napoleon-era social and moral strictures and nasty villains is shoddy and unconvincing. It's not just that the period re-creation is flaccid and uninvolving but that Brodie has no luck with anything but the most programmed of audience responses.
Even the setup that brings Nello and abused Patrasche together is so perfunctory as to barely endear the four-legged work dog to the audience before moving on to the boy's burning mission to be "great."
Once it becomes apparent that the big pooch is just around for occasional inquisitive and agreeable wolfs of dialogue, it's almost redeeming when Patrasche finally does help Nello make it through the disappointment of losing a rigged contest, the death of his guardian and being thrown out on the street. Although it comes at the very end of the closing credits, there's a thoughtful and prominent warning that Bouviers are not ideal pet candidates for everyone.
A DOG OF FLANDERS
Warner Bros.
Woodbridge Films
Credits: Director: Kevin Brodie; Producer: Frank Yablans; Screenwriters: Kevin Brodie, Robert Singer; Executive producers: Martin J. Barab, Larry Mortoff, Mark Damon; Director of photography: Walther Vanden Ende; Production designers: Hubert Pouille, Attila F. Kovacs; Editor: Annamaria Szanto; Costume designer: Beatrix Arun Pasztor; Music: Richard Friedman. Cast: Jehan: Jack Warden; Nello: Jeremy James Kissner; Michel: Jon Voight; Anna: Cheryl Ladd; William: Bruce McGill; Aloise: Farren Monet. MPAA rating: PG. Color/stereo. Running time -- 101 minutes...
- 8/24/1999
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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