Upcoming Curzon Artificial Eye Releases
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Posted April 26, 2016 05:11 PM by Webmaster
Independent British distributors Curzon Artificial Eye have informed us that they are planning to add a number of new titles to their catalog in Q3. Amongst them are Charlie Kaufman's first stop-motion film Anomalisa and Deniz Gamze Erguven's Mustang.
Anomalisa
From the mind of Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) comes Anomalisa, a tender, touching and achingly funny black comedy, filmed entirely in breathtaking stop-motion animation.
Michael Stone, a husband, father and successful motivational speaker, is crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to a customer service convention in Cincinnati he checks into his hotel and prepares to once more go through the motions. But this time a chance meeting with Lisa, an unassuming baked goods sales rep from a small country town, throws the dullness into disarray and Michael feels he may have just met someone who can make a change...
Smart, humorously absurd and bracingly humane, Anomalisa is a technically stunning work of animation, beautifully orchestrated by co-director Duke Johnson and scored by Carter Burwell (Carol, In Bruges, Fargo). Drawing brilliant performances from David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason-Leigh and Tom Noonan it sees Charlie Kaufman at his daring, dazzling best.
BLU-RAY STREET DATE: JULY 11.
Mustang
Early summer. In a village in northern Turkey, Lale and her four sisters are walking home from school, playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences. The family home is progressively transformed into a prison; instruction in homemaking replaces school and marriages start being arranged. The five sisters who share a common passion for freedom, find ways of getting around the constraints imposed on them.
BLU-RAY STREET DATE JULY 11.
Fire at Sea
Samuele is 12 years old and lives on an island in the middle of the sea. He goes to school, loves shooting his slingshot and going hunting. He likes land games, even though everything around him speaks of the sea and the men, women and children who try to cross it to get to his island. But his is not an island like the others, its name is Lampedusa and it is the most symbolic border of Europe, crossed by thousands of migrants in the last 20 years in search of freedom.
DVD STREET DATE: JULY 25.
The Tale of Tales
Inspired by the celebrated fairytales by Giambattista Basile, Matteo Garrone's Tale of Tales is an epic vision of cinema. From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis (Salma Hayek) who forfeits the life of her husband (John C. Reilly), to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of the King of Strongcliff (Vincent Cassel), to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea (Toby Jones) leading to heartbreak for his young daughter, these stories weave the beautiful with the grotesque, creating a stunning and unique work of gothic imagination.
BLU-RAY STREET DATE: AUGUST 8.
Notes of Blindness
In 1983, after decades of steady deterioration, writer and academic John Hull became totally blind. To help him make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began keeping a diary on audiocassette. Over three years, he recorded over 16 hours of material, a unique testimony of loss, rebirth and renewal, excavating the interior world of blindness. Published in 1991, the diaries were described by author and neurologist Oliver Sacks as "a masterpiece... The most precise, deep and beautiful account of blindness I have ever read." Premiering at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, Notes on Blindness is a multi-platform project based on John's original audio recordings. The project includes a feature-length documentary and virtual reality project [see NotesOnBlindness.co.uk] released alongside the film.
DVD STREET DATE: AUGUST 22.
Summertime
In 1971, farmers' daughter Delphine (Izïa Higelin) moves to Paris to break free from the shackles of her family and to gain financial independence. Carole (Cécile de France) is a Parisian, living with Manuel, actively involved in the stirrings of the feminist movement. Their encounter turns their lives upside down.
DVD STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 12.
The Commune
The Commune reunites Danish director Thomas Vinterberg with scriptwriter Tobias Lindholm (The Hunt, A Hijacking) in a story that focuses on the clash between personal desires versus the solidarity and tolerance in a commune in the mid-1970s.
DVD STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 26.
Note: The upcoming Tarkovsky titles have been delayed a bit because the distributors are still working on the supplemental features that will be included on them.
Anomalisa
From the mind of Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) comes Anomalisa, a tender, touching and achingly funny black comedy, filmed entirely in breathtaking stop-motion animation.
Michael Stone, a husband, father and successful motivational speaker, is crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to a customer service convention in Cincinnati he checks into his hotel and prepares to once more go through the motions. But this time a chance meeting with Lisa, an unassuming baked goods sales rep from a small country town, throws the dullness into disarray and Michael feels he may have just met someone who can make a change...
Smart, humorously absurd and bracingly humane, Anomalisa is a technically stunning work of animation, beautifully orchestrated by co-director Duke Johnson and scored by Carter Burwell (Carol, In Bruges, Fargo). Drawing brilliant performances from David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason-Leigh and Tom Noonan it sees Charlie Kaufman at his daring, dazzling best.
BLU-RAY STREET DATE: JULY 11.
Mustang
Early summer. In a village in northern Turkey, Lale and her four sisters are walking home from school, playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences. The family home is progressively transformed into a prison; instruction in homemaking replaces school and marriages start being arranged. The five sisters who share a common passion for freedom, find ways of getting around the constraints imposed on them.
BLU-RAY STREET DATE JULY 11.
Fire at Sea
Samuele is 12 years old and lives on an island in the middle of the sea. He goes to school, loves shooting his slingshot and going hunting. He likes land games, even though everything around him speaks of the sea and the men, women and children who try to cross it to get to his island. But his is not an island like the others, its name is Lampedusa and it is the most symbolic border of Europe, crossed by thousands of migrants in the last 20 years in search of freedom.
DVD STREET DATE: JULY 25.
The Tale of Tales
Inspired by the celebrated fairytales by Giambattista Basile, Matteo Garrone's Tale of Tales is an epic vision of cinema. From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis (Salma Hayek) who forfeits the life of her husband (John C. Reilly), to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of the King of Strongcliff (Vincent Cassel), to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea (Toby Jones) leading to heartbreak for his young daughter, these stories weave the beautiful with the grotesque, creating a stunning and unique work of gothic imagination.
BLU-RAY STREET DATE: AUGUST 8.
Notes of Blindness
In 1983, after decades of steady deterioration, writer and academic John Hull became totally blind. To help him make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began keeping a diary on audiocassette. Over three years, he recorded over 16 hours of material, a unique testimony of loss, rebirth and renewal, excavating the interior world of blindness. Published in 1991, the diaries were described by author and neurologist Oliver Sacks as "a masterpiece... The most precise, deep and beautiful account of blindness I have ever read." Premiering at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, Notes on Blindness is a multi-platform project based on John's original audio recordings. The project includes a feature-length documentary and virtual reality project [see NotesOnBlindness.co.uk] released alongside the film.
DVD STREET DATE: AUGUST 22.
Summertime
In 1971, farmers' daughter Delphine (Izïa Higelin) moves to Paris to break free from the shackles of her family and to gain financial independence. Carole (Cécile de France) is a Parisian, living with Manuel, actively involved in the stirrings of the feminist movement. Their encounter turns their lives upside down.
DVD STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 12.
The Commune
The Commune reunites Danish director Thomas Vinterberg with scriptwriter Tobias Lindholm (The Hunt, A Hijacking) in a story that focuses on the clash between personal desires versus the solidarity and tolerance in a commune in the mid-1970s.
DVD STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 26.
Note: The upcoming Tarkovsky titles have been delayed a bit because the distributors are still working on the supplemental features that will be included on them.
