I believe animals in film bring a sense of reality to the scene. They make us more conscious about the actions and decisions of our heroes.
There’s a beautiful scene in “Panic in Needle Park,” when Al Pacino and Kitty Winn play addicts who shoot heroin on a ferry and the puppy they just adopted appears to fall off the boat and drown. It’s tragic, and by looking at the innocent animal they just hurt, the characters finally realize the consequences of their actions. I think we all have a natural affinity to animals, so it can play on that deep emotional connection.
Animals are unpredictable and sometimes impossible to direct, but if you learn to be flexible, an animal can help make a scene feel more authentic and compelling for the audience. That’s the experience I had directing a chicken on the set of my new indie drama “Mobile Homes.
There’s a beautiful scene in “Panic in Needle Park,” when Al Pacino and Kitty Winn play addicts who shoot heroin on a ferry and the puppy they just adopted appears to fall off the boat and drown. It’s tragic, and by looking at the innocent animal they just hurt, the characters finally realize the consequences of their actions. I think we all have a natural affinity to animals, so it can play on that deep emotional connection.
Animals are unpredictable and sometimes impossible to direct, but if you learn to be flexible, an animal can help make a scene feel more authentic and compelling for the audience. That’s the experience I had directing a chicken on the set of my new indie drama “Mobile Homes.
- 1/22/2019
- by Vladimir de Fontenay
- The Wrap
"I guess this is not really my idea of a 'home.'" Darkstar Pictures & Uncork'd Entertainment have debuted an official Us trailer for an indie drama titled Mobile Homes, which premiered in Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival last year (not this year). From writer & director Vladimir de Fontenay, the film will finally be released in Us theaters this November. The story follows a young mother named Ali, played by Imogen Poots, who drifts from one motel to the next with her intoxicated boyfriend, and her 8-year-old son. The makeshift family scrapes by, one hustle at a time, until the discovery of a mobile home community offers a better life. The cast includes Callum Turner, Callum Keith Rennie, with Frank Oulton. This is one of those films that actually looks way better than it sounds, and this trailer is definitely worth a watch. Here's the official Us trailer (+ posters...
- 10/8/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Imogen Poots’ drama Mobile Homes is heading to the U.S. after Dark Star Pictures acquired North American rights and set up a summer theatrical debut. The firm struck a deal with Mongrel International at Efm in Berlin for the border thriller, which is directed by Vladimir de Fontenay, based on his short film of the same name. The film, which also stars Callum Turner, Callum Keith Rennie and Frank Oulton, is filmed in Niagra Falls and tells the story of the forgotten towns…...
- 2/18/2018
- Deadline
Dark Star Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to the Imogen Poots-starring drama Mobile Homes.
The Canada-France co-production was written and directed by Vladimir de Fontenay, and features Poots as Ali, a young woman drifting from one motel to the next with her boyfriend and 8-year-old son. After a crisis rips their lives apart, Ali lands in a mobile home community and must reassess her sense of motherhood.
Callum Turner, Callum Keith Rennie and Frank Oulton also star in the indie. Mobile Homes is based on an earlier short film of the same name by French director de Fontenay.
"We are...
The Canada-France co-production was written and directed by Vladimir de Fontenay, and features Poots as Ali, a young woman drifting from one motel to the next with her boyfriend and 8-year-old son. After a crisis rips their lives apart, Ali lands in a mobile home community and must reassess her sense of motherhood.
Callum Turner, Callum Keith Rennie and Frank Oulton also star in the indie. Mobile Homes is based on an earlier short film of the same name by French director de Fontenay.
"We are...
- 2/18/2018
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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