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20 October 2008 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- French filmmaker Abdellatif Kechiche returned to Montreal (he dropped by for media purposes for the theatrical release of La Graine et le mulet a couple of months earlier) for Fnc’s retrospective on an already burgeoning career behind the camera. Over the course of three consecutive days the festival presented his filmography of three films, and last Thursday afternoon Kechiche took part of an “Encounter” with the public where he fielded questions mostly about his process, his style and how he works with his actors and, non-actors. Claude Chamberlain was on hand to present the filmmaker to the crowd.   Before the soft-spoken, modest and generous French filmmaker exchanged with cinephiles, the moderator first discussed where and then how he caught the filmmaking bug. With Tunisian roots, Kechiche grew up in Nice, and became a fan of films from Jean Vigo. His addiction was fed at his local cinematheque, but »

24 April 2008 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- IFC Films, who has been filling up their coffers with subtitled fair as of late, has acquired the Us distribution rights to Abdellatif Kechiche's French drama La Graine et le mulet (The Secret of the Grain). Arianna Bocco grabbed the drama from Mike Runagall at Pathe International. The film tells the story of sixty year old dock worker in the  port of Sete, Slimane Beiji (Habib Boufares), who aspires to open his own restaurant in order to make something of his useless life. A divorced father, he tries his best to stay close to his family despite obvious tensions. Unable to realistically achieve his dreams on his own, his family slowly rallies around him and in the process reconnect. With over 800,000 admissions at the French box office and four Cesar awards (along with wins at Étoiles d'Or, Prix Louis Delluc, and the Lumiere Awards), the film has proven a great domestic success. »

2 articles from 2008