PNP Booklet - The St. John`s International Women`s Film Festival
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PNP Booklet - The St. John`s International Women`s Film Festival
Pacific Northwest Pictures is an independent, Vancouverbased entertainment company specializing in the development, financing, production and distribution of feature films for the domestic and international marketplace. Launched in 2010, PNP’s strategic objective is to find innovative scripts and filmmakers with unique voices, and to acquire, produce and release international and Canadian filmed entertainment through all distribution platforms including theatrical, DVD, on demand, cable and broadcast television, and online. PNP’s recent acquisitions and theatrical releases include the box office standout Le Week-end starring Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan, the Juliette Binoche and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau starring A Thousand Times Good Night, TIFF world premiere Miss Julie, starring Jessica Chastain and Colin Farrell, After the Ball with Portia Doubleday and Chris Noth, and October Gale from director Ruba Nadda starring Patricia Clarkson. Upcoming Releases include Ride starring and directed by Helen Hunt, Madame Bovary starring Mia Wasikowska, and The Legend of Barney Thomson starring Emma Thompson, Robert Carlyle, and Ray Winstone. COMEDY/DRAMA A PERFECT DAY A group of aid workers try to remove a cadaver from a well in an armed conflict zone. The body was placed to contaminate the water and cut the water supply to the local population. But circumstances soon turn a simple task into an impossible mission. DIRECTOR Fernando León de Aranoa (Mondays in the Sun, Princesas) out Me) WRITER Fernando León de Aranoa (Mondays in the Sun, Princesas) Diego Farias Based on the novel ‘Dejarse Llover’ by Paul Farias ‘‘ ‘‘ A madcap M*A*S*H… There’s a little something of early Robert Altman in this enjoyably spiky comic war movie. – The Telegraph CAST Academy Award Winner Benicio Del Toro (Traffic, Snatch, Sicario) Academy Award Winner Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption, Mystic River) Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace, Oblivion, The November Man) THRILLER STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT In this tense, psychological thriller based on the notorious true story, Billy Crudup stars as Stanford University professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo, who, in 1971, cast 24 student volunteers as prisoners and guards in a simulated jail to examine the source of abusive behavior in the prison system. The results astonished the world, as participants went from middle-class undergrads to drunkwith-power sadists and submissive victims in just a few days. ‘‘ ‘‘ Chilling… a riveting, powerful, provocative film. – NY POST DIRECTOR CAST Kyle Patrick Alvarez Billy Crudup (Almost Famous, Watchmen, 20th Century Women) Ezra Miller (Perks of Being a Wallflower, We Need to Talk About Kevin) Michael Angarano (“The Knick”, Wild Card) Thomas Mann (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Project X) Tye Sheridan (X-men: Apocalypse, Mud, Joe) Johnny Simmons (Perks of Being a Wallflower, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) Olivia Thirlby (Juno, Dredd) WRITERS Tim Talbott Official Selection Sundance Film Festival (2015) Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award - Sundance Film Festival Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize - Sundance Film Festival COMEDY LEARNING TO DRIVE As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other’s company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel. DIRECTOR Isabel Coixet (Paris, J’taime, My Life Without Me) WRITER ‘‘ ‘‘ Clarkson masterfully embodies the five stages of grief as she comes to terms with a new life…two stellar performances… – The Film Stage CAST Ben Kingsley (Iron Man 3, Hugo, Schindler’s List) Patricia Clarkson (October Gale, Cairo Time, Easy A) Sarah Kernochan (What Lies Beneath, Nine ½ Weeks) World Premiere Toronto International Film Festival (2014) CO-DISTRIBUTED BY SEARCH ENGINE FILMS BLACK COMEDY THE LEGEND OF BARNEY THOMSON A dark comedy that tells the story of Barney Thomson, an awkward barber who inadvertently stumbles into serial murder with both absurd and macabre consequences. DIRECTOR CAST Robert Carlyle Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty, Trainspotting) WRITERS Richard Cowan Colin McLaren Based on the novels by Douglas Lindsay Emma Thompson (Sense & Sensibility, Saving Mr. Banks) Ray Winstone (The Departed, Sexy Beast, Noah) ‘‘ ‘‘ [Emma] Thompson whoops it up as Cemolina, delivering a hard-nailed portrait of goodtimegirl-on-the-skids with a chilling mix of humour and terror.” – Screen International COMEDY WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY Doug and Abi are taking their three children on a trip to Scotland for a big family gathering in the midst of a difficult divorce, and have asked the kids to keep it a secret from their extended family. But as the inevitable feuds kick in, a completely unexpected turn of events involving the children causes further tensions to rise to the surface. And with the hilarious and emotional repercussions that ensue, the family is forced to put aside their differences and work together, or else risk losing what they hold most dear. WRITERS/DIRECTORS Andy Hamilton (Play) (“Outnumbered”, “Drop the Dead Donkey”) Guy Jenkins (Screenplay) (The Sleeping Dictionary, “Outnumbered”, ”Drop the Dead Donkey”) CAST ‘‘ ‘‘ [It] has sincerity and genuine charm. – Daily Telegraph Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Jack Reacher) David Tennant (“Dr. Who”, “Broadchurch”) Billy Connolly (The Hobbit, Quartet) DRAMA MADAME BOVARY The beautiful wife of a small-town doctor engages in extramarital love affairs in an attempt to advance her social status. DIRECTOR Sophie Barthes (Cold Souls) WRITERS Felipe Marino (as Rose Barreneche) (All the Boys Love Mandy Lane) Gustave Flaubert (novel) Sophie Barthes (Cold Souls) ‘‘ ‘‘ A lucid and enveloping take on Flaubert’s oft-filmed classic. – Variety CAST Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, Jane Eyre) Ezra Miller (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) Paul Giamatti (12 Years a Slave, Sideways, Saving Private Ryan) THRILLER/DRAMA STRANGERLAND New to the remote Australian desert town of Nathgari, the Parker family is thrown into crisis when Catherine and Matthew discover that their two teenage kids, Tommy and Lily, have mysteriously disappeared just before a massive dust storm hits the town. With Nathgari now eerily smothered in red dust and darkness, the locals join the search led by local cop David Rae. With temperatures rising, and the chances of survival plummeting with each passing day, Catherine and Matthew find themselves pushed to the brink as they struggle to survive the uncertainty of their children’s fate. Kim Farrant WRITERS Official Selection Sundance Film Festival (2015) Michael Kinorins Fiona Seres CAST ‘‘ ‘‘ DIRECTOR A perfectly crafted film. – AMFM Magazine Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge, Paddington, The Others) Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare In Love, Hercules, Enemy at the Gates) Hugo Weaving (The Matrix Trilogy, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, V For Vendetta) THRILLER ZIPPER Sam Ellis is a man on the rise — a hot-shot federal prosecutor on the cusp of a bright political future. But what was meant to be a one-time experience with an escort turns into a growing addiction - a new demon threatening to destroy his life, family and career. ‘‘ ‘‘ This year’s Gone Girl. – Crave Online DIRECTOR CAST Mora Stephens Patrick Wilson (Insidious, The Conjuring, Little Children) WRITERS Mora Stephens Joel Viertel Lena Headey (“Game of Thrones”, 300, The Mortal Instruments) Dianna Agron (“Glee”, I am Number 4, The Family) Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws, Mr. Holland’s Opus) Ray Winstone (The Departed, Hugo) COMEDY RIDE A mother travels cross-country to California to be with her son after he decides to drop out of school and become a surfer. Along the way, she meets a surf teacher who brings her to life in every way. Both mother and son find their own version of love and an unexpected state of grace in the most unlikely place. WRITER/DIRECTOR Helen Hunt (Then She Found Me) ‘‘ ‘‘ In Hunt’s capable hands Ride’s a brisk, funny and touching comedy. – New York Post CAST Helen Hunt (The Sessions, What Women Want) Brenton Thwaites (The Giver, Maleficent) Luke Wilson (The Skeleton Twins, Idiocracy) DRAMA MISS JULIE Based on August Strindberg’s classic stage play of the same name, Miss Julie is set at a posh country estate in the 1880s and takes place over the course of one dramatic midsummer night. When Miss Julie’s stern father leaves, she takes advantage of the sudden atmosphere of wild revelry and loosened social constraints, and seduces her father’s valet. But in the aftermath, a devastating and charged power struggle erupts between the two lovers – one that will end with shocking and deadly consequences. – Variety ‘‘ ‘‘ Impressive... Chastain and Farrell deliver fevered performances. DIRECTOR CAST Liv Ullmann Jessica Chastain (Interstellar, Zero Dark Thirty, The Help) WRITERS August Strindberg (Play) Liv Ullmann (Screenplay) Colin Farrell (In Bruges, Winters Tale, The Way Back) Samantha Morton (Sweet and Low Down, In America) World Premiere Toronto International Film Festival (2014) COMEDY MOUNTAIN MEN When Cooper, who is now a big city lawyer, returns home to a small northern town he plans to be in and out. But his deadbeat brother, Toph, has other ideas. The brothers find themselves stranded in the punishing Rocky Mountain winter, fighting for both their relationship and their lives. World Premiere Whistler Film Festival (2014) ‘‘ ‘‘ Delivers big heart, some big laughs and authentic character... – Globe and Mail WRITER/DIRECTOR CAST Cameron Labine (Control Alt Delete) Tyler Labine (“Deadbeat”, Tucker & Dale Vs Evil, Someone Marry Barry) Chace Crawford (“Gossip Girl”, “Glee”, Peace Love & Misunderstanding, What to Expect When You’re Expecting) COMEDY/THRILLER ALLY WAS SCREAMING W H AT I F R I G H T WA S N ’ T W H AT Y O U T H O U G H T I T WA S ? Seth and Nole’s pal Ally has just died. As they sort through her things, they find a winning lottery ticket - unclaimed and for a massive sum. Legally, Ally’s abusive ex-husband is entitled to the winnings but the boys decide to keep the ticket out of his hands. There’s just one problem. The executor of Ally’s estate is her sister, a stickler for rules. ALLY was WRITER/DIRECTOR CAST Jeremy Thomas (The End, Pavane for a Dead Skunk) Camille Sullivan (Sisters&Brothers, The Butterfly Effect) Charlie Carrick (Molly Maxwell, “Ceadar Grove”) Giacomo Baessato (“The Returned”, Focus) SCREAMING P R O D U C E D W I T H T H E PA R T I C I PAT I O N O F PERFECT PICTURES PRODUCED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA, MEDIA FUND CANADIAN FILM OR VIDEO PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT DRAMA A SECOND CHANCE Detectives and best friends Andreas and Simon lead vastly different lives; Andreas has settled down with his beautiful wife and son; while Simon, recently divorced, spends most of his waking hours getting drunk at the local strip club. But all that changes when the two of them are called out to a domestic dispute between a junkie couple, caught in a vicious cycle of violence and drugs. It all looks very routine – until Andreas finds the couple’s infant son, crying in a closet. The usually collected policeman finds himself confronted with his own powerlessness and is shaken to his core. As Andreas slowly loses his grip on justice, it suddenly becomes up to the unruly Simon to restore the balance between right and wrong. DIRECTOR Susanne Bier WRITER World Premiere Toronto International Film Festival (2014) Anders Thomas Jensen – Indiewire ‘‘ ‘‘ Hits ominous, subtle and intense notes at all the right spots... Coster-Waldau breathes life into his character. CAST Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (“Game of Thrones”, The Other Woman, A Thousand Times Goodnight) Ulrich Thomsen (The Celebration, The Thing) Maria Bonnevie (I Am Dina, The 13th Warrior) THRILLER OCTOBER GALE Patricia Clarkson stars as Helen, a woman mourning her husband’s recent death who finds herself suddenly in a life and death struggle when she is stranded at her island vacation home, with a dangerous criminal nearby. – Huffington Post ‘‘ ‘‘ Clarkson is at her finest in this film... Tim Roth delivers a riveting performance. WRITER/DIRECTOR CAST Ruba Nadda (Inescapable, Cairo Time) Patricia Clarkson (Cairo Time, Easy A, Shutter Island) Tim Roth (Grace of Monaco, The Jesuit, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs) Scott Speedman (Underworld, Good Neighbours, Citizen Gangster) World Premiere Toronto International Film Festival (2014) CRIME THRILLER GLASS CHIN After going down in the fifth round, boxer Bud Gordon bowed out of the limelight. Now residing in a fixer-upper apartment in New Jersey with his girlfriend, Bud longs for his former Manhattan glory. In an effort to get back in the game, he makes a deal with a crooked restaurateur. But quick schemes rarely bring easy pay-offs and as the consequences of his business negotiations unfold, Bud has to make a choice between his integrity and his ambitions. WRITER/DIRECTOR Noah Buschel (Sparrows Dance, The Missing Person, Neal Cassady) ‘‘ ‘‘ Measured, assured and featuring across-the-board strong performances… – The Playlist CAST Corey Stoll (“House of Cards”, Non-Stop, The Bourne Legacy, This Is Where I Leave You) Billy Crudup (Almost Famous, Blood Ties, Watchmen, Mission Impossible III) World Premiere Tribeca Film Festival (2014) Kelly Lynch (The Jacket, Charlie’s Angels) ROMANTIC COMEDY AFTER THE BALL A story in the vein of Cinderella meets Twelfth Night set in the world of contemporary fashion. Kate Kassell dreams of designing couture clothing, but after graduating at the head of her class, she instead has to take a job working for her family business - stores that sell clothes “inspired” by the very designers Kate wants to work for. ‘‘ ‘‘ …After The Ball is a lot of fun. – Now Toronto – The Playlist DIRECTOR CAST Sean Garrity (My Awkward Sexual Adventure, Blood Pressure) Portia Doubleday (Her, Carrie, K-11, Youth in Revolt) WRITERS Jason Sherman (“The Listener”, “Murdoch Mysteries”) Kate Melville (Picture Day, “Remedy”, “Endgame”) Marc-Andre Grondin (Goon, C.R.A.Z.Y) Chris Noth (“Sex and the City”, “The Good Wife”, “Lovelace”) Lauren Holly (“NCIS”, “Motive”, Dumb & Dumber, What Women Want) World Premiere Whistler Film Festival (2014) CRIME THRILLER THE WORLD MADE STRAIGHT In a rural Appalachian community haunted by the legacy of a Civil War massacre, young and rebellious Travis Shelton (Jeremy Irvine) finds himself ensnared in the violence of the past and the subtle evils of the present. Based on the novel by New York Times bestselling author Ron Rash. ‘‘ ‘‘ The film illustrates how the most powerful and welcome stabilizing forces in human life history, family, geography - can turn so easily into deadly traps. – Philadelphia Enquirer DIRECTOR CAST David Burris (Survivor) Jeremy Irvine (War Horse, Great Expectations, The Railway Man) WRITER Minka Kelly (Lee Daniel’s The Butler, The Roommate, “Friday Night Lights”) Shane Danielsen (Errors of the Human Body) Noah Wyle (“Falling Skies”, “ER”, A Few Good Men) COMEDY BEN’S AT HOME Ben is struggling - he’s just broken up with a long term girlfriend and he’s turning 30. While out reluctantly celebrating his birthday at a local bar, Ben runs into his ex on the arm of another man inspiring him to give up the “going out lifestyle” - instead working, playing, and even dating from home. Now he must learn to balance his new lifestyle with the expectation of his friends and his shot at finding love. ‘‘ ‘‘ Ben’s at Home is an incredibly engaging and delightful comedy. – Reel News Daily DIRECTOR CAST Dan Abramovici (Spoonfed, Declaring Genius) Dan Abramovici (Spoonfed, Declaring Genius) WRITERS Dan Abramovici (Scr_ble, Awkward Goodnight) Mars Horodyski (Spoonfed, Declaring Genius) Jim Annan (Repo Men, Second City) Rob Baker (“Guidance”, Second City) DRAMA NIGHT MOVES Three environmentalists’ homegrown plot to blow up a controversial dam unravels into a journey of doubt, paranoia and unintended consequences. As organic farmer Josh, high society dropout Dena and ex-Marine Harmon plan, carry out and then witness the fallout of an attention-grabbing act of sabotage, they find their own personal limits tested. DIRECTOR CAST Kelly Reichardt (Wendy & Lucy, Old Joy, Meek’s Cutoff) Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, Now You See Me, Zombieland) WRITERS Dakota Fanning (War of the Worlds, Man on Fire, The Runaways) Kelly Reichardt Jonathan Raymond World Premiere Venice Film Festival 2013 (Official Selection) Toronto International Film Festival 2013 (Official Selection) Canadian Theatrical Release (August 8th, 2014) – Ottawa Citizen ‘‘ ‘‘ Perhaps the most sophisticated movie about humans and the environment ever made. Peter Sarsgaard (Jarhead, Blue Jasmine, Very Good Girls) COMEDY LE WEEK-END “CAPTURES PARIS IN ALL ITS SENSUOUS DELIGHT... A TRULY ROMANTIC FILM” HARPER’S BAZAAR This story of a long-married middle-class British couple who attempt to reinvigorate their marriage by visiting Paris for the first time since their honeymoon. While there, they run into an old friend who acts as a catalyst for them to recapture their youthful fearlessness, lack of responsibility and idealism.. DIRECTOR – Harper’s Baazar HUMOR AND HONESTY” THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER ‘‘ ‘‘ Captures Paris in all its sensuous delight... A truly romantic film. “JIM BROADBENT AND LINDSAY DUNCAN EXPLORE THE WRINKLES OF MARRIAGE WITH “PERFECT JOY... FUNNY, BITTERSWEET AND ABOUT IMPORTANT STUFF” DAILY MAIL “WILL MAKE YOU FALL IN LOVEVIRGIN ALL OVER AGAIN” MEDIA “ROGER MICHELL’S BITTERSWEET COMEDY WILL RESONATE WITH ANYONE WHO’S BEEN MARRIED A WHILE” HUFFINGTON POST BRITISH COLUMBIA CAST Roger Michell (Notting Hill, Changing Lanes, Venus, Hyde Park on the Hudson) Jim Broadbent (Harry Potter series, Bridget Jones’ Diary, Gangs of New York, Moulin Rouge) WRITER Lindsay Duncan (Alice in Wonderland, Under the Tuscan Sun) Hanif Kureishi (Beautiful Laundrette, My Son the Fanatic) Jeff Goldblum (Jurassic Park, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Independence Day ) HHHH HHHHH HHHH TIME OUT VIRGIN MEDIA RED MAGAZINE HHHH HHHH HHHH THE EVENING STANDARD THE TELEGRAPH THE GUARDIAN PACIFIC NORTHWEST PICTURES FILM4 BFI PRESENT A FREE RANGE FILM IN ASSOCIATION WITH LE BUREAU A ROGER MICHELL FILM JIM BROADBENT LINDSAY DUNCAN JEFF GOLDBLUM “LE WEEK-END” OLLY ALEXANDER JUDITH DAVIS CASTING DIRECTOR ELODIE DEMEY HAIR AND MAKE-UP DESIGNER KAREN HARTLEY THOMAS COSTUME DESIGNER NATALIE WARD ORIGINAL MUSIC BY JEREMY SAMS EDITOR KRISTINA HETHERINGTON PRODUCTION DESIGNER EMMANUELLE DUPLAY DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY NATHALIE DURAND AFC CO-PRODUCER BERTRAND FAIVRE LINE PRODUCER ROSA ROMERO EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS SUE BRUCE SMITH PHILIP KNATCHBULL LOUISA DENT PRODUCED BY KEVIN LOADER WRITTEN BY HANIF KUREISHI DIRECTED BY ROGER MICHELL © 2013 Free Range Films Limited/ The British Film Institute / Curzon Film Rights 2 and Channel Four Television Corporation. World Premiere Toronto International Film Festival (2014) Canadian Theatrical Release (March 21, 2014) COMEDY CAS & DYLAN A 60 plus year-old dying man’s plan to check out on his own terms takes a reluctant detour when he inadvertently winds up on the lam with an “anything-but-normal” 22-year-old girl who, as an aspiring writer, is determined to story edit his suicide note. ‘‘ ‘‘ Richard Dreyfuss delivers his best performance in decades…Maslany is practically incandescent… – FTN Film Blog DIRECTOR CAST Jason Priestley (“Haven”, “Call Me Fitz”, Barenaked in America) Richard Dreyfuss Academy Award® Winner (Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Mr. Holland’s Opus) WRITER Tatiana Maslany Golden Globe® Nominee (“Orphan Black”, Grown Up Movie Star, Picture Day, The Vow) Jessie Gabe World Premiere Whistler Film Festival 2014 (Opening Night Film) Best Actress Nomination 2014 Canadian Screen Awards (Tatiana Maslany) Canadian Theatrical Release (April 4th, 2014) DRAMA A THOUSAND TIMES GOOD NIGHT Rebecca is one of the world’s top war photographers covering the Middle East. She must weather a major emotional storm when her husband refuses to put up with her dangerous life any longer. He and their young daughters need Rebecca, who must choose between her family and her work. ‘‘ ‘‘ An affecting drama made more poignant by autobiographical elements. – The Hollywood Reporter DIRECTOR CAST Erik Poppe (Troubled Water, Hawaii, Oslo) Juliette Binoche Academy Award® Nominee (The English Patient, Cache, Chocolat) WRITERS Nikolaj Coster-Waldu (“Game of Thrones,” Oblivion, The Other Woman) Erik Poppe (Hawaii, Oslo) Harald Rosenløw Eeg (Hawaii, Oslo) Kristen Sheridan (Dollhouse, August Rush) Maria Doyle Kennedy (The Commitments, Albert Nobbs) World Premiere Toronto International Film Festival (2014) Canadian Theatrical Release (October 24th, 2014) DRAMA ® TOM AUGUST COURTENAY DIEHL BRUNO GANZ MÉLANIE LAURENT LENA OLIN JACK HUSTON WITH CHRISTOPHER LEE MARTINA GEDECK AND CHARLOTTE RAMPLING NIGHT TRAIN TO LISBON Directed by Bille August BASED ON THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER YOUR LIFE CAN CHANGE IN AN INSTANT K5 INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH K5 FILM AND PALMSTAR MEDIA CAPITAL A BILLE AUGUST FILM A PRODUCTION OF STUDIO HAMBURG FILMPRODUKTION GMBH AND C-FILMS AG (SWITZERLAND) IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH CINEMATE SA C-FILMS (GERMANY) AND TMG — TELE MÜNCHEN GROUP STARRING JEREMY IRONS AND MELANIE LAURENT JACK HUSTON MARTINA GEDECK TOM COURTENAY AUGUST DIEHL BRUNO GANZ LENA OLIN WITH CHRISTOPHER LEE AND CHARLOTTE RAMPLING CASTING JEREMY ZIMMERMANN MAKE-UP JEKATERINA OERTEL LINDA DEVETTA COSTUME DESIGN MONIKA JACOBS PRODUCTION DESIGN AUGUSTO MAYER ORIGINAL SOUND RAOUL GRASS DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY FILIP ZUMBRUNN EDITOR HANSJÖRG WEISSBRICH COMPOSER AND CONDUCTOR ANNETTE FOCKS LINE PRODUCER DIETER STEMPNIERWSKY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OLIVER SIMON DANIEL BAUR ERIC FISCHER KEVIN FRAKES ASSOCIATE PRODUCER MICHAEL LEHMANN MICHAEL STEIGER CO-PRODUCER ANA COSTA BENJAMIN SEIKEL PAULO TRANCOSO WRITTEN BY GREG LATTER & ULRICH HERRMANN BASED ON THE NOVEL NIGHT TRAIN TO LISBON BY PASCAL MERCIER PUBLISHED BY CARL HANSER VERLAG PRODUCER PETER REICHENBACH GÜNTHER RUSS KERSTIN RAMCKE DIRECTED BY BILLE AUGUST www.pnwpictures.com World Premiere Berlinale 2013 (In Competition) Canadian Theatrical Release (December 13th, 2013) NIGHT TRAIN TO LISBON The story follows Raimund Gregorius, a Swiss Professor who, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years to embark on an enthralling adventure, all in search of true meaning to his life. ‘‘ …a well-cast and well-acted romantic mystery. – Roger Moore, McClatchy Tribune News Service ‘‘ A C A D E M Y AWA R D W I N N E R JEREMY IRONS DIRECTOR CAST Bille August (Pelle the Conqueror, The House of the Spirits, Goodbye Bafana) Jeremy Irons (The Words, Kingdom of Heaven) WRITERS Lena Olin (Chocolat, The Reader) Greg Latter Urich Herrmann Melanie Laurent (Inglorious Basterds, Beginners) Martina Gedeck (The Lives of Others, Mostly Martha) Christopher Lee (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Dark Shadows) Charlotte Rampling (Melancholia, The Duchess) COMEDY THE ENGLISH TEACHER Linda Sinclair is a forty-year-old unmarried high school English teacher in the small town of sharing a small apartment with two cats and her rich collection of great literature. She maintains no close personal relationships and she likes it that way. But Linda’s simple life turns an unexpected page when former star pupil Jason Sherwood returns home after trying to make it as a playwright in New York. Linda can’t stand the thought of him giving up on his dreams so she decides to mount his play at the high school. With the play, her reputation, and her teaching career on the line, Linda finds an unlikely ally in herself. DIRECTOR CAST Craig Zisk (“Weeds”) Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right, Crazy, Stupid, Love.) WRITERS Dan Cheriton Stacy Cheriton (Looper) Michael Angarano (Brass Teapot, Haywire) Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine, Baby Mama, Stuck in Love) Lily Collins (Mirror Mirror, Abduction, The Blind Side) Nathan Lane (The Producers, Mirror Mirror, ”Modern Family”) World Premiere Tribeca Film Festival (2013) Canadian Theatrical Release (May 31st, 2013) theatrical key art trim:27"wx39"H canadianVersion www.plasticpalmtree.net323-572-3200 the english teacher myriad pictures apr-26-13 ADDITIONAL FILMS CHEAP THRILLS THREE NIGHT STAND VIOLET & DAISY ADDITIONAL FILMS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM PACIFIC NORTHWEST PICTURES “The best Australian feature since Lantana” Frank Hatherley, Screen International Official Selection 2005 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL DEATH DEFYING ACTS LITTLE FISH PICCADILLY JIM CAST: Guy Pearce, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Timothy Spall CAST: Cate Blanchett, Sam Neill, Hugo Weaving CAST: Sam Rockwell, Frances O’Conner, Allison Janney, Tom Wilkinson ADDITIONAL FILMS cory MONTEITH amanda CREW dustin MILLIGAN camille SULLIVAN a film by CARL BESSAI a comedy about getting to know someone you thought you knew your whole life. MYRIAD PICTURES AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST PICTURES PRESENT A RAVEN WEST FILMS PRODUCTION “SISTERS&BROTHERS” ACREATICOLLECTION BYVE JAY BRAZEAU AMANDA CREW LEENA MANROCOMPOSERGABRIELLE MILLER DUSTINEDIMITORLLIGAN CORY MONTEI TH BEN RATNER EXECUTIKACEYVE ROHL GABRIELLE ROSE TOM SCHOLTE CAMILLE SULLIPRODUCERSVAN AND CARL BESSAI SUPERVIMUSISORC ANDREA VON FOERSTER DAN MOXON DIRECTOR OF SABRINA PITRE PHOTOGRAPHY CARL BESSAI PRODUCERS LAURA LIGHTBOWN ZANNE DEVINE KIRK D’AMICO EMILY ALDEN JAMES BROWN CARL BESSAI DIRECTOR CARL BESSAI www.myriadpictures.com ALL THE WRONG REASONS SISTERS & BROTHERS KNIFE FIGHT For more information visit www.pnwpictures.com A COMMON MAN CONTACTS VICE PRESIDENT EMILY ALDEN DIRECTOR, SALES & ACQUISITIONS LINDSEY HODGSON MANAGER, SALES & ACQUISITIONS PNP OFFICE milda yoo (p) 604-569-1026 | (F) 604-569-1027 Marketing & Acquisitions [email protected] 512-207 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 1H7 www.pnwpictures.com AUDREY DELANEY MARKETING & PUBLICITY MELISSA FORAN www.pnwpictures.com