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Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar reunites with his Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down star Antonio Banderas in this hotly anticipated thriller, currently in post.Synopsis: Based loosely on the Thierry Jonquet novel Mygale, the film tells the story of an eminent plastic surgeon who becomes obsessed with creating new skin, following the death of his wife who was burnt in a car crash, taking his experiments to frightening levels.Director: Pedro AlmodovarWriters: Pedro Almodovar inspired by Thierry Jonquets novel Mygale Producers: Agustin Almodovar executive producer , Esther GarciaCast: Antonio Banderas,
stanley cup Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Blanca Suarez, Fernando Cayo, Jan Cornet, Roberto Alamo, Barbara LennieFinancing: ICAA national subsidies, Galicia funds, TVE, Canal Plus, pre-sales.Language: SpanishCountries of Production: SpainStatus: Post productionRelease date: September 2011Next up: Almodavars next project will be a biopic film feature called Min
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stanley cup 1970s.Pedro Almodovars name alone is enough to draw huge interest in his projects both in Spain and internationally, and the news that he has re-teamed with his old muse and international star Antonio Banderas, has added an extra level of anticipation.Based loosely on Thierry Jonquets dark novel Mygale, the film tells the story of a plastic surgeon Uvqd China box office up 55% in first half of 2008
Three European features will receive $15,000 鈧?0,000 in grants fo
stanley kubek r script development from the Balkan Fund.The three projects include Croatia-produced Mother of Asphalt, a German-Romanian co-production Roman
stanley cup ian Spring, and OrangeGardens from Turkey. The grant will be used to develop the scripts by writer/directors Dalibor Matanic, Anca Miruna Lazarescu, and 脰zkan K眉莽眉k respectively.Launched by the Thessaloniki Film Festival TIFF in 2003, the initiative is part of the European Film Funds Coordination scheme, which allocates money provided by the Greek Ministry of Culture and the French CNC.This years international jury is comprised of Lenny Crooks, head of UK Film Councils New Cinema Fund; screenwriter/producer Christina Kallas,
stanley uk and screenwriter/directors Richard Kwietniowski and Razvan Radulescu.Previous grant recipients include Un Certain Regard-winning California Dreamin and Snow which had won the Grand Prize at Critics Week in Cannes in 2008.Previous winners Here There 2006 and The Happiest Girl in the World 2007 will be shown at this years TIFF, which runs November 13-22.TopicsOther AwardsOther FestivalsThessaloniki No comments Related articles News 2025 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates