Almayer's Folly (film)
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| Directed by | Chantal Akerman |
| Screenplay by | Chantal Akerman |
| Based on | Almayer's Folly by Joseph Conrad |
| Produced by | Patrick Quinet |
| Starring | Stanislas Merhar Aurora Marion Marc Barbé |
| Edited by | Claire Atherton |
| Music by | Steve Dzialowski |
Production companies | Liaison Cinématographique Paradise Films |
| Distributed by | Shellac |
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| Countries | France Belgium |
| Languages | French English |
Almayer's Folly (
Magritte Award nominations.[3]
Cast
- Stanislas Merhar as Almayer
- Marc Barbé as Captain Lingard
- Aurora Marion as Nina
- Zac Andrianasolo as Daïn
- Sakhna Oum as Zahira
- Solida Chan as Chen
- Yucheng Sun as Captain Tom Li
- Bunthang Khim as Ali
Production
The film was initially under development for Akerman's Belgian company Paradise Films together with
National Center of Cinematography and 465,000 euro from the Belgian French Community Film and Audiovisual Centre. In addition it was supported through pre-sales investment by Canal+ and CinéCinéma.[1]
Principal photography took place in Cambodia. Filming started 10 November and ended 24 December 2010.[1]
Reception
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 87% out of 15 professional critics gave the film a positive review, with a rating average of 9.3/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 92 out of 100 based on 6 critic reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[5]
References
- ^ a b c Lemercier, Fabien (14 December 2010). "Akerman shoots Almayer's Folly". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ a b Lemercier, Fabien (14 June 2010). "CCA Film Selection Committee backs Lanners and Akerman". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ Leurquin, Anne-Sophie (2 February 2013). "Quatre Magritte pour " A perdre la raison "". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Almayer's Folly. Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ "Almayer's Folly". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Almayer's Folly at IMDb
- Almayer's Folly at Rotten Tomatoes
- Almayer's Folly at Metacritic
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