IFC Midnight has acquired the U.S. rights to the documentary “78/52,” which premiered in the Sundance Film Festival’s Midnight section, Deadline reports. The doc deconstructs the famous shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” that consisted of 78 setups and 52 cuts.
“78/52” features interviews with Guillermo del Toro, Bret Easton Ellis, Karyn Kusama, Eli Roth, Walter Murch and Peter Bogdanovich. The film was directed Alexandre O. Philippe.
An Exhibit A Pictures production, “78/52″ was produced by Kerry Deignan Roy and co-produced by Oliver Schwehm, Chad Herschberger, Annick Mahnert and Robert Muratore. Felix Gill, Randy Pharo and Joey Porcelli served as executive producers.
“It’s a great honor to be partnering with IFC Films and working closely with them to bring 78/52 to horror and documentary fans across the U.S,” Philippe said in a statement. “Their love of smart genre cinema shines through in everything they do, and 78/52 will undoubtedly flourish with their savvy,...
“78/52” features interviews with Guillermo del Toro, Bret Easton Ellis, Karyn Kusama, Eli Roth, Walter Murch and Peter Bogdanovich. The film was directed Alexandre O. Philippe.
An Exhibit A Pictures production, “78/52″ was produced by Kerry Deignan Roy and co-produced by Oliver Schwehm, Chad Herschberger, Annick Mahnert and Robert Muratore. Felix Gill, Randy Pharo and Joey Porcelli served as executive producers.
“It’s a great honor to be partnering with IFC Films and working closely with them to bring 78/52 to horror and documentary fans across the U.S,” Philippe said in a statement. “Their love of smart genre cinema shines through in everything they do, and 78/52 will undoubtedly flourish with their savvy,...
- 1/28/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Company to commence sales of ‘Psycho’ documentary at Efm next month. IFC Midnight takes Us rights.
Exclusive, Updated: The company has acquired UK distribution and international sales rights to Alexandre O Philippe’s documentary. Later in the day it emerged IFC Midnight had taken Us rights.
78/52 deconstructs Alfred Hitchcock’s notorious and ground-breaking Psycho shower scene and investigates its influence upon the landscape of film and pop culture.
The Midnight selection premiered in Park City on Monday and immediately earned acclaim as an anticipated festival and cult hit.
Dogwoof plans to introduce the film to international buyers at the Efm in Berlin next month and a UK release date is forthcoming.
The Exhibit A Pictures production’s title references the number of set-ups (78) and the number of cuts (52) in the shower scene from Psycho.
Hitchcock took an entire week out of the four-week shoot to get what he wanted from the shower scene. The film features...
Exclusive, Updated: The company has acquired UK distribution and international sales rights to Alexandre O Philippe’s documentary. Later in the day it emerged IFC Midnight had taken Us rights.
78/52 deconstructs Alfred Hitchcock’s notorious and ground-breaking Psycho shower scene and investigates its influence upon the landscape of film and pop culture.
The Midnight selection premiered in Park City on Monday and immediately earned acclaim as an anticipated festival and cult hit.
Dogwoof plans to introduce the film to international buyers at the Efm in Berlin next month and a UK release date is forthcoming.
The Exhibit A Pictures production’s title references the number of set-ups (78) and the number of cuts (52) in the shower scene from Psycho.
Hitchcock took an entire week out of the four-week shoot to get what he wanted from the shower scene. The film features...
- 1/27/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The documentary 78/52 has been acquired by IFC Midnight.
78/52 is an in-depth examination of the iconic shower scene from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, which required 78 setups and has 52 cuts.
The shot-for-shot breakdown comes from writer-director Alexandre O. Philippe, who interviewed filmmakers like Guillermo del Toro, Bret Easton Ellis and Karyn Kusama about the lasting impact of the sequence that pushed the boundaries of chaste American filmmaking.
"It's a great honor to be partnering with IFC Films and working closely with them to bring 78/52 to horror and documentary fans across the U.S.," Philippe said in a statement. "Their love of smart...
78/52 is an in-depth examination of the iconic shower scene from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, which required 78 setups and has 52 cuts.
The shot-for-shot breakdown comes from writer-director Alexandre O. Philippe, who interviewed filmmakers like Guillermo del Toro, Bret Easton Ellis and Karyn Kusama about the lasting impact of the sequence that pushed the boundaries of chaste American filmmaking.
"It's a great honor to be partnering with IFC Films and working closely with them to bring 78/52 to horror and documentary fans across the U.S.," Philippe said in a statement. "Their love of smart...
- 1/17/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There are so many actors that are huge stars in France but whom haven’t really made much of an impact here outside the arthouses. French actress Isabelle Huppert is definitely one who is greatly appreciated by anyone who has had a chance to watch her amazing work with filmmakers like Michael Haneke and others.
Huppert’s exposure is certainly being elevated this year with her starring roles in two very different French films, Elle, a revenge thriller from director Paul Verhoeven based on Phillippe Djian’s book, and Mia Hansen-Løve’s Things To Come, a lighter character drama, both which have been on the festival circuit since February.
In Elle, Huppert plays Michèle Leblanc, the owner of a video game company who is sexually assaulted in her apartment, who proceeds to try to track down her attacker for revenge, while in Things to Come, she plays Nathalie Chazeaux, a philosophy teacher,...
Huppert’s exposure is certainly being elevated this year with her starring roles in two very different French films, Elle, a revenge thriller from director Paul Verhoeven based on Phillippe Djian’s book, and Mia Hansen-Løve’s Things To Come, a lighter character drama, both which have been on the festival circuit since February.
In Elle, Huppert plays Michèle Leblanc, the owner of a video game company who is sexually assaulted in her apartment, who proceeds to try to track down her attacker for revenge, while in Things to Come, she plays Nathalie Chazeaux, a philosophy teacher,...
- 11/29/2016
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
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